[ATV3] new model

GnarusLeo · 2011-11-16 14:51

For those of you who haven't heard the birds the word:

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/15/rumor-new...echcrunch/

Maybe we will true 1080p (Even non-H.264) playing smoothly with Eden and ATV3 Nod

hafr · 2011-11-16 15:00

GnarusLeo Wrote:For those of you who haven't heard the birds the word:

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/15/rumor-new...echcrunch/

Maybe we will true 1080p (Even non-H.264) playing smoothly with Eden and ATV3

I think they're reading too much into this. It feels like Apple would've announced this already if that was the case. A quiet upgrade of a device just before christmas seems like a stupid move, because you're missing out on so much potential business... I think it's just Amazon and BB trying to sell out their old stock before christmas to make place for new products - not necessarily a new ATV.

dieselboy27 · 2011-11-16 17:39

I certainly hope that this rumour is true. It'd be nice to have 1080p in XBMC and possibly a faster UI, with skins enabled Smile

atari800 · 2011-11-16 18:03

Apple tv 1 with broadcom crystal hd card and linux on it does 1080p
Broadcom Crystal Hd (logic supply) $40
Apple TV 1 (amazon, craiglist, pawn shop) $40-$90
Ubuntu Linux $0

You get HDMI, Composite, Component, TOSLINK
You get a remote
*you do lose wireless capability but a wireless bridge game adapter or powerline ethernet can get over that

darkscout · 2011-11-16 18:13

Quote:The existing model has been around since September 1, 2010, and a new device might very well replace the single-core A4 with a dual-core A5. That bump would help 1080p playback and smooth out the UI on the Apple TV.

The CPU doesn't do any of the video decoding at those resolutions, it's all handed off to another chip. It WOULD make the interface faster.

DLeavy · 2011-11-16 20:29

It would help with any video formats that aren't hardware accelerated (Xvid/Divx), no?

jakudo · 2011-11-16 20:44

I "hope" that this is not true because I just bought Apple TV last week Big Grin

maxsql · 2011-11-16 22:24

atari800 Wrote:Apple tv 1 with broadcom crystal hd card and linux on it does 1080p
Broadcom Crystal Hd (logic supply) $40
Apple TV 1 (amazon, craiglist, pawn shop) $40-$90
Ubuntu Linux $0

You get HDMI, Composite, Component, TOSLINK
You get a remote
*you do lose wireless capability but a wireless bridge game adapter or powerline ethernet can get over that

ATV 1 doesnt do AirPlay right? Does it even have iOS?

darkscout · 2011-11-16 22:49

ATV1 is shipped using a cut down version of 10.4. He's installing linux on it so the point of OS is moot.

And Airplay is integrated into XBMC now, another moot point.

**Ned Scott** · 2011-11-17 03:03

Pure speculation on my part, but I don't think we'll see a new (or at least, A5 powered) ATV. The fact that the A5 didn't make its way into the iPod touch line seems to suggest that it's either too expensive for Apple to use it in all their devices, or there is some kind of shortage (or they have too many A4s).

GnarusLeo Junior Member Posts: 39 Joined: Nov 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-11-16 14:51 Post: #1 For those of you who haven't heard the birds the word: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/15/rumor-new...echcrunch/ Maybe we will true 1080p (Even non-H.264) playing smoothly with Eden and ATV3
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dieselboy27 Fan Posts: 350 Joined: Aug 2008 Reputation: 0 Location: Canada	2011-11-16 17:39 Post: #3 I certainly hope that this rumour is true. It'd be nice to have 1080p in XBMC and possibly a faster UI, with skins enabled
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DLeavy Fan Posts: 371 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 8	2011-11-16 20:29 Post: #6 It would help with any video formats that aren't hardware accelerated (Xvid/Divx), no?
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jakudo Junior Member Posts: 28 Joined: Oct 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-11-16 20:44 Post: #7 I "hope" that this is not true because I just bought Apple TV last week
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darkscout Posting Freak Posts: 2,148 Joined: Jul 2008 Reputation: 12	2011-11-16 22:49 Post: #9 ATV1 is shipped using a cut down version of 10.4. He's installing linux on it so the point of OS is moot. And Airplay is integrated into XBMC now, another moot point. Code: GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON `xbmc_%`.* TO 'xbmc'@'%'; IF you have a mysql problem, find one of the 4 dozen threads already open.
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Ned Scott Team-XBMC Wiki Guy Posts: 11,896 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 130 Location: Arizona, USA	2011-11-17 03:03 Post: #10 Pure speculation on my part, but I don't think we'll see a new (or at least, A5 powered) ATV. The fact that the A5 didn't make its way into the iPod touch line seems to suggest that it's either too expensive for Apple to use it in all their devices, or there is some kind of shortage (or they have too many A4s).
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