Apple TV (new) reboots often

I just bought a new Apple TV (model is MD199LL/A.).   I have not used Apple TV before.
When it works, it works great.  But it sure reboots (crashes) quite a lot, like when making any setting changes.  I also have used it for MLB.tv with a paid Premium subscription, and I cannot watch more than 10-15 mins of a game before it reboots spontaneoulsy.
I did a reset already.  No change.  Its running 5.0 (4099).
My internet connection is excellent.  The Apple TV was to take the place of a Roku box, which worked just fine on same connection.  I can stream MLB.tv just fine to my computers, Ipad, IPhone, or Roku.   Its just the Apple TV that reboots often.  To be clear, MLB.tv is what I mostly use it for - and it experiences reboots.  But it will reboot just going thru my settings and say changing the account for PhotoStream.
Without a reference point, I am wondering if I may have just gotten a lemon - a defective unit.  Or is it this shaky right now ?   I don't know if I should take it back to the Apple Store and ask for an exchange, or maybe I should wait for a firmware update for it.     What are others seei

That's not normal or satisfactory.
They are never 100% stable these devices but what you describe does not sound normal.  It should not reboot just changing Settings.
Never used MLB.tv so can't help you on that but doesn't sound right.
Personally I'd get it exchanged in case it is faulty.  Not sure if you've done a software restore via itunes with a microUSB to USB cable alone, but I'd have concerns about an underlying hardware fault and want it exchanged.
If you can before doing so it would be worth testing with a different TV and HDMI cable in case of an HDMI compatibility issue with the TV or an intermittent lead fault causing the reboot.
If a second unit does it there's probably something about your specific setup that's tripping it up and that can be difficult to p[in down except by a process of exclusion.

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