2011-07-25, 21:16
Ned Scott Wrote:It's only an issue if they are in HD, and some might even play then. If you have HD xvid avi's that are not playing well then I would go and find better copies of them that are in h.264. Better quality per byte, plus it should work without issue. I don't know why people still insist on making HD avi's with xvid. It's a hacked together media container with an outdated codec, and when HD rips were gaining popularity (due to HD sources being available) h.264 was already here.
Although if Apple makes an ATV3 with the A5 SoC (System on a chip. CPU, GPU, and some other stuff) like the iPad and its A5, then the CPU would be able to handle a lot more. However, I doubt this would happen anytime soon. Apple seems to update ATVs very very slowly, and the ATV2 already has so much untapped potential (untapped via official channels, that is)
What I do think might happen is that later this year when Apple gets around to releasing an iPod touch with an A5, that will become a tempting alternative to the ATV2. (if we get true HDMI output, that is). Should even do 1080 output.