LandShark wrote: Crim
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[quote=Crim]
Whoa! Nice, I might have to do this for a bedroom HTPC. 🙂
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Exactly what I’m planning to do. But before I go grab a ATV2, could anyone tell me what kinda audio out (format wise) does the ATV2’s HDMI supports? I think it only support up to DD5.1 according to Apple’s spec. But could it do LPCM 5.1? DTS? Any HD audio format?
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Ok, I went to the Apple store and bought a ATV2 to try it out. It isn’t hard to get xbmc installed, and running. Everything seems pretty good imho. The GUI is a tiny bit sluggish, but not bad at all! And it can’t even play my straight ripped Bluray backup too (mkv container, flac audio) with slight lacking in fast motion. DD 5.1 bitstream works with a slight modify of the xml file, at least that’s what the xbmc forum said.
However, my biggest problem is I’ve have a tons of rmvb videos (and will have more down the road as it’s a preferred format, don’t know why(?), for most asian tv shows), and either the ATV2 or the xbmc’s problem, it just can’t play any of the rmvb files regardless the video resolution (SD, HD, doesn’t matter).
So, unless I could find a solution for it to play rmvb files, it’s going back to the Apple store….. 
But besides the rmvb problem, I still think it’s a perfect cheap little streamer for place like bedroom, etc.! For a full blown home theater, living room, place where you actually enjoy, watch the movie, it’s just not up to it (yet)!