Apple TV 1 & 2 accidentally buying content

Here's a weird one. I recently discovered that if you have both ATV1 and ATV2 hooked up to the same system, you can inadvertently buy content on one while surfing the menus on the other. Since the IR remote commands are the same for all Apple devices, both machines will reacted when active.
I have a home theatre system which I control via a Harmony remote. When I go to an activity that involves the ATVs, both wake up and become active (my ATV1 units is always on and the ATV 2 comes off standby as soon as I access the on ATV screen menu or as soon as I start an activity using the ATV). Some very odd sh.. stuff has shown up on my account as a result.

DaVBMan wrote:
This is why apple devices have the ability to "pair" a remote with them so they only listen to one.
however as the OP is using a Harmony remote, i doubt that will be useful.

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