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2011-03-30, 23:21
(This post was last modified: 2011-03-30, 23:30 by vivithemage.)
I am having issues with mkv's with 25mbps and really high -50k MAX bitrates (average 25k) on my xbox 360, will atv2 + xbmc play it? 1080p, DTS audio.
How would I hook it up? do I need xbmc installed on the media center server (where all movies/files are)?
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bircoe
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The ATV2 is based on portable hardware, it hasn't got a tripple core 3.2ghz CPU like the Xbox 360, it has a single core 1ghz ARM CPU as found in the iPad.
If an Xbox 360 can't play the media your have in mind then the ATV2 has no chance.
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Yeah, but the 360 cannot handle a LOT of containers/codecs/audio/etc
I can't see how device supports it, but can't play it like you're saying...
anyone else have experience with these larger movies/rips and playing them on ATV2?
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I can't play 1080p h.264 at 10mb
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I've played several 1080p movies without issue but anything above about 12-15mbps average bitrate and the ATV2 runs out of horsepower.
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I wonder if ATV3 will help in that area?
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do we need bitrates that high ?
