apple tv 2 question

lazo696 · 2012-03-29 23:08

does the apple tv 2 stream from the internet hd movies without lagging
or buffering
or does this all do with adding a hd video card to the apple tv's
thanks

**jhsrennie** · 2012-03-30 11:19

The ATV2 plays HD films just fine. Whether they will stream from the Internet depends on the speed of your Internet connection.

JR

lazo696 · 2012-03-30 15:40

hi so the apple tv 2 for HD does not require me installing a Broadcom Crystal HD card.

**Memphiz** · 2012-03-30 17:05

No (not even possible) but the content has to be in h.264 encoded to get the hardware decoder happy. Else only SD resolutions are able to be decoded.

**Ned Scott** · 2012-03-30 22:19

Apple TV 1 (silver) needs the Broadcom Crystal HD card, but can do more codecs when compared to the ATV2.

Apple TV 2 (black) does not require any hardware modification, but can only do h.264 (this is mostly all you need)

I need a little compare page that I need to update that gives the basic idea, but remember that the ATV1 and ATV2 are two very different beasts that share the same name:

ATV comparison guide

lazo696 Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-29 23:08 Post: #1 does the apple tv 2 stream from the internet hd movies without lagging or buffering or does this all do with adding a hd video card to the apple tv's thanks
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jhsrennie Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,237 Joined: Nov 2008 Reputation: 117 Location: Chester, UK	2012-03-30 11:19 Post: #2 The ATV2 plays HD films just fine. Whether they will stream from the Internet depends on the speed of your Internet connection. JR
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lazo696 Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-03-30 15:40 Post: #3 hi so the apple tv 2 for HD does not require me installing a Broadcom Crystal HD card.
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Memphiz Team-XBMC Developer Posts: 7,684 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 91 Location: germany	2012-03-30 17:05 Post: #4 No (not even possible) but the content has to be in h.264 encoded to get the hardware decoder happy. Else only SD resolutions are able to be decoded. AppleTV2/iPhone/iPod: HowTo find debug logs and everything else which the devs like so much: click here HowTo setup NFS for XBMC: Wiki NFS HowTo configure avahi (zeroconf): Wiki Avahi READ THE IOS FAQ!: iOS FAQ
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