Can Apple TV downstream HD content?

I used to enjoy my Apple TV with a 40GB hard drive until it stopped working. I could play HD content and the sound was great. Can the new Apple TV do the same? I bought one and I don't think it plays HD content, even when it says the content is in HD, and the sound is never played in Dolby. I might be doing something wrong. I am not a teck, but I am not a beginner. I am sure all my connections are right.

The new Apple TV can play all the content the previous version could, you probably have an issue with your set up. Please provide more information.

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Thanks for your answers.
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I will copy and paste what I find out, hope it helps you.
I have an Airport Extreme, but it works with other routers as well. Find out what communication standard your router supports. DLNA or SMB.
The Airport Extreme I use does not support the DLNA standards which most external drives like LaCie Fule or DW My Cloud use. I found out it supports the SMB standard though. So a quick search on the App Store with SMB as the keyword showed up a few file managment apps and the first I tried worked!
It's called FileExplorer Free and can access files on your external drive attached to your Airport Extreme. There were more hits but since the first app I found worked I didn't bother to check out the other apps.
I tried FileExplorer with songs first and it worked. You can listen to your songs with your iPhone or iPad or Airplay them to your Airport Express and listen to them at your home audio system. I couldn't hear any loss of quality.
It also works with yorur movies. Just select the movie and watch it on your iDevice or Airplay it to your Apple TV. Works with HD movies as well with no problems. Only downside was that the Apple TV can only display .mp4 files. Even the movies bought on iTunes won't work with the app and the Apple TV. So I had to convert a few movies using the free converter HandBrake.
FileExplorer works with other types of files like photos or documenst too. Oh and as a bonus: The FileExplorer app can also access your library from the DropBox or Google Drive. Works with NAS drives as well. Looks like you need the paid version though for those extras.
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Welcome to the Apple Community.
The Apple TV can't stream content from the Internet, unless it is through a pre-installed app that runs on the Apple TV, of which there are about a dozen.
You'd need to elaborate on your question, if you want further information.

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
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I don't need the application itself (it comes with the new computer) but just the content.
I want to transfer my collection of CD in iTunes. they are all CD that I physically have in my living room, listen to them on my stereo and have copy them in my computer (which is in the Den) so I can listen while working on my computer.
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Can I drag it to the external drive or perhaps just the songs, then copy/drag them to my new computer ?
Pretty much, Yes.
If you wish to keep the formatting, notes, ratings, etc. that are with the library, you should allow the iTunes software to "discover" the library.
If the iTunes Library from one machine is placed on an external drive, the iTunes software on the other machine can be directed to the library of the external drive when connected.
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Post by Zevoneer: iPod media recovery options - https://discussions.apple.com/message/11624224 - this is an older post and many of the links are also for old posts, so bear this in mind when reading them.
Commercial software utility for transferring songs from i-device to Mac - http://www.fadingred.com/senuti/
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HT4352 Hi, my media is stored on a synology NAS, can Apple TV access the movie folder there?

Hi,
My media is stored on a synology NAS. I use a Samsung Smart tv and stream media content form the NAS to the tv. The annoying thing is I cannot rewind /forward movies, which seems an unsolvable problem. This is why I consider purchasing an Apple TV. My question now is, can Apple TV be linked with my NAS so that I can stream movies form there to the tv via the apple box?
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can apple tv be used to play purchased movies from a ipad without broadband via airplay

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Apple tv playing hd content - limitted?

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I have an ekstern hard-drive (1000GB) where I keep HD-movies on. My idea is to buy the apple tv so i could watch the movies on my 42" flatscreen. But it seems that it cannot be done without loosing quality... and that wasnt my idea :-/
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It s possible to minimize the size of the files using VisualHub, but going from 8Gb file to 4 is no good.
Any good ideas? (other than dropping back to the windows-world and traditionel mediacenters )

there is currently a limit of 4gb for streaming... people have gotten more than 4gb to sync but it's touch and go.
they'll have to raise this ceiling anyway to allow HD content for long movies I would think.
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I average about 1.1 gigs/hour currently of 2500 kps using h.264 from a dvd source. so 480p at 2500 leaves very little blocking, artifacts, etc. I'm not real good with the math on 720p though to know if it would work out.
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