TV advice please

[BensGrandad]

TV has gone off 3 times in the last couple of hours blank screen and no sound so I switch it off leave it for 30 secs then switch it back on and it is ok. Is this likely to be due to the weather or the TV on its way out. Or even a technical issue with the set up of the TV needing adjusting.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Have you tried switching it off and on again? Oh, sorry, you have. Then I have no further advice to offer.

 

[El Sid]

Probably a dodgy valve.

 

[Deanbha]

It's had it.

 

[big nuts]

Has your TV decided to shut early due to adverse weather?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Wrong kind of snow?

 

[KZNSeagull]

We bought a new telly recently and it automatically went into sleep mode after 2 hours as a default, installed setting!

 

[The Modfather]

Get yourself down to Natwest tomorrow. Sounds like you need some cash for a new TV.

 

[BensGrandad]

Get yourself down to Natwest tomorrow. Sounds like you need some cash for a new TV.

No need I can order one on line, as I did with the money transfer

 

[skipper734]

Any green or red lights, flashing or otherwise?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

No need I can order one on line, as I did with the money transfer

Fantastic reply!

Mine does something similar BG, we had a leak from upstairs which dripped into our TV and occasionally it cuts off. Works overall but a bit patchy. Could someone in your home accidentally spilt water over it?

 

[pishhead]

Are you sitting on the television remote and inadvertently switching it of? That would be my first port of call.

 

[BensGrandad]

Wife went and pushed all leads to make sure they were firmly in and it came back on so far so good may have been a scart lead not quite connecting which is strange because it hasn't been moved and young grandchildren haven't been near the back of it.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

TV has gone off 3 times in the last couple of hours blank screen and no sound so I switch it off leave it for 30 secs then switch it back on and it is ok. Is this likely to be due to the weather or the TV on its way out. Or even a technical issue with the set up of the TV needing adjusting.

If its due to the weather I'd get the roof looked at first unless of course your tv is outside. Technology passing you by Brian

 

[BensGrandad]

Wondered if it was due to the reception and interference but that used to happen in the 50s and 60s and I haven't moved on that quickly. I still look for the vertical hold Not up with he idea of digital tv.

 

[Deleted member 18477]

We bought a new telly recently and it automatically went into sleep mode after 2 hours as a default, installed setting!

This.

 

[skipper734]

Scart leads are French, and the spawn of the devil. Hdmi and USB is the way forward.

 

[BensGrandad]

Scart leads are French, and the spawn of the devil. Hdmi and USB is the way forward.

I will make sure the next TV I buy will have those instead of scart leads but is that standard now, all this technology is too much for me.