4.3 Flicker Problem

When I first got my Apple TV at the beginning of November, it had a flickering screen problem, but there was an update shortly after I got it that fixed the problem. Today, after I updated it to 4.2 the flicker returned.

I have restarted, reset and disconnected the HDMI cable without fixing the problem. May have to give up on this Apple TV for I also suffer from the Long-Delay Streaming Issue with HD movie rentals.

My TV is a Panasonic CT-34WX54. Hopefully, there will be a quick update to fix both these problems.

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Same flickering issue here on a rear projection 1080i Sony KDP-57WS550 with DVI input. ATV2 reports TV as being 480p display. Had similar issue, less flickering, more of a slight video crawling issue when I got the unit that went away with the last software update.

I have the flicker problem after the 4.2 update.

My TV is a Sony KV-34XBR910.

I don't have any flickering but I note my tv tells me the signal it's receiving is 720p @ 50 Hz, it used to tell me it received 720p @ 60 Hz with software v4.1.1. My TV can receive both 50 & 60 hz.

I note (where stated), all those with this issue are from the US where TVs possibly don't support 50 Hz, if your tv has the ability to tell you what it's receiving, let us know.

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All CRTs. I'm not "upgrading" to a washed-out flat-panel over a $99 console. I hope this is actually taken seriously as an issue.

I too am having the same problem after update. I have a 2004 51 in. sony hd ready projection tv with a dvi-d duel link port. Model KP-51WS510. Presently there is an adaptor that is a hdmi to dvi-d single link. please advise on the adaptor . Thanks JBC

To be more precise, it's iOS 4.2(2060) according to the "about" screen.

There is a flicker(screen flash?) at random intervals of about once per second for a few tenths of a second. And every 10-15 seconds (random), there is a complete video dropout for about a second or two. The audio is OK during all of this. It seems to affect every type of video including both menus and movies, including Netflix and home sharing.

So I have an HDMI-DVI adapter, which has worked fine until this upgrade. When I go into the About screen, it displays 480p for screen resolution. When I go into the Audio and Video screen, it shows HDMI set to Auto, however, it does not allow me to change this. Is there a way I can somehow trick the ATV2 to allow me to change the HDMI setting so that it doesn't say Auto, but rather 720 (or whatever options are available)?

Same flicker problem here. I bought the apple tv 4 days ago and it worked fine. I have a Sony TV using an Hdmi to Dvi cable. I had no problems at all. I updated the software to 4.2 today and it flickers every 3 seconds. Do I return it before it's to late or will this get fixed?

RamonOC wrote:
There is a flicker(screen flash?) at random intervals of about once per second for a few tenths of a second. And every 10-15 seconds (random), there is a complete video dropout for about a second or two. The audio is OK during all of this. It seems to affect every type of video including both menus and movies, including Netflix and home sharing.

Great description. I have the same flicker issue after the 4.2/iOS 4.3 update today. I have a Sony KF-60WE610 connected via a HDMI to DVI cable.

Sony KF50XBR800 connected thru an hdmi to dvi cable. Before todays update, the home menu ONLY would flicker, but i could watch content. Now EVERYTHING FLICKERS.

You would think there was a way to go back to the previous software version in case the new update creates problems! Epic Fail! Video flickering makes this Apple TV useless!

Same issue here. I had the wobbly picture problem when the new Apple TV was first released. Now I get the flicker with this update. It's still watchable (unlike the previous wobble), but annoying. I have a Panasonic PT-47X54 rear-projection TV.

Is anybody NOT having this problem with the update? Should I avoid installing it?

Having same problem as everybody else. Have Sony 60in Wega that has DVI only. DVI cable to monster DVI to HDMI connector. Worked fine since I bought it last year. Constant flickr after the update. Called apple support, currently told to due a restore, taking forever. Anybody else try this? Don't think it is going to work.