Improving Apple TV
MacWorld has a review of aTV Flash, a software enhancement for the Apple TV which - for $50 - adds some really useful features to the Apple TV:
File formats supported include:
Note that, as MacWorld says, it's a hack; installing it means you won't be able to get software updates from Apple, but I think the pluses out-weigh that minus. It's not like Apple has been updating the Apple TV software frequently.
- Support for more file formats
- Play DVD files
- Use external USB Disk Drives
- Surf the Web
File formats supported include:
- .avi, .dvix, flv, .m4v, .mp4, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .ogg, .ogm, .rm, .rmvb, .wmv, .xvid
- .mkv format supported up to 480p resolution (hardware limited)
- DVD files (VIDEO_TS/VOB)
- Audio support for: AAC, AC3 Audio, H.264, MPEG4, and VBR MP3
- Subtitle support for SSA and SRT
Note that, as MacWorld says, it's a hack; installing it means you won't be able to get software updates from Apple, but I think the pluses out-weigh that minus. It's not like Apple has been updating the Apple TV software frequently.
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