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    Cable TV box problem??

    Friday we had new cable service installed. The converter box only uses HDMI to the TV.

    First TV was a Sharp 47" that run properly for about 30 minutes then went out with no picture or sound, all it would do is click (relay?) a few times then totally shut down, dead.

    Second TV was an RCA 40" that ran for about 6 hrs. total. It went to good picture, but sound was only static.

    Third TV, after hooking it up and getting ready to program cable remote it started intermittent scratching and static. So without going any further disconnected HDMI and power.

    All TV's were working great before. At this point I'm not looking for diagnostic help with the TV's. My only question is, if the cable box was defective could that cause the TV's to go out as described above? Thank You.

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    Re: Cable TV box problem??

    First I would check out the other inputs for the TV. See if they work. If they work then yes I would think if three TV's went down on the same input then the cable box might be taking them out.

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      #3
      Re: Cable TV box problem??

      Or perhaps the HDMI cable your using is shorted internally. Cheap ebay or dollar store crap!

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        #4
        Re: Cable TV box problem??

        Originally posted by ozzy214 View Post
        Or perhaps the HDMI cable your using is shorted internally. Cheap ebay or dollar store crap!
        That is possible with a intermittent short.

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          #5
          Re: Cable TV box problem??

          this does sound like a faulty hdmi lead or a converter box fault maybe feeding the hdmi port the wrong voltage etc causing the noise and shut down.

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