Apple TV 3.0.1 sync unreliable, unpredictable, also play/pause issue
Hello,
My set up info is listed below my questions/concerns. Please keep in mind I have already factory restored to 2.0, and updated properly to 3.0.1, and re-sync'd, and I am still experiencing these problems. "Run diagnostics" has yielded a correctly functioning ATV. network diagnostics has yielded no errors.
Problem #1: Since the upgrade to 3.0, and 3.0.1, when I press play/pause, to pause audio (podcast,music etc.) it pauses instantly, as expected. When I press play/pause to resume playing, ATV takes upwards of 90 seconds to resume playing. Sometimes its <20, most times its right around a minute. But playing a file for the first time, is instant as expected. This problem is with original ATV remote, harmony 880 pro, and iPhone Apple Remote App, latest update.
Problem #2: This ATV update (3.0+) has yielded the absolute worst sync'ing performance ive ever experienced. My apple tv will be stuck on the "syncing apple tv" with striped activity bar for a half an hour sometimes, before i quit it. Other times, it will take ~60 seconds to figure out what it needs to sync (one or two podcasts at most), and then it will act as though it is syncing, and say "syncing 1 of 50." But really ,as I mentioned, there is nothing other than a podcast or two that is new since I last sync'd. And it will never get past "1 of 50 or 2 of 50 and i have to quit out. Other times, it will take ~60 seconds to figure out what it needs to sync, then, it will actually sync it as expected, in a quick manner. Its not like it NEVER syncs, or ALWAYS gets hung up on one file, it is completely unpredictable and unreliable. Im not saying this update is an issue for certain, but signs right now point to this being the main cause since the performance was never this bad before. Sure i got hang ups occasionally with <3.0, but nothing i couldnt trouble shoot to problematic files, formats, and iMac issues.
Just as a note, I have been using ATV since 1.0 and am very familiar with all options, set ups, processes.
Set up:
ATV 3.0.1
iMac (2006), 10.6.2
Music server is a 2TB Drobo on USB2 connection to iMac.
Connection is wired ethernet
ATV is 144GB capacity, 47GB free
Hard drive has been upgraded in 2/09 (hope its not going bad?)
Please help if you have any suggestions, or are experiencing the same issue(s).
My set up info is listed below my questions/concerns. Please keep in mind I have already factory restored to 2.0, and updated properly to 3.0.1, and re-sync'd, and I am still experiencing these problems. "Run diagnostics" has yielded a correctly functioning ATV. network diagnostics has yielded no errors.
Problem #1: Since the upgrade to 3.0, and 3.0.1, when I press play/pause, to pause audio (podcast,music etc.) it pauses instantly, as expected. When I press play/pause to resume playing, ATV takes upwards of 90 seconds to resume playing. Sometimes its <20, most times its right around a minute. But playing a file for the first time, is instant as expected. This problem is with original ATV remote, harmony 880 pro, and iPhone Apple Remote App, latest update.
Problem #2: This ATV update (3.0+) has yielded the absolute worst sync'ing performance ive ever experienced. My apple tv will be stuck on the "syncing apple tv" with striped activity bar for a half an hour sometimes, before i quit it. Other times, it will take ~60 seconds to figure out what it needs to sync (one or two podcasts at most), and then it will act as though it is syncing, and say "syncing 1 of 50." But really ,as I mentioned, there is nothing other than a podcast or two that is new since I last sync'd. And it will never get past "1 of 50 or 2 of 50 and i have to quit out. Other times, it will take ~60 seconds to figure out what it needs to sync, then, it will actually sync it as expected, in a quick manner. Its not like it NEVER syncs, or ALWAYS gets hung up on one file, it is completely unpredictable and unreliable. Im not saying this update is an issue for certain, but signs right now point to this being the main cause since the performance was never this bad before. Sure i got hang ups occasionally with <3.0, but nothing i couldnt trouble shoot to problematic files, formats, and iMac issues.
Just as a note, I have been using ATV since 1.0 and am very familiar with all options, set ups, processes.
Set up:
ATV 3.0.1
iMac (2006), 10.6.2
Music server is a 2TB Drobo on USB2 connection to iMac.
Connection is wired ethernet
ATV is 144GB capacity, 47GB free
Hard drive has been upgraded in 2/09 (hope its not going bad?)
Please help if you have any suggestions, or are experiencing the same issue(s).
iMac (2006), Mac OS X (10.6.2)
