Jailbreakers Be Warned! Apple TV Updated To iOS 4.3... Or Something

Apple just updated its little black box to iOS 4.3, though the device itself reports a build version of 4.2.2. While we're not really sure what accounts for the disparity (evidently something to do with the code's shared roots), we are certain that this isn't a very significant update. Changes include:

Audio -- Addresses an issue in which audio is not output when playing some video content.
Video playback -- Addresses an issue in which video is not displayed when playing some content.
Audio output setting -- Adds an audio output setting for switching to 16-bit audio for compatibility with some TVs and AV receivers.
Live FF/RW improvements -- Improves the performance of fast-forwarding and rewinding live events.
Movie Description -- Addresses an issue in which the description information is not displayed for some movies.
Youtube video order -- Addresses an issue in which YouTube subscription videos were not ordered by date.

As you can, this seems to be a basic bug fix rather than a major iterative jump. Personally, I have experienced only one of these addressed issues directly, when my Netflix stream would sometimes go black but continue playing the audio portion of various shows and movies. Only time will tell if that's totally fixed. Jailbreakers, you might have to wait a little while to get your fix, too.

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