Apple tonight posted the version 2.3 TV software update. While the updates (below) are somewhat substantial, the million dollar question is: did it kill Boxee? (Answer Yes it did!) Don't upgrade if you want to keep your Boxee!
In addition we are hearing reports that:
- TV v2.3 fixes soft subtitles display. It no longer cuts them off and properly displays multiple lines.
- It has newly added rentals and newly added purchases under movies. As well as Recently Played, Highest Rated, and video playlists.
- added proper hd logos to user encoded movies as well
- Volume works with music videos, not just audio files.
With volume control, and improved streaming artwork with the last Remote App update, I will use Apple TV as my server, and not my iMac in my office. Now, when I have parties, I can use my iPhone and friends can use the little white remote. There won't be any confusion/mess. And it can play in my bedroom with Airpot Express and my bookshelf speakers.
Downside:
I've lost a "zone", since my iMac can't act as a client to Apple TV. Not a big deal, but I hope they add this in an iTunes update
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The million dollar answer:
The million dollar answer: Yes.
http://twitter.com/boxee/status/1014066216
This is good and bad. Bad
This is good and bad. Bad because we have to wait to update until boxee finds a way around this, but good because it means that Apple is paying attention to their little hobby.
fix is in the works
hopefully within 24hrs or so boxee/xbmc will run on the 2.3 firmware.. just means a bit less sleep for davilla and team-boxee
AppleTV 2.3 breaks AC3 sound
Depending how you've encoded your movies you may find that after upgrading to 2.3 your entire collection gets shifted back to before talkies
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1796248&tstart=0
Not only does it kill boxee...
It also strangely disabled volume on some of my HD episodes that were converted from .mkv files with VisualHub. Not all of them seem affected but the most recent are...
Boxee
Boxee Alpha is currently not working on my Appletv anyways because it totally buggy and I can't get past the login screen. I'm going to go ahead with the ATV upgrade.