Can apple tv play ...

can apple tv play an h.264 movie with:
( a little more than 5Mbps bitrate(but less than 5.5),
high profile, which can be played with QT on Mac OS X without any 3rd party add-ons,
and subtitles (QT and iTunes can recognize the subtitle track, as a 'subtitle')
)?

A DVD converted into iTunes and run at maximum bitrate on the AppleTV will look pretty much the same as it being played in your DVD player. No increase in resolution. The AppleTV will not upscale the image like a high-end receiver or specific DVD player would.

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