I live outside the US and asked someone to pick an ATV2 for me that I should be getting today. Had a few questions and was wondering if you guys could help.
So right now, I have XBMC running in my living room but it crashes every once in a while making it not so wife and kids friendly. Most of my media is 1080p mkv files that are on a Drobo connected to my iMac and shared over the network.
1) So first of all, will ATV2 play 1080p MKV files? I don't mid if it downscales them to 1080i when playing as the TV in the living room is 1080i/720p.
2) If it does play the above, will I get 5.1 audio as my XMBC box is connected to an amplifier with 5.1 speakers through an HDMI cable
3) Is there a way to put VPN on Apple TV to view US-only content?
4) I heard about the ATV2 Jailbreak some time back. Did that help add any functionality?
So right now, I have XBMC running in my living room but it crashes every once in a while making it not so wife and kids friendly. Most of my media is 1080p mkv files that are on a Drobo connected to my iMac and shared over the network.
1) So first of all, will ATV2 play 1080p MKV files? I don't mid if it downscales them to 1080i when playing as the TV in the living room is 1080i/720p.
2) If it does play the above, will I get 5.1 audio as my XMBC box is connected to an amplifier with 5.1 speakers through an HDMI cable
3) Is there a way to put VPN on Apple TV to view US-only content?
4) I heard about the ATV2 Jailbreak some time back. Did that help add any functionality?