Now that the Apple TV has been announced and is available, will Apple be releasing a software update for the 2nd generation Apple TVs? I'd like to know if the new UI will be supported on my ATV and whether or not 1080p support will be made available as a software update or if it is dependent on new hardware/processing.
2nd Generation Apple TV to get UI/1080p update
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Best Answer
Pretty sure that there are hardware differences allowing support for 1080p, not present in prior gen Apple TVs. So if that is the case, then a software update can't add in that support. We will not know for sure until we can see the spec and a complete teardown of the new Apple TV. We might be in luck for a UI update, though.
So according to ars techinca's Hands-on and questions answered: third-gen iPad, third-gen Apple TV
And as for hardware changes that's a yes to according to the same article as well.