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Hi. Installed my Apple TV yesterday, and had it working (though not displaying a full widescreen image on my Plasma - more in a minute), and when I was going through the menu I checked the software update pane, to find that there was an update available, so I clicked it to install, let it go through it's motions, and lo and behold, it no longer works.
I get no picture, or a load of noise with my TV constantly switching off and on detecting the signal and then losing it.
I have tried a different HDMI cable, and the same happens.
I am running it through a powered HDMI switch box, which connects to my TV via an HDMI-DVI cable (no HDMI on the TV, it's 4 years old), which should make no difference, as everything else works fine through it, and as I say the Apple TV was working before the update anyway, with the exception of the picture.
So, what to do now?
I don't yet have a micro usb cable (grrrr, why not make it a standard or mini, not micro!), so can't connect to my Mac to restore it at the moment.
Has anyone else had any issues with the software update?
As for the picture.
I had it showing on my screen as roughly a 14:9 aspect, with horrible white noise either side of the main viewing area of the screen.
Surely it should be a 16:9 picture, right? Full widescreen?
All suggestions welcome (I'd rather not have to buy a cable, but bet I will need to, negating the saving I made buying it - grrrr).
I haven't yet tried a direct to TV connection, by-passing the box, but as I said, it was working anyway.
Thanks.
I get no picture, or a load of noise with my TV constantly switching off and on detecting the signal and then losing it.
I have tried a different HDMI cable, and the same happens.
I am running it through a powered HDMI switch box, which connects to my TV via an HDMI-DVI cable (no HDMI on the TV, it's 4 years old), which should make no difference, as everything else works fine through it, and as I say the Apple TV was working before the update anyway, with the exception of the picture.
So, what to do now?
I don't yet have a micro usb cable (grrrr, why not make it a standard or mini, not micro!), so can't connect to my Mac to restore it at the moment.
Has anyone else had any issues with the software update?
As for the picture.
I had it showing on my screen as roughly a 14:9 aspect, with horrible white noise either side of the main viewing area of the screen.
Surely it should be a 16:9 picture, right? Full widescreen?
All suggestions welcome (I'd rather not have to buy a cable, but bet I will need to, negating the saving I made buying it - grrrr).
I haven't yet tried a direct to TV connection, by-passing the box, but as I said, it was working anyway.
Thanks.