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Postby assateague » Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:54 pm

Ok, I have old TVs. But I don't understand how this can happen.

There are 4 TVs in the house. All without boxes, coax plugged directly in. All roughly the same age. The one in the living room, in front of my chair, is acting up. How is it acting up, you say? It will randomly "pick" channels which have no sound. Picture is excellent, and looks just like the other channels, which have sound. For instance, the history channel has been silent for 5 days. Some channels will be silent for a day, or a half a day, and the next time you go around, they have sound. None of the other TVs do this, so obviously it's a TV problem, not a cable provider problem.

While I'm not really concerned about this, how is it possible? I've never seen TV from a coax be anything but on or off, basically clear or fuzzy. Yet here I now have "random volume channels", with crystal clear pictures on all of them. It's not like I'm buying a new TV, or even trying to fix it, just curious as to how this can happen. For now, I simply don't watch the channels with no sound.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:00 pm

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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:02 pm

Cut the end of the coax off, strip the wire back and put it back on.
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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:07 pm

may have to redo both ends. Also before that, check the back of the tv and see how much dust is on and in it. May just need to be blown out.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:08 pm

rebelp74 wrote:Cut the end of the coax off, strip the wire back and shove it back in.
I'd try this
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Re: TV Question

Postby 3legged_lab » Thu Jun 20, 2013 10:36 pm

I don't know. My tv viewing is provided by way of an hdmi cable and a satellite from outerfuckinspace.
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Re: TV Question

Postby assateague » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:08 pm

Did your sunglasses cost more than the TV?
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Re: TV Question

Postby assateague » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:09 pm

And I am a little surprised nobody said "piss on it".
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Re: TV Question

Postby 3legged_lab » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:11 pm

assateague wrote:Did your sunglasses cost more than the TV?

Unfortunately no. I buy cheap sunglasses. Glad You got the Ron White reference though.
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Re: TV Question

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:53 pm

get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
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Re: TV Question

Postby assateague » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:00 am

I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.
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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:03 am

Read Political Ponerology.
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Re: TV Question

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:22 am

assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:29 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
do you own a microwave?
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:31 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
I battled through an overcast day all while building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Top that
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Re: TV Question

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:38 am

Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
do you own a microwave?


negative.
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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:39 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
do you own a microwave?


negative.

You poor little fella.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:41 am

rebelp74 wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
do you own a microwave?


negative.

You poor little fella.
but he has a computer. I'd rather have a microwave than a computer
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Re: TV Question

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:42 am

rebelp74 wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.
do you own a microwave?


negative.

You poor little fella.


i like not having stuff like tv and microwaves. in fact, i go 4 days a week with little to no cell service, no internet, and a single lightbulb.
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Re: TV Question

Postby 3legged_lab » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:43 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.

Books are for people who don't have a 47" w/ hd
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Re: TV Question

Postby (MT)Montanafowler » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:44 am

Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
I battled through an overcast day all while building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Top that


i watched an antelope give birth the other day. two days ago i was drinking my coffee and saw the same animal with twin fawns.
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Re: TV Question

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rebelp74 wrote:Read Political Ponerology.

No, is it better than regular pornography?
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:45 am

3legged_lab wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:get rid of the TV's and get a god damned book. Aldo Leopold would be proud.

Books are for people who don't have a 47" w/ hd
Haha!
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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:48 am

3legged_lab wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:Read Political Ponerology.

No, is it better than regular pornography?

I don't think anything is.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:49 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
I battled through an overcast day all while building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Top that


i watched an antelope give birth the other day. two days ago i was drinking my coffee and saw the same animal with twin fawns.
hold on...the timer on the microwave just went off, the fridge door got left open and is beeping and I gotta set the DVR to record a flick
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Re: TV Question

Postby rebelp74 » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:49 am

(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
I battled through an overcast day all while building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Top that


i watched an antelope give birth the other day. two days ago i was drinking my coffee and saw the same animal with twin fawns.

Yeah but you didn't watch it in high def.
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Re: TV Question

Postby Redbeard » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:49 am

MT do you have a fridge or an ice box?
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Re: TV Question

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Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
assateague wrote:I read about two books a week, thank you very much. But ironically enough, I don't like reading when it's quiet. I prefer to have the TV on. If I didn't have a wife and kids, I'd be living and writing a version of Walden which would make Thoreau shit his pants.


you'd have to move to Montana for that. today i battled a snowstorm, hail, and rain all while brazing a gate in a half hour's time.
I battled through an overcast day all while building a log cabin with Lincoln Logs. Top that


i watched an antelope give birth the other day. two days ago i was drinking my coffee and saw the same animal with twin fawns.
hold on...the timer on the microwave just went off, the fridge door got left open and is beeping and I gotta set the DVR to record a flick

:lol: That's just mean. :lol:
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Re: TV Question

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Redbeard wrote:MT do you have a fridge or an ice box?


fridge, for half a week. the rest of the time i use a cooler.
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Re: TV Question

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(MT)Montanafowler wrote:
Redbeard wrote:MT do you have a fridge or an ice box?


fridge, for half a week. the rest of the time i use a cooler.

:?: :?: :?: Do you only get power for half a week, travel a lot or what?
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