2011-07-04, 07:20
killdashnine Wrote:Honest question...
I've been watching these forums for a long time. I own a ATV2 and knew exactly what I was getting when I purchased it. A lightweight media player capable of being hacked to run a scaled down version of XBMC. In preparation of purchasing this unit, I took my existing library and converted my movies via handbrake. I have not had a single issue playing any movie converted with handbrake.
I didn't expect my ATV2 to play 1080P wirelessly, nor support higher end audio options. 2 channel supports my needs well enough. Anything more, I'll use my HTPC or Boxee Box.
My question here is... With all the time people spend testing nightlies, why not just convert your files into a format that is easily readable by the ATV2 and call it done. Just seems like the XBMC on ATV2 project is in a a perpetual development cycle with no end in sight.
How do you think your current stable version of XBMC got tested?
Developers can't test every possible situation before releasing a new stable, thats where users come in: they can help test new features and give feedback. It's a win-win situation: the product gets tested way better and the user who is testing is able to use new cutting edge functionality.
Thank god XBMC is still being actively developed, when development is done testing is needed.
ps> it seems the scaping issues from the latest official are fixed:
https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/commit/711c...f5f20e5dd4