Can Apple Tv play .mov, .img & .flv files?

Just getting started with Apple Tv ...
- can it play .mov & .flv files?
- can it play .flv files directly without conversion?
- can it play a saved .img image dvd files on the drive? - what if you mounted the image first?
- can it play other formats like.wmv?
Message was edited by: revDAVE

revDAVE wrote:
- can it play .mov & .flv files?
no
- can it play .flv files directly without conversion?
no
- can it play a saved .img image dvd files on the drive? - what if you mounted the image first?
no
- can it play other formats like.wmv?
no

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