720p or 1080p for Apple TV High Definition Downloads

Does anyone know the specs of the high definition content that Apple will be offering for rental on the new Apple TV interface? Will it be in 720p resolution or 1080p?

it is, but it takes encoded video and processes it before output. The architecture/hardware of the system may not be beefy enough to handle 1080p.
Then again, maybe it can and apple will just need to update it. I'd like someone with more knowledge of the hardware to enlighten us.
Currently it's capped at 5000kpbs bitrate. My guess is that's the max the processor can reliably handle. It could be that 1080p HD material is more than 5000 kbps.
Just doing some rough math... if you're taking 480p and you just use some simple multipliers... you figure that 1080p is 2 1/4 times what 480p is that the processor might choke on 1080p alone when it tries to process it. Now consider that you probably need for 1080p a much higher bitrate as well... maybe as high as 5000 kbps or more... and I think it might just meltdown.
Could be wrong though. I'm not expect and like I said, just using a multiplier rather than really analyzing the relationship of resolution and bitrate to processing needs.
It doesn't simply "pass-through", though I see why people might think that.
i just used 480p cuz that's most DVD source material.
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