When Steve jobs introduced the next generation of AppleTV it took Ara about 30 seconds to decide it was worth buying the device. If for only satisfying his curiosities. So Ara purchased the new AppleTV about a month ago and there it sat until Tuesday of this week. That's because the device is essentially identical to the previous AppleTV but now with a new version of software the AppleTV is a brand new Machine...
Most HD movies I browsed through list digital surround... but I didn't look at Transformers (already own it on DVD).
You say that Transformers (High Def) wasn't rented with 5.1 surround?! - if so that's a bit of an oversight from Apple. I've only rented one movie so far (since I have to visit my parents to do it) and the sound and video were superb. Make sure you have the AppleTV connected via HDMI or Optical to get the surround 🙂
Looking forward to high-def TV show rentals at $1 with digital sound! 🙂
The rented movie did have Dolby Digital 5.1. Our ripped version of Transformers only had two channel audio. The 5.1 soundtrack sounded very good. You will be happy with the results.
