tv troubleshooting

If your receiver fires up every morning because somebody switched the TV on to check the weather, stop digging through the receiver menus first. Most of that behaviour is being sent by the TV. CEC gets a different marketing name on every brand, Bravia Sync, Anynet+, Simplink, but the mechanic...

Saw someone with a brand new Manhattan S4-R that scans perfectly on setup, then loses BBC1 entirely after sitting in standby for fifteen or twenty minutes. Gone from the guide, 101 comes back as an invalid channel, and the only cure is a full retune. Waiting on the manufacturer to reply, which...

Someone has a 65 inch U7900F feeding an older Vizio SB3820-C6, and because that bar has no HDMI input he is running eARC out of HDMI 1 into a converter box and then SPDIF into the soundbar. With the panel speakers and the bar both live he hears a subtle echo, and Samsung support told him there...

If your Bravia started throwing a black screen at Dolby Vision playback back in July, there is a newer build out and it is worth grabbing, with a caveat you should know before you get your hopes up. The one that caused the mess is 114.602.080.1, pushed to a spread of Sony sets around the end of...

Someone posted this on AVForums and it is the kind of thing worth reading before you panic about your own set. He noticed odd markings across the top of his HZ2000, described as looking like a tear pattern, as if a sheet of paper had been ripped in two. He only spotted them after the set ran one...

What Hi-Fi ran a piece where one of their writers admitted he had been wrong about automatic firmware updates. He spent weeks chasing audio dropouts, swapped cables, went through settings, and it turned out to be the most recent update on his Bravia 8 II. The failure only appears when an...

A What Hi-Fi writer just went public with the argument we have all had here for years: he let his Bravia 8 II take an automatic firmware update and now half his system is out of action. The symptom is oddly specific. Anything arriving through an external source, his Apple TV 4K or a Sky Stream...

Someone over on AVForums has a BRAVIA 8 II feeding a stereo rig over TOSLINK and reckons it sounds worse than the eighteen-year-old Sony LCD it replaced. Chain is TV, optical, DAC, Cyrus 8vs2, PMC DB1s. He has already ruled the DAC out by trying an Arcam irDAC and a Cambridge DacMagic 200M and...

There is a thread on AVForums that will be familiar to anyone who has kept an old Panasonic recorder in the chain. Chap buys a used DMR-EX87, connects it by HDMI to a modern digital TV, watches Freeview through the recorder, and the sound comes out muffled and slightly distorted while the...

Rough one to read. Someone cracked the screen on a 77-inch Sony A80J while trying to flush mount it, the set will not power on at all now, and the replacement decision has to happen this week because an XGIMI Titan Noir Max they backed on Kickstarter is landing at the same time. The original...

Someone over on AVForums is stuck in a loop I have seen a few times now. New LG 50UA8550, ThinQ installed on a Samsung S21 Ultra, TV and phone both registered to the same LG account, all working. Then something small went wrong, they reinstalled the app, and now selecting that same LG account at...

Engadget ran a reminder piece on this and it is worth repeating here because it catches people every single year. New televisions frequently ship with store or demo mode already enabled, including sets bought online that never sat on a shelf under a single fluorescent tube. The mode cranks the...

Saw this one over on r/hometheater and it is the nightmare version of every rental I have stayed in. Guests check out, the cleaners arrive and find the TV on the floor, the owner messages them asking how they intend to pay for it. Nobody was in the room when it came down. The thing is, the wall...

If your LG has started dropping to the fireworks screensaver in the middle of a video, you're not imagining it. Android Authority has collected the reports: YouTube version 1.2.15 on webOS appears to trip the screensaver whenever the video isn't a standard 16:9 frame. Shorts, vertical uploads...

Engadget ran a piece on the remote shortcut for clearing cache on Roku, and it's one of those things that has been passed around forums for years without ever getting a proper menu entry. The sequence: Home five times, Up once, Rewind twice, Fast Forward twice. That kicks off a restart that...

Mounting your TV on the wall not only saves space but also creates a sleek, modern look. If you're wondering how to attach TV to wall mount safely and correctly, this guide is for you. Whether you're using a fixed, tilting, or full-motion wall mount, this tutorial will walk you through every...

Want to enjoy your favorite videos, photos, or apps on a bigger screen? Casting your phone to your TV is a simple and effective way to enhance your viewing experience. Whether you’re using Android or iPhone, this guide will walk you through the easiest methods to cast your phone to your TV. Why...

If you’ve ever wondered, “How do I resize my Roku screen on my TV?”, you’re not alone. Sometimes, the display on your TV doesn’t fit perfectly, and adjusting the screen size becomes necessary for the best viewing experience. Fortunately, resizing your Roku screen is simple with a few tweaks to...

Pairing your Fire TV remote is essential for seamless navigation and control of your Fire TV device. Whether you're setting up a new remote or re-pairing an existing one, follow these steps to ensure a successful connection. How to Pair Your Fire TV Remote: A Step-by-Step Guide Step 1: Prepare...

If you need to sign out of Netflix on your TV, the process can vary depending on the device or TV model. This guide outlines all the possible ways to log out, helping you easily manage your account access. Why You Might Need to Log Out of Netflix You’re switching accounts or sharing the TV...