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sofakng

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Dec 5, 2008
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As far as I know, the AppleTV 2 is only capable of outputting 720p.

What happens if I use AirPlay on my iPhone 4S to display a 1080p recording? Will it show as 1080p on my TV or will it downscale to 720p?
 

FreakinEurekan

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Sep 8, 2011
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As far as I know, the AppleTV 2 is only capable of outputting 720p.

What happens if I use AirPlay on my iPhone 4S to display a 1080p recording? Will it show as 1080p on my TV or will it downscale to 720p?

It will automatically downscale to 720P.

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Use logic... the AppleTv can only show 720p ...

So what is the "logical" conclusion? Using only logic, I would have to conclude that it wouldn't work at all - which isn't the case.
 

Small White Car

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It will automatically downscale to 720P.

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So what is the "logical" conclusion? Using only logic, I would have to conclude that it wouldn't work at all - which isn't the case.

Logic give us 3 choices:

1) It will play at 1080p
2) It will play at 720p
3) It will play nothing


We can rule out #1 since the Apple TV won't do it. So logically we are left with #2 or #3.

#3 will only work if Apple has decided to brag about building a feature that doesn't work. Thus, I have to conclude that the answer is #2.

That's logic.

The fact that you think Apple would build and market a feature that doesn't work isn't logic. That's just weird.
 

FreakinEurekan

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Sep 8, 2011
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The fact that you think Apple would build and market a feature that doesn't work isn't logic. That's just weird.

OK, I should have said "using only logic, I might conclude that it won't work at all". The point I was trying to make was that the poster I quoted was not answering the OP's question, he was just making an unhelpful comment.
 

big samm

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Oct 27, 2008
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As far as I know, the AppleTV 2 is only capable of outputting 720p.

What happens if I use AirPlay on my iPhone 4S to display a 1080p recording? Will it show as 1080p on my TV or will it downscale to 720p?

If you really want 1080p from the iphone to your hdtv you can buy a cable from apple that will let you display 1080p on your screen... Even mirroring at 1080p!
 
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