[mythtv-users] Apple TV info

[jedi]

On Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 12:35:12PM -0700, Brad Fuller wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 12:25 PM, jedi <jedi at mishnet.org> wrote:
> >> >> it's tough for my ATV to do 720p (CBS nightly news) Other HD content
> >> >> seems to be ok.
> >> >
> >> >    What bitrate are you running at? Given what I transcode other stuff
> >> > to, I've been thinking that the defaults in myth are a little conservative.
> >> > I'm thinking of lowering it a bit (down from the 9000 default).
> >>
> >> I don't know what you mean. This is non-transcoded: straight capture from OTA
> >
> >      I thought we were talking about h264.
> >
> >      Where are you getting OTA h264?
> 
>  MPEG2. I have problems with ATV playing back 720p.
> 
> 
> >      Regardless, you should be able to tell us what the bitrate is.
> 
> I don't have a recorded program to tell you.

    Perhaps it's a mismatch between the interlacing of the recording
and of the display. The display on my atv runs at 1080i and it seems
fine playing HD content at that resolution. Not sure if I've ever 
gotten anything in 720p OTA. It all seems to either be 480p/i or 1080i
where I'm at.