Archive:Apple TV 1 FAQ

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This is the FAQ for the original Apple TV 1 (silver). For the Apple TV 2 (black) see: XBMC for iOS specific FAQ

General (all platforms)

HD videos playback Link XBMC v10 and up allows the Apple TV to play 720P H.264 encoded videos without any hardware modification With a Broadcom Crystal HD video decoding card installed XBMC can playback most codecs up to 1080P. The original ATV OS will only get 720P video output from the HDMI port. A Linux-based OS will get full 1080P output from the HDMI port.

Original ATV OS

See also: XBMC for Mac specific FAQ

Installing XBMC Link See: HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 1#Original ATV OS

How does it work? Link Apple TV 1 is "patched" to turn on certain software options required for XBMC to run. The patching is done by using ATV USB Creator that lets you make a patchstick, a bootable USB flash drive which boots the ATV and patches/modifies it. After you patch your Apple TV 1 a new Launcher menu will appear that allows you to download and install XBMC.

Original ATV software after installation Link XBMC will not replace the original Apple TV software, it instead works as complement the existing Apple TV software. XBMC is installed onto the Apple TV built-in harddrive but you will still be able you use your Apple TV software as normal. XBMC will only be an extra option that you can launch from the Apple TV's original menu.

Apple TV OS Link Apple TV 1 runs a slimmed down version of Mac OS X v10.4 and runs XBMC for Mac as a native Mac OS X application.

Linux-based OS

See also: XBMC for Linux specific FAQ

Installing XBMC Link See: HOW-TO:Install XBMC on Apple TV 1#Linux-based OS