ATV unresponsive after Update to 3.0 and 3.0.1

[GRuizMD]

Hi,

Have used my AtV for a few months, I have seen that after the Updates to 3.0 and 3.0.1 my ATV gets unresponsive if not used for a period of time, The blue light does not change to remote input and iTunes does not see it.

Only solution had been to unplug - Plug ATV. Google showed This and This and This

but no reports here seem quite strange. Had no issues in previous versions of the software... Anyone experiencing this?

Thanks

 

[jaw04005]

The light on my Apple TV is white, but yes I'm having the same problems. Currently, in the process of doing a factory restore and then upgrading from the restored firmware (1.0) to 3.0.1.

 

[GRuizMD]

Testing a solution

My research on the various posts on the net show a common denominator, HDMI connection, is that your case?

If that is correct, your resolution is probably 1080i, That was my case, I took it down to 720p, some users have stated that this may the culprit...

Im testing now, so far no problems will report here.

Somehow Apple introduced a bug on the latest release of 3.0 and 3.0.1 with HDMI and 1080i....

 

[jaw04005]

I've always used 720p, and restoring then upgrading back to 3.0.1 worked for me.

 

[Scott6666]

I'm at 720p and unit is very unresponsive.

 

[Scott6666]

Factory restored to 1.1 and loading back my files. Loading great, about 1 song per second hard wired.

I don't think I can upgrade to 2.x from here. Does anyone know how to avoid upgrading all the way to 3.0x?

I don't rent so I guess I can live with it again at 1.1 for a while mostly just to play music.

 

[bocat]

I did the factory restore and then downloaded the latest version and so far so good.

 

[hualon]

I came here looking for some help regarding my HDMI connection. The ATV automatically updated to 3.0.1 and I haven't been able to see any video since.

I'm using the HDMI connection and had a resolution of 720p set.

I tried different cables and different ports on the TV. No video.

I switched to component cables and I can see it fine with 480i or 720p.

What gives? Unplugging power doesn't fix it.