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Hacking the Apple TV

 
Part Two - Adding new file formats Hands-on   Apple's Apple TV set-top box supports all the audio and vidio file formats that iTunes, iPods and iPhones can handle. That's plenty for many folk, but for those who favour less mainstream formats or widespread ones that Apple's not keen on - DivX, for one - it severely limits the value of the machine.… (link)

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