Apple TV won't start

I turned off my Apple TV about two months ago and when I plugged it in again, it seems to have gotten "stuck" in start-up mode. All I get is an amber light that flashes, alternating between bright and dim. The TV screen is black, ie it never gets to the Apple logo. The first time this happened, it was connected via Component, then I tried with HDMI and then without any connection.
I may add that in the days before I unplugged it two months ago, the Apple TV would not recognise the HDMI connection with the TV so I had to use Component cables.
Is it just falling apart?

same thing just happened to me one second it was working then poof gone same exact symptoms as yours? is there anything to do?

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