Video XBMC comes to ATV2, iPad & the iPhone 4!

[SumitB]

Now you can build a cheap Media Player, which is not Chinese, under 6k. Really a great day for all those who have been waiting!

Now to get the ATV2 for myself! hyeah:

XBMC comes to the new Apple TV, we go hands-on (video) -- Engadget

You asked for it: XBMC for AppleTV2, iPad, iPhone4. | XBMC

NVTrading was selling the ATV2 on hifivision for under 6k, shipped.

 

[Gannu]

Is it worthwhile considering the ATV 2 cannot output 1080p videos? It can certainly decode the 1080p content but is downscaled to 720p. Not sure if shelling out 6k is worth it for this downside.

 

[babhishek]

great news, now I need that Apple TV

 

[SumitB]

Gannu, the XBMC on ATV2 can indeed play 1080p but yes, for now, it downscales it to 720p. This is the initial release though. I am sure, the developers will do something about it.

 

[babhishek]

for 24 inch / 32 inch screens - should be good enough!

 

[Gannu]

Gannu, the XBMC on ATV2 can indeed play 1080p! Now rejoice

FYI. :gap:

Question: Does the Apple TV 2nd gen output 1080p video?

Answer: No. The new Apple TV "hockey puck" is fully able to decode and play your 1080p videos using hardware-accelerated decoding, but the video display is currently limited to 720p. The 1080p video is decoded, then down-scaled in hardware to 720p. This is low on the priority list to "fix", as it may be a hardware limitation and the ATV 2 has limited hardware resources (only 256MB RAM, etc.)

http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=XBMC_for_Mac_on_Apple_TV

Like I said before, if that device itself is not capable of a 1080p output, there is no way a piece of software can change that.

 

[SumitB]

^^ Yes, I corrected myself.

 

[babhishek]

for 24 inch / 32 inch screens - should be good enough!

 

[SumitB]

Yes, for those sizes, nothing can now beat the ATV2. Moreover, it comes with the solid build quality of Apple. Really a no brainer if you compare with those cheap POHD clones from China!

 

[arrow004]

For that price you could still get a WDTV(earlier version).So the only thing going in apple tv's favor is its size.If you travel a lot, this makes a lotta sense.

 

[Gannu]

Yes, for those sizes, nothing can now beat the ATV2. Moreover, it comes with the solid build quality of Apple. Really a no brainer if you compare with those cheap POHD clones from China!

Those clones actually work well Sumit. Saw an Eaget player almost as big as the ATV 2 and it played every other format you could think of. The branding is a different ball game altogether.

And wait a second, did you just say from China? Then where are these Apple devices from?

If this device outputs 1080p, I am banking on it. Can connect it to a file server through LAN and stream all the videos.