AppleTV 1080P

I am considering buying AppleTV. My main concern is that from what I have read, AppleTV cannot provide 1080P quality. With a Samsung 52" TV, it is definitely a concern. I currently buy Blu-ray movies due to the quality, but would prefer to stream HD movies to my television than have to search through a huge disc collection...
If AppleTV could produce 1080P, I would buy one in a heartbeat AND buy my movies from iTunes...it is a WIN/WIN for Apple...and me.

We don't really know if it's a software or hardware limitation.
In reality commercial iTunes store content is limited to 720p currently which probably explains Apple's disinterest in full HD.
If you want the best HD experience stick with Blu Ray, but for convenience AppleTv is great to be honest while I still buy some things on Blu Ray i think some content benefits from full HD some doesn't - YMMV.
Even if Apple produced a 1080p device it would probably only accept such content from iTunes store or home movies as it has very specific and limited format capability.
AC

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AppleTV 1080p - Static and flickering signal.

I recently received a current-model AppleTV as a gift. It's a great upgrade from the first gen we've been using.
I recently updated the box and I've had troubles over the last week or so using it. The signal will drop and my TV will show no input. Then, 10 seconds or so later, I'll get a signal again. And a few seconds later, we'll see high-def static and then drop the signal again. This will happen repeatedly now to where the unit is not usable. It doesn't matter if I'm just looking at menus or trying to watch streamed videos from the internet or our libraries. The same problem persists now.
I've tried switching out cables. We use an HDMI switcher with a long cable because of our living room setup. Everything is well-shielded and high-quality cable. I've used multiple wires and eliminated the switcher and the problem still persists. We've narrowed it down the the Apple TV.
Resetting the unit with the hold menu/down-button trick doesn't fix the problem. Nor does leaving it un plugged for a while. I don't know of any other ways to reset the unit.
Any advice would be useful here. Please post what you can.
Thanks.

I have the Apple TV 1080p, 3rd Gen. I decided to reseach the whole white noise, static noise that happens to come out when I'm watching certain movies.
My setup:
Running audio out digital optical to a RCA converter to my Bose speakers:
To
Whenever watching Netflix movies, or HBO on demand, I get that noise.
To Fix the issue in this situation that I have,
found on Apple's site: just go to your audio setup where it says, "dolby digital" and have it turned to off.
That fixed my issue. Since I'm only running stereo to a 2 speaker system why have the 5.1 surround sound on?
Keep in mind this is great to have on if you are running a surround sound system and or a amplifier that can handle a optical cable.
Hope this helps for some!

Le partage à domicile s'arrête tout seul

Bonjour à tous,
J'ai un problème avec le partage à domicile de iTunes. Lorsque je l'active, il reste actif et fonctionnel durant une poignée de minutes et s'arrête tout seul sans afficher un quelquonque message d'erreur.
Mon ordinateur devient alors non trouvable par mon AppleTv 1080p ainsi que mon iPhone4.
Le problème est gênant, surtout pour l'utilisation de l'AppleTv que je viens d'acquérir...
J'ai déjà ouvert les ports sur mon routeur mais cela ne change rien. Et surtout que si ca passe durant 5minutes, je ne vois pas pourquoi il couperait la connexion.
Je vous remercie d'avance si vous trouvez une solution à mon problème.
Configurations:
Windows 7 Utlimate x64
iTunes x64
iPhone4 32gb
AppleTV 1080p

Bienvenue à la communauté Apple.
Je ne parle pas français, mais le lien suivant pourrait être utile.
http://www.apple.com/fr/support/appletv/homesharing/

Does appleTV support HD 1080p ?

hello
is 1080p supported by the AppleTv?
thx

hey guys
thx for your answers
as i understand:
- 1080p is only supported when using HDMI cable
- 1080p is virtually supported by upscalling 720p videos
what about real 1080p videos ?
are they simply unsupported/uncompatible with the current aTV (take 2) ??
do you think it's due to the hardware or the software?
should i buy the aTV anyway or wait ? (apple doesn't seem to prepare another aTV and also i'm really thinking about if the market will provide 1080p videos massively - as we already have Blu-Ray players for that)
thanks for your help

AppleTV preset, but for 1080p settings

I have some 1080p videos I'd like to compress to be viewable on a couple HD media devices (WD TV and PS3). Quicktime Player AppleTV export preset produces perfectly compatible files, but is limited to 720p.
What would be similar settings, but for 1080p output? I have no idea what to limit the data rate to.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=734
Shows some of the supported formats and dimensions for the Western Digital appliance.
http://www.roxio.com/enu/store/mac.html?rTrack=mpromac
Third party software that may help.

My AppleTV does show setting for 1080p

I bought my AppleTV back in June 2008. I have the 160GB model. I have software version 2.3 installed. When I go to TV Resolution setup, the 1080p option is not there. The highest is 1080i and 720pm. Is there a newer hardware version for AppleTV that is capable of outputting 1080p?

it only display the formats the tv support
but appletv only really do 720p it just do 1080i by interlacing
and it 1080p by upscaling which if your tv show fullscreen when you play
non 1080p material like dvd does itself
so unless one have a tv which does a rather poor job upscaling
1080p is a markting gemic only as it's not real 1080p
and with newer appletv's it's the same deal
it don't have enough power to do true 1080p

How do you connect AppleTv to Insignia 1080p television?

how do i connect my appletv to my tv screen directly? I don't want to stream through my mac. any help will be appreciated.please help.
thank you:)

I don't see the Insignia manufacture name here.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY
Then click: Tech Specs
Under: TV compatibility
Try contacting Apple...
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/

Has anyone used appletv with a scaler and/or a HD projector (1080p)

any experiences?
There are reports that apple tv can output 720p but also 1080i.
Confirmations?
thanks
Loris

I use an Anthem Statement D2 with a Gennum VXP video processor.
The Apple TV native output resolution is 720P. It will also scale to 480P and 1080i internally.
The output is much better if you leave it at 720P and let an outboard video processor do any additional conversions.
Hi-def trailers downloaded at 720P/24 are excellent when the Apple TV outputs 720P and the Gennum converts to 1080i to a 55" Fujitsu plasma or to 1080P to a Sony VPL-VW100 projector with a 92" screen. Pretty much the same quality as regular hi-def TV.
Photos are outstanding.
Home videos from a Sony hi-def camcorder (1080i/30) also look fine, although iMovie outputs them at 960 x 540.
Standard-def pictures are OK, but not great.
I've really enjoyed it so far--looking forward to more 720P content...
C.

Why are movies on the AppleTV 3 are in 1080p and in iTunes in only 720p

Hello,
on the AppleTV 3 some Movies are in FullHD and in iTunes only in 720p?
Here are Screenshots from my iTunes:
On AppleTV 3 the Movies are in FullHD
Why is this?

mac_pro wrote:
Where you are wrong is that drm in movies and drm in general isn't all about copyright.
I never said it was. I said the copyrights holders are the ones demanding the DRM.
mac_pro wrote:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/01/apple-shows-us-drms-true-colors
Quote-unquote "uses of DRM have little to nothing to do with the risk of "piracy" and plenty to do control and limiting how customers can use their products".
You will get no argument from about over this quote. I dislike DRM and think it should go away, however I do disagree with EFF's assumptions in that article.
The fact that Apple was able to convince the record lables (who very, very publically still blame "piracy" for thier falling profits) to finally drop their DRM demands from the music sold on the iTunes Store says more to me about Apple's historical stance on DRM than anything you have to say since you hide behind a "contractual obligation." I'm not saying you are making anything up, but unless you can provide any corroborating evidence for what you say I'm going to have to call shennanigans and go with what I have heard from the mouths of the movie studios about their desire to completely control what we can do with their "products" and how they want us to pay for it over and over. Never have I heard any movie studio executive state publically they want their products digitally avaiable, DRM-free and playable on any mobile device. No, they all want them locked down with DRM.
So I believe my statement that it is the rights holders, i.e. the movie studios, that are preventing all movies in the iTunes Store from being avaialble in iTunes in the Cloud is still valid.
We're probably going to have to just agree to disagree on this.

How can I display my laptop thru appletv on my hdtv

How can I display my sony VAIO laptop using APPLETV on my HDTV?

You have to wait for Mountain Lion - or maybe try out Airparrot.
Airparrot doesn't support 1080p yet but give it a try.

Video/Sound delay with AppleTV on higher resolutions

I have a new Sony 55" RP SXRD HD TV (1080p max res), and just hooked up my AppleTV today. After syncing it with most of my video library and some of my music library, I tested the video appearance. My initial setting was 1080i, and I experienced major video/sound synchronization delays (similar to older DVD players where you'd hear what the person was saying 5-8 seconds before they said it on screen). This drove me nuts, so I switched down to 720p res, and while the movies played okay, the TV Shows and the Music Videos left much to be desired, and still had the same synchronization problems. To remove these issues, I finally changed the res down to 420p, but now, when I watch pretty much anything (photos, album art, TV Shows, Music Videos, and Movies), the resolution is horrible, and pixelates on my TV.
I'm trying to pinpoint this to find out if it's the TV, the connection (HDMI), or the AppleTV. Can anyone offer some advice on what to look for, what might cause this issue, and how I could fix it? Thanks so much in advance!
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Sounds to me like it's a problem with upscaler. Does the Apple TV upscale? If it does, then it's the upscaler in the Apple TV and is probably a software problem that can be fixed with a firmware update. But it's weird that if it's a consistent problem with the Apple TV upscaler that these forums aren't just soaked in complaints about it. Could be only a problem with really large, say 46" or greater TVs -- that might explain the low number of complaints.
If the Apple TV doesn't upscale, then it's the upscaler in your HDTV. Prior to about six months ago, when all HDTVs got good upscaler chipsets, some HDTVs, especially the older, larger models, had absolute trash upscaler chipsets -- even the expensive quality brand models got some bad upscalers. All kinds of problems from all input sources, but not always with every device. How old is your HDTV?
For your sake, I hope it's an Apple TV upscaler problem with larger dimensioned HDTVs, as that Apple can fix for free with a firmware update. Next best choice is your terrible upscaler chipset in your HDTV supports firmware upgrades via USB or network cable and there is a firmware update out that fixes your HDTV's upscaler problems. Because the final, worst alternative, if there is no update for your HDTV available, or your model doesn't support firmware updates, it's the really bad option: drop another couple grand or more for a new HDTV of the same large dimensions.

Photo Quality Airplay and AppleTV 2

Hi and thanks for reading,
I just bought a 50'' Full HD TV and made some test with my Apple TV 2.
I noticed that by Air Playing my iPhone photoes I have not the same definition and quality that I have by uploading my photos from my iPhone to the TV buildin photo viewer, which on the contrary makes them looking great.
Is this due to the fact that with AppleTV 2 photoes aswell are mirrored in 720p instead of 1080p?
Can I expect to fix the issue by upgrading to an AppleTV 3 @ 1080p?
Many tnxs

There are several variables here at work.
Wireless vs Wired
Video source and original quality,
Internet Speed.
Your difference between wired and wireless is really high. Unless your wifi is heavily used, or you have interference, the difference is too high to be natural. There's probably something else there cutting your bandwidth in half when you go wireless.
The higher quality a video is, the larger its file size is going to be. Which means its going to need a better internet connection to stream reasonably, otherwise its going to stop continuously to buffer. This should in general terms not affect the actual quiality of the video, only the streaming experience.
Some sites adjust the video quality depending on the internet connection to provide a smoother stream at the cost of picture quality.
Where are you viewing these Tv shows from? If Netflix is satisfactory in terms of quality, then the MacBook is not the issue.
As far as your speed goes, its average, even a little low I would say but shouyld still be capably of streaming standard definition movies correctly. .
RWP123 wrote:
Finally to confirm: the screen resolution of the ipad has no effect on the viewed picture quality on the HD TV using airplay and AppleTV?
That is correct. The screen resolution is just that. It does not affect the video output to a TV as that is more dependant on the video type. All 3 iPads currently on the market will output an HD movie at the same 1080p resolution.

2010 Mac Mini vs AppleTV

Finally succumbed to temptation and bought a new Mac Mini today.
Partly an impulsive purchase.
Haven't unboxed it yet, and it might be something I'll regret later, especially with the new AppleTV on the horizon.
Will report back.

As I say an impulsive purchase, but an itch that needed scratching in effect, ever since it gained HDMI.
My rationale:
1 - Using my Mac Pro for AppleTV iTunes duties is overkill, and wasteful - new Mini 10W or so idle, 2008 Mac Pro 155W idle. Off the top of my head it might take a few years for the Mini to pay for itself in energy savings, but potentially a benefit over time. So plan is to use Mini as iTunes server for AppleTVs.
2 - My other Macs are not lounge/TV room friendly or WAF compliant!
3 - We can debate all day whether or not there's much benefit in 1080p vs 720p vs 540p for home video playback, but when you have 1080i/p capture devices without the option to capture at 720p, your forced with AppleTv to re-encode, even with the new machine. I've mentioned before I don't have the patience to edit video, and consequently a lot of it goes unwatched. So I see this device as a way just to play the video quickly without embellishments.
4 - I plan to locate the new device near the hi-fi to allow high-quality recording and playback of some old vinyl using an ADC/DAC, clearly AppleTv is not designed for this, but as we know AppleTv is limited to 44.1kHz 16 bit PCM for stereo. The mini isn't and it'll be feeding a DAC for playback.
5 - I've bought some high quality studio master quality FLAC audio, admittedly not much, but I don't have a suitable playback vehicle without a computer/DAC combo, and again the form factor is important here.
Yes, it would also allow internet browsing/e-mail etc and more varied codec/container support which are not necessarily as important, but in many ways it's just something I want to try and seeing as the new AppleTV is not entirely what I want I convinced myself to try this.
I'm bound to buy a new AppleTV for it's unique features, and it may be just the ticket for domestic usage streaming via the Mini.
Just thought I'd add another comparison overview, seeing as I'll be in a position to do so before long.
Getting late now, and I think man flu is taking hold so may not have much chance to play in next day or so.
AC

Where do i put movies on my mac so i can watch them on AppleTV

I have uploaded some movies onto my Mac. I'd like to watch them on my large screen TV via AppleTV. Where on my Mac should I put the movies so that I can access them using AppleTV?

They need to be imported into iTunes, they also need to be compatible (see below). Home sharing needs to be enabled in iTunes and Apple TV. You would then access them via the Computers icon on Apple TV (when computer is on, running iTunes).
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4352
H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames per second, High or Main Profile level 4.0 or lower, Baseline profile level 3.0 or lower with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
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

Is it possible to smoothly play 1080p MKV movie files via Apple TV?

I want to play 1080p mkv movies stored in my iPad Air on TV.
Is Apple TV capable to smoothly play such a video file? Or would you suggest a HDMI-Ligthning adapter?
Has any of you used any app for this purpose? Does Avplayer HD do this job? Or which app would you suggest for this? App should support subtitle files.

AppleTV cannot play MKV files.
If you have an app that can Airplay an MKV file be aware that the app will be decoding the MKV locally and then recompressing to either an h264 stream or compressing the iPad screen display and sending via Airplay - either way quality will suffer.
AC

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