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ATV and avi files?

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mdwsta4

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am i reading the tech specs right that it will play avi files? or just audio?
http://www.apple.com/appletv/specs.html

i'd love to have something that would allow me to stream downloaded avi movies directly onto my tv. currently i connect my MBP to my tv with HDMI cables. i also like the idea of streaming music and album art to my tv (which again, i connect my MBP to my tv). for $99 it seems like a great deal, but if it doesn't stream avi it's not worth it to me.
 
roidy

roidy

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I've just noticed that as well:-

Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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Seems pretty limited through for avi. The old ATV spec are no longer on the apple site so I can't compare them.
 
Lefty29

Lefty29

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Aug 2, 2010
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AVI = Divx

I think what we all really want to know is:

Will it play Divx encoded AVI's.

Unfortunately I find this doubtful and will likely be a deal-breaker for me.
 
iStudentUK

iStudentUK

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Lefty29 said:
I think what we all really want to know is:

Will it play Divx encoded AVI's.

Unfortunately I find this doubtful and will likely be a deal-breaker for me.
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No Divx I'm afraid. Apple only really want you to buy/rent from iTunes. I'm in same position, have 500GB of .avi and not going to convert the lot!

I picked up an LG DVD player that supports Divx, upscaling and has USB port for £50. Or there are other media boxes which will stream whatever you like (within reason!)
 
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