Apple TV reseting/blinking leds issues since 5.0.1

I'm hoping someone else here is having similar issues to me as I cannot work out what the problem is.
I have an Apple TV 2 which failed during the 5.0.1 update so I just used iTunes to do a restore and everything worked ok.  A few days later it started to behave oddly.  Every other day it would just stop working.  It would appear to reset itself but it didn't come back on screen, just a black screen.  So a quick power off and on again and it worked for another day or so.  This continued for a few weeks and the update to 5.0.2 was applied without any issues but the problem carried on.
As the ATV2 is out of warranty and the crashing was so random I presumed the device was maybe faulty so I bought a brand new Apple TV 3.  All was well but after a few days it also started to show the same issue.  It resets every few days and ends up with the led slowly blinking for about 10 minutes, then it fast blinks for about 10 minutes, then slow blinks again, and then sometimes a solid light but nothing on screen.  A power off and on again and everything works again.
So now, I'm presuming it's maybe either a software issue, or a network issue.
So far I have tried WiFi, wired ethernet, non Apple router, Apple Extreme router, restoring both devices.  Everything I try doesn't fix this issue and it's quite annoying.
Anyone else having similar issues?
Anyone got any suggestions?
Can I look at any logs on the Apple TV that might indicate where the issue lies?
My iTunes library is on an iMac and it's on most of the day, switched off over night.
Cheers, Neil

OK, I now have both Apple TVs set up, one is connected to the TV, one isn't.  I will monitor to see what happens.
Hopefully I will be able to determine if the problem only occurs when connected to a tv and also if the problem is triggered at the same time on both devices which could suggest an iTunes or network issue.
I'll post back when I have any further information.
Back to my first post though, is there no way to see logs that might suggest an HDMI issue?
Another thing is that I control the Apple TV using a TiVo remote learned on the Apple TVs if that can interfere at all.

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