[Tinwarble]

Thanks for pointing out the existing bug report. Unfortunately it appears that, from the bug report, nothing has happened with this bug for two months.

It seems (to me) that the most likely explanation based on what you have provided in the way of information is that this is a limitation in the device H.264 decoders themselves... and the only way to get it addressed would be to take it up with Amazon, etc. It is also possible the problem is a limitation in hardware, but that seems somewhat unlikely... drivers or firmware are more likely to me... problem with playback of possibly specific AVC H.264 profiles, etc.

Since Amazon likely has zero interest in supporting MKV I don't see this going anywhere. Since I rip a ton of BDs and MKV is what I like using in my work-flow (especially for things like forced subtitles, etc) I don't think I'm going to change everything around to accommodate FTV. Sadly it is not the box for me.

Thanks again for the info. I'll ship the FTV back to Amazon and perhaps keep tabs on this thread in the event something changes in the coming months. In the meantime I'll reconsider my earlier plan of picking up low end i3 NUC and seeing if for the somewhat higher cost I can get an acceptable Boxee Box replacement experience.

Well, I'm not sure if this is a problem with the AFTV or if it's just that XBMC and MX Player have the same problem (bug), but as I stated the Ouya has the same problem.

As far as Amazon supporting mkv, again as I stated it's not mkv specific because transcoded mkv's work fine it only happens with 1:1 muxes, but I'm not sure why everyone assumes that Amazon has no interest is supporting this or that. Just like I'm not sure why some people here think they have no interest in supporting VC-1. Instead of making those assumptions, if everyone that would like to have a certain issue address would contact Amazon about that issue then it's more likely that Amazon might find value in adding support for that issue.

The worst that can happen is that Amazon decides not to add support and the best is that enough people contact them and they find that it would add value to the device. After all it's a numbers game for Amazon, the more features the AFTV has the more desirable it will be for more consumers. Yes, Amazon is mostly concerned with supporting their services, however, unless people buy the AFTV and have it in their homes Amazon's services aren't going to matter if consumers buy a different product because it offers support that the AFTV doesn't.

And speaking of assumptions (which just makes a Ass out of U and Me), I'm not sure why some people think that Amazon is taking a loss on the AFTV. How much is it that some people think it costs to make and put out the AFTV? Of course Amazon is not making the usual 300%-400% markup that is usually on electronic devices, but it is highly unlikely that Amazon is taking a loss on the AFTV.