Does AppleTV3 support uncompressed True-HD sound?

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Does AppleTV3 support uncompressed True-HD sound?

Do iTunes support True-HD 7.1 uncompressed audio when purchasing 1080p moviesand streaming them to one's HD TV and Home Theater preamp/amp setup?

Apple TV, iOS 5.1

Posted on Mar 17, 2012 7:36 PM

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Winston Churchill

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Mar 17, 2012 7:42 PM in response to sunil v

The Apple TV does not support true HD at all. Furthermore you will not find true HD contained in any of the movies that are available from the iTunes Store.

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sunil v Author

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Mar 17, 2012 7:46 PM in response to sunil v

Thank you.

Will stick to my BluRay inputs for now as it is the sound that makes movies more enjoyable.

And BluRay movies are less expensive than Apple downloads. Shame on Apple - was looking forward to hooking up my IPad 3 to my Home Theater.

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Mar 17, 2012 7:56 PM in response to sunil v

I'm sorry I was unable to provide information that would've made you happy. The truth of the matter is that the Apple TV is more about convenience than quality, however quality has improved since the first Apple TV was introduced.
Whilst Blu-ray disks are exceptional in quality, there is nothing to replace the convenience of clicking and playing a movie with no waiting time whatsoever.

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Mar 18, 2012 9:46 AM in response to Winston Churchill

Prime Minister!

I agree that convenience is the name of e game. However quality and ultimate purity of sound will always trump mediocrity. Indeed to marry convenience to quality tremendous strides have been achieved in sound reproduction in the home using SSDs, DACs, and using iTunes+"Remote" on my iPad to listen to serious music. We just need to push for the same with video+sound as convergence of all media is inevitable.

Good to hear your thoughts from across the Pond.

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