Why did my Apple TV die after only 14 months?

I have an Apple TV MD199LL/A I purchased 11/20/12. It died sometime this month. I have run all the diagnostics, swapped out cords, hooked up to my Mac to try and restore--nothing works. I know it is the unit because I moved my other identical device to this room using all the hookups from the other device and it works fine. When I say dead, I mean no indicator lights, nothing--also iTunes does not even acknowledge the device when hooked up to the computer. Is the lifespan on this device only 14 months?

Bad luck I'd say - assume you've tried a different power cord in case a fuse has blown?
The original AppleTVs, of which I still have several, got very hot and I think that contributed to many of them failing within a few years.
The new black models have much lower power consumption, only just get warm and in theory should last much longer than devicesusing hard drives.
That said a small percentage of any product will fail in or just out of warranty - most don't, so probably as I say just the luck of the draw.
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