Observation on iTunes losing AppleTV devices

Question

Three Apple TVs:
AppleTV 1 - software 1.1
AppleTV 2 - software 2.2
AppleTV 3 - software 2.2
The one thing that tends to break my wireless connections is using the microwave, and having used it a lot on and off this aftrenoon I find in iTunes:
Devices:
AppleTV 1 ONLY
Now I've noticed this several times before - software 1.1 either doesn't lose connection as easily or re-establishes (and even if lost i can usually reconnect via Sources). Software 2.0+ once the connection is lost struggles to re-establish it without rebooting AppleTV or router or restarting iTunes.
It's just happened so often I think it's more than coincidence.
(Oh btw, AppleTV 3 is sometimes on a Devolo mains network adapter and when it is it never drops out of devices as you would expect).
AC

Answer 1

Chenks wrote:
i think i've only experienced a "lost" appletv once (or twice at the most).
i have my appletv connected via ethernet and the itunes host is a mac mini running leopard (and was previously tiger).
I think that's because you're on ethernet.
I know for a fact that using the Panasonic microwave affects my wireless connections. I first observed this streaming to an Airport Express when using the microwave would cause music to stutter or dropout.
Both Apple TV's with 2.2 tend to lose their network connections if I use the microwave, the one running 1.1 which is probably closest to the microwave and also the router seems more resilient, and if the connection is lost and it switches to Source>AppleTV, then I can usually just go back and choose my iTunes streaming library and it reconnects. With 2.2 machines, a reboot is usually needed, though sometimes plugging/unplugging an ethernet cable does the trick.
One of the 2.2 machines is connected via ethernet much of the time (Devolo AV mains network plugs) - when thus connected the connection is stable. I sometimes use a work laptop via VPN in this room which does not have wireless for security reasons, and the stable AppleTV can become unstable on wireless.
Most of the time wireless works fine, I just know the microwave interferes with the signal - it's not AppleTv dropping the connection , more that interference causes it - it just doesn't reconnect after!
AC