1st Gen Apple TV not syncing HD content

Howdy!
Okay, well, I've got a 1st generation aTV and just bought some 2012-13 HD tv episodes. Right off, I could not sync the episodes to my aTV. ITunes lists the episodes are part of the synced content, however they do not sync, they neither show up on the aTV nor does iTunes show them transferring.
My approach:
..I reset the aTV;
..I disconnected the connected account from its host computer (Mac Pro)
..I de-authorized the aTV from iTunes
..I looked for updates (none available)
..Pre-2013 HDCP tv shows play with no problems.
After some fiddling and trying everything twice, I wondered if the episodes were corrupted. I played them on my computer, and discovered they worked on one of the 3 displays but HDCP warnings came up when I attempted to play them on either of the other two.
Is this a problem I have to solve by upgrading to a newer aTV? Could I fix it by disconnecting the non-HDCP compliant display(s)?
Any idea what's going on here?
Thanks, kind regards.

first off if they are from itunes and they are HD 1080p the first gen can not play them. It may say it is syncing but you can not play them. Does it say anything about being able to play when you try or just nothing shows up to even try? The new aTV should solve it. As for the display problem it could be they are old but that just does not sound right. I have a HP monitor from say 2003 and it can play fine. The HDCP should come frome your vidio card but still could be the monitor. Good luck

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