This site is in desperate need of FAQs

Legacy 1st gen Apple TV
1

Hey admin,

I think the trouble with my .avi’s is the ATV CPU isn’t fast enough to play my files. They are encoded with the following:

h.264 @ 2500kbps
AC3 Audio
in an .avi container

My Macs play them fine. ATV plays them with no video (dropping frames I guess) or the video stutters so bad you can’t watch them.

Can someone add or create a FAQ or sticky that tells us what the maximum files specifications can be? I presume to follow Apples’ specs they post would be a good starting point but, different file types specs will be different.

Please advise.

2

My guess is that it isn’t the CPU, but the .avi codec currently being used.

Its probably only a matter of time before a new, revised codec comes out to address your problem.