apple tv is stuck in a loop of asking to verify my location and ID

Alternately disable two factor authentication from https://appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin

Oddly enough my iPad wouldn't let me turn off two factor authentication. Seems a shame to disable a security feature, but since it doesn't work what choice is there?

And my Apple TV supports two factor authentication - it just doesn't work - nothing to do with timeout (unless the timeout is 10 seconds).

Although in our case, we simply bought the movie we wanted to see from someone else.

I went round and round the loop at least 6 times before I found the above instructions. I got the verification code first from my iPhone, then appended it to the end of my iTunes password on Apple TV. I may be mistaken, but I think that I did hit submit, then went back to tap OK on the iPhone.

It worked first time.

Totally agree. This is just the dumbest user experience design! How the **** are you meant to work out you need to apend the code to your password. Fantastic way to ensure users don’t purchase any apple content - keep it up!

With all due respect "Winston", the problem is not logging into the last two generation Apple TV it is a problem with the older Apple TV. If you will look at your "helpful" track record" your not getting many numbers on your track record. I have both older Apple TV's and newer ones, I have had more problems with the newer unit that I have with the older unit "having to unplug the unit and plug it back in to fix the problems of not communicating with my computer, so I don't want to spend money getting a unit that is in my opinion "crap". I just want my 4 older generation 3 Apple TV's to work.

No need to disable it, it works perfectly well when done properly.

Most likely a simple failure to follow instructions, I've done this myself several times without it taking much more than 30 seconds.

No, they aren't or at least not the ones I posted.

Not sure what's crazy about it, you don't need to go through the process twice, just get the passcode before you start.

worked for me too

This is an unhelpful, rude answer. Thank you for nothing.