Q: HDMI Handshake problems every 20 - 30 minutes - Color Inversion Issue

My new atv has this problem too, but only with the Marantz AV receiver I wanted to hook it to.

Specifically, after I switch input sources on the receiver a couple of times, when I then go back to appletv, the tv screen is just black (with sometimes a little blip of static). The audio still works in that case, however.

So now I have the atv cabled directly into the tv (Panasonic plasma) and that seems to work fine. Once I get my toslink audio cable I can run the audio out from the tv into the receiver, so I can get the surround sound I want. But it does annoy me that I can't just cable the atv directly to the receiver.

I tried the 'hdmi reset' directions someone posted for marantz receivers, and it worked for about 20 min, then I was back to the old black screen problem.

This really *****, Apple. Please put out a fix soon.
John

How about we ALL return our our little black boxes to Apple for a refund on the same day?

Here in Switzerland i have the same Problem with a Philips TV. Please Apple, get some nuts and fix this immediate.

I think seriously buy a GoogleTV and return the AppleTV.

GoogleTV is play fun with my SONY BRAVIA KDL40P3600.

Is impossible to see a movie in ATV... I've inverted image every 20minutes... in movie of 2hours... Horrible!!

Bad Apple... bad.

hi there.
i have the same problem as everybody else green screen blabla....
just been talking to Apple and they verify that there is a problem with some tv sets.
i've been told that apple is working on it an we can expect a fix with next update, probably in late January.
i really hope that this is for real.
the say to me please be patient.. not easy.....but have to try...
good luck to every one out there..

Well, at least you have managed to get recognition from Apple that there is a problem and an estimated time schedule, well done!

I cant be bothered waiting that long, If they havent fixed it by now, it is obviously a serious problem. If it is software I am certain it would have been fixed by now, If this is a hdmi hardware incompatibility their is absolutely no guarantee of a solution.

I have spent to much time and effort in ripping my DVD collection to abandon the Apple TV, the Sony Bravia has to go.

The money I can get on ebay for it will get me a decent replacement (more or less), that I know will work.

Probably not a decision to everybody's taste, but it will solve the problem for me.

I can recommend the SONY KDL-40W5500 the Apple TV works perfectly with it!

I picked up a new TV on my way home tonight. A Sanyo CE26LD08-B LCD TV. Plugged it in and it has been running fine for over four hours uninterrupted by the blue screen. Feels like luxury!

I liked the Bravia's elegant software more, but could not abide the interruptions. Going on ebay tonight!

Obviously not a solution for everybody, but in the end a quick fix for my Apple TV problem.

Hmmm don;t know what to do now, mine worked fine, the menu screen had bits missing that refreshed eventually but played movie,s great. Just installed the latest software and there is interference at the top of the picture like its not quite the right size? PS3 works fine as does the SKY HD box why cany Apple get this right? Every computer home and work is apple and I love the idea of ATV.

I have a Beovision 5 TV so wont be changing due to cost and why should I? I thought HDMI was supposed to be a standard everything else works with my TV why not this? Come on Apple!!!

Some minutes ago I read about a user on a german mac-website that he also has the color problem and he had a call with apple support. The support told him that Apple knows about the problem and that they have NO SOLUTION.

Yes, that would be right. At the moment there is no solution.

I've just bought apple TV here in Madrid (Spain) and I have the same problem with a Philips TV.
I suppose apple is working on this issue. Take a look:
http://www.google.es/search?q=appletv+colorproblems&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

regards,
jr

The same with my 42" Philips PFL 8404 H and the aTV 2nd Gen. - weired colors after a while... Really don't wanna wait for a fix util end of January!

We have a very nice 40" Philips 40PFL9704H/12 in our Uppsala, Sweden, apartment. I had planned to purchase an Apple TV here in Honolulu to take back to Uppsala on 19 January so that we could use the large screen on our TV to display content on our Macs. But with the apparent incompatibility between the Apple TV and our TV, I won't be buying an Apple TV until this problem is fixed. So Apple, if you want to sell me an Apple TV, please fix this problem before we leave Honolulu.