Apple TV 2 w/ XBMC

Kona* · 14 Jul 2011 at 13:01

Hey,

Does anyone here have an ATV2 running XBMC? I'm interested in getting one but I've got a few questions first...

Can it playback @ 1080p?
If it can't playback at 1080p, how is 720p?
Can it pass through DTS & Dolby?
Are the current, on-sale models Jailbreakable?
Does it play .mkv's fine?

That's about it!

Thanks

Kona* · 27 Jul 2011 at 12:35

Well I ended up biting the bullet and getting an ATV2 to run XBMC on and I've got to say say I'm not that impressed. I've been getting stuttering with films even at 720p sometimes, mostly with panning shots. I even purchased ATVFlash (black) as I had heard that was a little better with playback and it's nearly exactly the same

I'll be chucking it up on the MM and getting something different (maybe a WDTV Live if it ticks all the boxes)

Kona* · 27 Jul 2011 at 12:58

daz.wallace said:
Sorry to hear you don't like it, out of interest how have you got it connected to your network, wired or wireless?

It's all wired via cat5e, the exact route is:

ATV2 -> D-Link DGS-1005D -> Synology DS211j

Kona* · 28 Jul 2011 at 13:07

fluff said:
ATVFlash is a con.

In what way? It's tightly integrated into the stock UI and the add-on manager is fantastic. Fair enough it has the same features as XBMC and that is free but for £12 it's hardly expensive!