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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.

Sorry Jim I can't help ya. But I know a guy...

Cut the end of the coax off, strip the wire back and put it back on.

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.

rebelp74 wrote:Cut the end of the coax off, strip the wire back and shove it back in.

I'd try this

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

Did your sunglasses cost more than the TV?

And I am a little surprised nobody said "piss on it".

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

Unfortunately no. I buy cheap sunglasses. Glad You got the Ron White reference though.

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

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.

Read Political Ponerology.

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.

(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?

(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

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.

(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.

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

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.

(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

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.

rebelp74 wrote:Read Political Ponerology.

No, is it better than regular pornography?

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!

3legged_lab wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:Read Political Ponerology.

No, is it better than regular pornography?

I don't think anything is.

(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

(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.

MT do you have a fridge or an ice box?

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

That's just mean.

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.

(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?