Defective Apple TV 2?

So I finally upgraded to Apple TV 2, because I wanted my mlb.com on my apple tv (still don't undertand why this couldn't be on the apple tv 1 .. sigh).
So I get it home and I plug it into the same hdmi cable that my apple tv 1 was using.
The problem I'm having is my tv screen keeps flickering, and at times when it I click on the remote control to get out of the screen saving mode, it will be just completely black.
I have my audio through the fiber cable so I can hear my clicks but the screen is black.
What I have to do is unplug my apple tv for about 30 seconds and then plug it back in, and then it seems to be fine for a while.
Also when I've been watching MLB.com spring training games, the apple TV will stop showing the game and go back to the menu again, like the game ended but the game didn't end.
I was reading some things and I'm trying to decide if I have a defective Apple TV 2, or if I have some HDMI incompatibility with my Samsung TV?

Aarthek wrote:
So I finally upgraded to Apple TV 2, because I wanted my mlb.com on my apple tv (still don't undertand why this couldn't be on the apple tv 1 .. sigh).
So I get it home and I plug it into the same hdmi cable that my apple tv 1 was using.
The problem I'm having is my tv screen keeps flickering, and at times when it I click on the remote control to get out of the screen saving mode, it will be just completely black.
I have my audio through the fiber cable so I can hear my clicks but the screen is black.
What I have to do is unplug my apple tv for about 30 seconds and then plug it back in, and then it seems to be fine for a while.
Also when I've been watching MLB.com spring training games, the apple TV will stop showing the game and go back to the menu again, like the game ended but the game didn't end.
I was reading some things and I'm trying to decide if I have a defective Apple TV 2, or if I have some HDMI incompatibility with my Samsung TV?
You may want to try changing the HDMI settings under Audio/Video. It could be that your cable or the TV could be the issue. Search the forum for Samsung and you will see that you aren't the only one having issues with Samsung TV's and the ATV2. If you change the HDMI settings and can't get the video back, you may have to restore the ATV2, so read up on that before you mess with the HDMI settings

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