[bezabaza]

So with the possibility of ATV3 being released today, how long until we see XBMC running on it?

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/03/07/ap...as-ipad-3/

[go_dawgs]

First it has to be released and then other parties need to jailbreak it before they can begin working on getting XBMC on the device

[canadave]

Just curious...if the ATV3 turns out to be basically the same as the ATV2, but simply with an upgraded processor...once the jailbreak is done, would there likely be a lot of difficulty porting XBMC to that platform?

[Stranger]

Apple TV (3rd Generation)

[SIZE="12"]1080P[/SIZE]
Apple single-core A5 chip

$99/£99

Processor

• Apple single-core A5 chip
  

Ports and Interfaces

• HDMI2
  
  
  
• Optical audio
  
  
  
• 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
  
  
  
• Built-in IR receiver
  
  
  
• Micro-USB (for service and support)
  

Video Formats

• H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
  
  
  
• MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats
  
  
  
• Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
  

Audio Formats

• HE-AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through
  

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[deanmv]

Just curious...if the ATV3 turns out to be basically the same as the ATV2, but simply with an upgraded processor...once the jailbreak is done, would there likely be a lot of difficulty porting XBMC to that platform?

It basically looks like that, whole new interface though and 1080P support, no idea whats under the hood, the form factor looks exactly the same currently.

[darkscout]

With the possibility of ATV9 being released in 2018 what are the chances it will fly?

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Seriously, it was just announced. Lets get 5.1 jail broken first.

[frieten]

can't wait, anyone watching the feed?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apple...-liveblog/

looks like it will be available march 16!

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/07/apple...80p-video/

[gumnaam]

With the possibility of ATV9 being released in 2018 what are the chances it will fly?

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awesome...ATV9 will be a time machine as well, so it is not too early to start on a XBMC portal

[frieten]

also any dev that actually wants to get an atv3 and start playing around with it straight away let me know and i'll send some money for you to buy one.

[SandmanCL]

awesome...ATV9 will be a time machine as well, so it is not too early to start on a XBMC portal

Actually the time machine won't be available until the ATV9TM model 6 months later.

[hereitcomes]

Hopefully still the same hackable iOS under the hood with a different pair of sexy underwear on!

[jlor]

Actually the time machine won't be available until the ATV9TM model 6 months later.

But.. But.. why not just travel back and give us the ATV9TM model right away? Ooooh, I see what you did there

[BORIStheBLADE]

Oh snap!!!
Hopefully once hacked it can handle bluray rips and not some low bitrate only 1080p...

[onizuka]

question is A5X? or A5....

Aeon MQ3 here we come!

[thejon]

Have the specs actually been released anywhere? I saw a comment on one blog that said it was using an A5x; but I can't find anything to back that up.