Apple TV on Motorola Set Top Box Killing Wireless

Thought I'd share this find.  Problem with set top box, not Apple TV.
Just moved into this house.  Changed service providers from Comcast to Verizon.  Only change in setup between houses is set top box from SP.
Setup:
Verizon router/AP in home office (adjacent to family room)
Family room
Motorola set top box with Roku or Apple TV sitting on top
External HD to left of set top box
PS3 on shelf below set top box
Soundbar and TV on shelf above set top box
Immediately noticed in new house that when Roku was downloading data/video, the download was extremely slow and the rest of the wireless network appeared to go down.  The Roku was pretty much unusable.  I would see wireless signal and Internet connection bounce.  But it wasn't consistent, and I couldn't identify a pattern.  I used inSSIDer and Android wifi analyzer.
So, I figured the problem was with my 1st generation Roku.  Thought maybe that the wireless radio was shot.  So I trashed the Roku and purcahased an Apple TV today.  Same problem!  Wireless and Internet bouncing.
So, I moved the Apple TV off of the set top box.  I moved it to its own shelf on the TV stand.  All is well now!
My conclusion is that the metal chassis of the Motorola set top box was doing something to the 2.4GHz signal.  I recall that my Comcast set top box was Scientific Atlanta.
Also, I'm ultimately happier with the Apple TV because of its integration with my iMac, MacBook and iPad.

It would need HDMI or the three component jacks to input to.
DirectTV box has HDMI out but not in.
Best is to see if your TV has the component video jacks or multiple HDMI and switch via your TV remote.
For example my Bravia has 2 sets of component input and 3 HDMI inputs.
Hopefully, you have a newer TV.

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