Will 1080p content play as 720p on the 2nd gen ATV?

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Will 1080p content play as 720p on the 2nd gen ATV?

I have two TV's at home - 1080p and 720p (1080i). Both of them play media from my iTunes library via homesharing. I have ordered the 3rd gen apple TV to play download and play 1080p content on my 1080p TV.

My question is: will the 2nd gen Apple TV connected hooked up to my 720p TV will be able to play 1080p content by 'downscaling' it? If not, can I buy a another 3rd gen Apple TV and hook it up to my 720p TV and still be able to view 1080p content downscaled to 720p?

AppleTV 2

Posted on Mar 12, 2012 8:50 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 12, 2012 8:54 AM in response to mapex_venus

The ATV2 doesn't not have the necessary hardware to display 1080p but what I read on this forum is it can.

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Answer 2

Mar 12, 2012 11:15 AM in response to mapex_venus

The ATV2 plays 1080p files downloaded from iTunes, but still displays at 720p.

These iTunes files have a relatively low bitrate for 1080p files, so it is possible that it may struggle with files from other sources. I don't actually have any of those to check it.

But, basically, from what I have seen you should be ok mixing ATV2 and ATV3 using the same files. It is what I plan to do eventually.

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Answer 3

Mar 12, 2012 11:24 AM in response to mapex_venus

mapex_venus wrote:

My question is: will the 2nd gen Apple TV connected hooked up to my 720p TV will be able to play 1080p content by 'downscaling' it?

Yes

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