Apple TV 2 - Does the display flip back and forth ?

The original Apple TV had an irritating feature whereby the on-screen image would flip back and forth every 30 sec or so.  There was no way to disable this feature, and it ruined an otherwise good product (IMO).
Can anyone tell me if the ATV 2 also has this feature, and if it has, can it be disabled ?

CNS wrote:
vazandrew wrote:
As I mentioned it's not unncessary.
Actually it is unnecessary, unless you use a CRT or plasma TV.
Not in all cases.
http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/image-sticking.html
I suspect modern LCD panels are better but I used to get awful image retention on an LG LCD.
It was worse than effects I get on my current plasmas.
Anyway, I agree the flipping artwork is pretty annoying - I usually just turn the TV off with AppleTV 1 and use the iPhone to control the audio.  I've not tested AppleTV2 hooked up to the hi-fi but some suggest you can't get audio when TV is off as the loss of HDMI comms puts AppleTV2 to sleep.
AC

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