IPhone Remote crashes Apple TV

0. Make sure iPhone/iPod Touch is not on the local wireless network.
1. Turn on television.
2. Turn on Apple TV.
3. Use Apple TV's remote to begin playing music.
4. Turn off television.
5. Bring iPhone/iPod Touch onto the local wireless network.
6. Start iPhone OS AppStore's Remote application.
7. Happily control Apple TV: browse/play music for some time.
8. Turn television back on.
After step 8, Apple TV's video display is either frozen, though the music continues to play, or the music halts and by the time the TV comes up all I see is the silver Apple logo as the device restarts. Very rarely the Apple TV recovers, but most often it crashes.
Anyone else having this problem?

Sorry, I'd interpreted your diagnostic routine as your user routine, it does make more sense in that case.
I think it's likely fair to say that it's not an HDMI issue if your problems have only appeared as a result of using the remote application, although if the problem occurred after a software upgrade or happens when you aren't using the remote application, I think it something you should consider. There are quite a few people who have HDMI issues, some very infrequently and some a little more often, I thought it worth asking.
I don't suppose for a moment  would describe their application as a novelty, but I guess I think that way. It does introduce some functionality for searches, but it doesn't control all aspects of the tv such as photos and the like, so it certainly cannot replace the original remote. Add to that, unlike the control of itunes which seems to be a very useful feature especially with the added function of being able to turn on and off remote speakers, controlling a visual device from anywhere but the room in which it is located (the room where the original would be anyway) seems like a novelty to me.
As for others who have issues with the remote app and the tv, you can add me to that list, I have had the tv freeze while using the remote, not so often admittedly, but then I haven't used the remote app so often with the tv anyway. Of note though these issues have not involved turning the tv on or off, so there does seem a little bugginess when using these products together.

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