[mythtv-users] Apple TV as frontend - but I don't have any widescreen yet

[jedi]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 12:43:03PM -0700, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 12:07 PM, jedi wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 08:13:24AM -0600, Travis Tabbal wrote:
> >> Does anyone have an ATV decoding and outputting HD ATSC MPEG2  
> >> recordings?
> >> H264? I would need 720p output (TV native res). How is it compared to
> >
> >     It does DVD's ripped to h264 just fine.
> >
> >     Personally, I wouldn't bother attempting "h264 at 720p" on an ATV.
> 
> Personally, I would. Other people have reported success playing 720p  
> h264 at "low" bitrates. I'm not sure what bitrates it can handle, but  
> apparently it does ok on lower ones.

That was Davilla and he actively avoids using the internal player.

...can't say that I really blame him. Although his is not a 
configuration I would want to try and replicate.

I will have to crank the bitrate down and see what happens.
Although for now I am more interested in keeping my backends up.