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Slow start of home streaming after update to 6.0.2 (5 minutes average per movie)

Picking songs, movies TV shows etc takes roughly 5 -7 minutes to start playing after updating to 6.0.2 and iTune 11.1.3

I've seen numers forums on this though no answers so I'm starting over. The answers that people thingk they found, the problem reasserts it's self.

Has anyone determined it's the AppleTV 6.0.2 or iTunes 11.1.3 issue yet?

I have restarted iMac as well as AppleTv multiple times.

1. iTunes 11.1.3

2. AppleTV 6.0.2 (3rd Generation)

3. Wired connection via Netgear router between iMac and AppleTV

4. When TV show/movie/songs start it seem to have already have 5 minutes buffered or more, as if the AppleTV is preloading the first 5 minutes which is likely taking a lot of time... Songs seem to take just seconds. I think it has a lot to do with the preloading of content before it starts playing.

I have unplugged the network to the outside so it can't be an issue with local internet data speed, only my home network that was fine till the update.

Options I have read is to

1. Restore the AppleTV to factory, (which downloads the latest software which I think is the problem to begin with)

2. Stream from the iMac to the iPad to the AppleTV?

Posted on Nov 15, 2013 11:59 AM

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jfrushon

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Apr 25, 2014 4:40 PM in response to ukfb

Thanks ukfb your DNS comment on this worked for me.. Like someone else i created this account just to say thank you!

dcande

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Aug 17, 2014 12:09 PM in response to jfrushon

I also would like to say Thank You to ukfb. I was facing the very same problem and the solution worked perfectly!

Just like MarkusRV, I had to manually configure both IP/subnet/router and DNS on my ATV 3rd Gen, since setting DNS to "0.0.0.0" alone wasn't enough.

Hopefully Apple will fix this. To use the Apple TV while it's offline to show content stored on a private, closed LAN (for example on outdoor sports events, professional presentations, ...) where no Internet connection is available for any reason, is a big feature which makes this little device even more useful!

Cheers and thanks again!

Slow start of home streaming after update to 6.0.2 (5 minutes average per movie)