aTV Flash (black) Beta 6 Now Available With Huge Playback Improvements

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Posted July 4, 2011 at 4:43pm by iClarified

Firecore has announced that aTV Flash (black) Beta 6 is now available with huge improvements in Apple TV playback performance.

Beta6 includes huge improvements in playback performance that come by way of a brand brand-new, lightweight player that has been built from the ground up specifically for iOS. This new player empowers your AppleTV to play a wide variety of media formats without having to sacrifice the simplicity of the native AppleTV interface.

General
- Added show/hide options for standard AppleTV menus
- Added option to manually install if no AppleTVs are detected
- Improved auto-update disabling
- Improved installation error handling
- Minor UI adjustments

Media Player
- Added new lightweight player
- Added recently played items to 'Top Shelf' in main menu
- Added Favorites to main menu
- Added option to manually mark files as watched/unwatched
- Added 'Test Connection' option for AFP/SMB shares
- Added support for DVD subtitles
- Added support for multiple DVD audio tracks
- Added basic support for M2TS files
- Improved overall video playback (especially HD video files)
- Improved thumbnail generation when cover art is not available
- Improved FF/RW controls
- Improved DVD menu and video playback
- Improved DVD playback progress reporting
- Improved memory management
- Improved AFP/SMB streaming
- Improved error handling for invalid files
- Resolved most video stuttering issues
- Resolved energy saver mode issue
- Resolved issue that resulted in some DVDs being displayed in (squished) 4x3 mode
- Resolved numerous DVD playback issues
- Resolved flickering when navigating through certain menus
- Resolved additional conflicts with XBMC
- Reduced number of network connections used
- Minor UI and other miscellaneous fixes

You can purchase aTV Flash (black) for $39.95.

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smate333 - July 5, 2011 at 3:14pm

I am not convinced, these guys are just taking stuff from various ATV hackers/hobbyists and repackage it under their brand claiming credit for it...

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Davy1shoe - July 4, 2011 at 11:51pm

Sorry to say this as i love the work these guys are doing but this release is shocking , my 720mkv. files 3/4 dont even start and all work with xbmc player flawless (and after xbmc latest update its amazing) But its stil beta and ill still give them my money if they tick all the boxes. Flash on ATV2 id give them 2 payments.

Fofer - July 4, 2011 at 6:16pm

The price for aTV Flash (black) is *not* $39.95 as this article states. The pre-order sale price is $19.95, which gets you instant access to the beta, and a year's worth of updates. FIrecore says the final version will be available Summer 2011, at which point the price will rise to $29.95.