Will this work with AppleTV?

[jtabb]

My current setup.

Macbook pro with boxee
Linux Mint mostly as a file server for Macbook pro but with a tuner and mythtv
Roku Netflix Player

Right now I have to plug my laptop into my tv to watch boxee and it's kind of an annoying setup. I'm considering purchasing an apple tv to bring all this together but don't know much about them.

With Boxee or xbmc, can I have all of my recorded video from the tv tuner streamed to my apple tv? That way I'd have hulu, netflix, and dvr all through one box.

[dan1son]

It should work pretty similar to your Macbook Pro with the exception that the CPU in the AppleTV is much less powerful. You might see a little more lag in menus when something is playing in the background, slower scan times, etc.

Video playback if you're using ~DVD quality you'll be very happy. If you expect to have HD content, you will likely be dissapointed. 720p ~5mb/s h.264 is pretty much the limit of the hardware, and that's even lower running Boxee (can't give you numbers there... haven't played with it enough, but I do get acceptable quality from most 'HD' podcasts).

Per apple

H.264 and protected H.264 (from iTunes Store): Up to 5 Mbps, Progressive Main Profile (CAVLC) with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps (maximum resolution: 1280 by 720 pixels at 24 fps, 960 by 540 pixels at 30 fps) in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats