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Things fall apart. The center cannot hold.
This would be an AKICOLJ post, except that I'm not sure there's anything to be done. It might just be grumbling. But I'd appreciate advice.
I rearranged some HDMI cords connected to my TV because I got an HDMI switcher to deal with the fact that I have three HDMI devices but only two HDMI inputs. When I went to turn the TV back on, it wouldn't. The orange Vizio light in front is still lit, but the light doesn't turn white to show that it's awake. I called Vizio tech support, who walked me through a TV's equivalent of a reboot (unplug, then push in the on switch for 30 seconds, then replug in), with no luck. (Anyone have any other suggestions? Is it worth taking to a repair shop?)
This happened once before, but that time, after a certain amount of pressing buttons, it woke up. This time, nada.
The TV is more than two years old, so it's out of warranty. (I can't remember when I bought it, but I'm sure I've had it more than two years.) And another aggravation -- the LJ archive software that I'd been using seems to have broken, or at least choked on some existing content, so I can't check exactly when.
So since I couldn't access MLB.tv on the television, I decided to listen to the Cubs opener on the Internet version of WGN, which I pay for. The screen opens properly, and acknowledges that I'm entitled to listen, but no voice is heard. It just sits there. Maybe if I reboot the computer it'll help. When I have time.
Grrr.
I rearranged some HDMI cords connected to my TV because I got an HDMI switcher to deal with the fact that I have three HDMI devices but only two HDMI inputs. When I went to turn the TV back on, it wouldn't. The orange Vizio light in front is still lit, but the light doesn't turn white to show that it's awake. I called Vizio tech support, who walked me through a TV's equivalent of a reboot (unplug, then push in the on switch for 30 seconds, then replug in), with no luck. (Anyone have any other suggestions? Is it worth taking to a repair shop?)
This happened once before, but that time, after a certain amount of pressing buttons, it woke up. This time, nada.
The TV is more than two years old, so it's out of warranty. (I can't remember when I bought it, but I'm sure I've had it more than two years.) And another aggravation -- the LJ archive software that I'd been using seems to have broken, or at least choked on some existing content, so I can't check exactly when.
So since I couldn't access MLB.tv on the television, I decided to listen to the Cubs opener on the Internet version of WGN, which I pay for. The screen opens properly, and acknowledges that I'm entitled to listen, but no voice is heard. It just sits there. Maybe if I reboot the computer it'll help. When I have time.
Grrr.
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It's not a "working, but no picture" problem. It's a "the TV doesn't turn on" problem.
I suppose the most likely explanation is that plugging in the HDMI cable somehow fried something. I'd be more willing to accept that if I didn't have a "won't turn on" problem that resolved itself a few weeks ago.