Things fall apart. The center cannot hold.
Apr. 5th, 2012 03:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
carbonelThis 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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Date: 2012-04-05 08:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-05 09:31 pm (UTC)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.