AppleTV is now shipping

[LuKreme]

On 20-Mar-2007, at 20:44, Scott Stevenson wrote:
> On Mar 20, 2007, at 10:59 AM, LuKreme wrote:
>> I have quite literally hundreds of gigabytes of divx files that I =20
>> had no interest in reconverting into iTunes compatible files, much =20=

>> less importing into iTunes' database, not to mention that I don't =20
>> have a drive large enough to hold everything in one place.
>>
>> I will be interested in what sorts of hacks there are to get the =20
>> =F0TV to play generic dixx, ogg, or other 'non-Itunes' formats.
>
> I know very little about Apple TV, but working with the assumption =20
> that it uses existing Mac OS X frameworks, it's hard to see a =20
> situation where divx files would play if Mac OS X itself does not =20
> play them out of the box.

It really depends on how iTunes sends the files.  QuickTime can play =20
them, so iTunes SHOULD be able to handle them.

I like the idea of the quicktime reference movie file though, that =20
might work.

> It sounds like what you want is to install third-party software on =20
> the device?

I doubt that is possible, it's an appliance as afar as I know.


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"I do not feel obliged to believe that same God who endowed us with =20
sense, reason, and intellect had intended for us to forego their =20
use."  -Galileo