2014-04-13, 19:15
Sorry mr3p, I did not remember who made the claim that they were able to play back high-def MPEG-2 content, but it looks like it was you. So you feel that the Fire TV is playing back this content smoothly?
Does anyone have any first-hand experience playing back VC-1 Blu-ray rips?
I am probably going to buy one just to play with. To be honest, I have no real need for it, because I have Apple TV's that get the job done for online streaming sources (e.g., Netflix), Xbox 360's which act as Media Center extenders for my WMC DVR material, and a nettop Atom/ION PC in my living room for playing full-bitrate Blu-ray rips at 24fps, including MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and VC-1. But my holy grail has always been to try to minimize the number of boxes I need. I'd love a single box that could do all of those things well. I know that the Fire TV isn't it, but for $100 it may be worth playing around with anyway.
Does anyone have any first-hand experience playing back VC-1 Blu-ray rips?
I am probably going to buy one just to play with. To be honest, I have no real need for it, because I have Apple TV's that get the job done for online streaming sources (e.g., Netflix), Xbox 360's which act as Media Center extenders for my WMC DVR material, and a nettop Atom/ION PC in my living room for playing full-bitrate Blu-ray rips at 24fps, including MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and VC-1. But my holy grail has always been to try to minimize the number of boxes I need. I'd love a single box that could do all of those things well. I know that the Fire TV isn't it, but for $100 it may be worth playing around with anyway.