Hi Newf!

Actually, as far as I know, the Pi unit in the AA is the latest version which is the same one that is already in wide use as a Kobi player. The standard Pi 3 has full support for HDMI up to v1.3 which covers Full HD. My understanding is that the Pi does work well for this although higher resolutions than Full HD such as 4K generally don't work at all or only poorly and/or at very low refresh rates.