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OK, this is just odd, we have a wall mounted TV, fed from 1 side of a Dual Socket. The other side of the same socket feeds 7.1 Amp an Android Box and a Router. The Socket is on the Ring Main on the main floor, with 8 other Sockets, on this Floor and upstairs. Also, as I discovered yesterday, the Combi Boiler is also on the same RCD in the Consumer Unit.

Every now and again, the TV just goes off and straight back on, when something else is switched on. Now that can be a TV on a completely different circuit and breaker or the Lights Upstairs. Even something like a Printer being switched on can cause the TV to 'blip"

I have checked all connections in every plug in the house, tightened every screw in all sockets and all screws in Consumer Unit. I have found nothing loose. I have used a plug in polarity tester to make sure all plugs are OK, which they are.

I am lost now. I am leaning towards a failing Power Supply in the TV that is very susceptible to an even minute power dip. Open to any suggestions.
 
This has to be something to do with the remote controls or TV setup? My TV remote will control my Amazon TV and other connected devices without me ever having set it up.

I assume when you turn something on, it's either the remote directly switching power on/off to the TV. Or the HDMI port is activating the TV once the unit plugged in via the HDMI is detected?
 
This has to be something to do with the remote controls or TV setup? My TV remote will control my Amazon TV and other connected devices without me ever having set it up.

I assume when you turn something on, it's either the remote directly switching power on/off to the TV. Or the HDMI port is activating the TV once the unit plugged in via the HDMI is detected?
No remotes are used at all when switching something else ON. I do not have remote controlled lights upstairs or printer. The TV upstairs is switched on with the button on the front.
 
Can you go in your TV options and settings and see if you can configure your TV to not pick up HDMI power?

Sometimes devices send signals to your TV via IR too. So check the connected devices perhaps too.

I think this is probably a setting issue with either your TV or a connected device that's getting power and trying to turn on your TV.

The feature is meant to be setup so that when you get home from work, you power one unit up, and it turns on your TV and Amp and anything else you've set it up to do it on. But modern devices scan for remote signals to copy etc.

So I'm thinking device. And nowt to do with power leads etc.
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When I used my Xbox and had the Xbox Kinect setup, I used to be able to say Xbox On as I was in the kitchen making a brew, and it would power up, then send a signal via IR to turn on my TV, Amp, and Skybox.

Microsoft stopped supporting the Kinect so much so I don't use that now. But if I press power on my TV remote, that will turn on my Amp and TV. And if I power up my Xbox using the Xbox pad, that too will turn on my TV. Which then turns on my Amp.

I think my Amazon remote also does it, but my TV will power up my Amazon TV thing, and then the TV remote controls that device too.

And I haven't set any of that up. I did on the Kinect. But not the recent setup.
 
Whilst I can understand some of the logic you are using I am at a loss how turning ON a light in my Bedroom can somehow be sending a signal down an HDMI cable into my TV, downstairs! Or am I missing something?
 
Oh ---- no that's not what's going on in my head lol

Christ knows what that is mate! :D :D :D

I thought you meant other connected devices and stuff.

Don't suppose your light in your bedroom is one of those fancy Philips connected ones?
 
lol.... Nope, a good old fashioned 150w Incandescent Clear Bulb.....

This is why I did not put my post in this Forum, it was moved here for some reason.

It is just plain weird. I even ran a new Twin & Earth for the TV alone, right back to the Consumer Unit and put it on a new breaker as a temp thing to see if that cured it. It didn't....Odd
 
Had something similar to this a while ago, my money is on a tv booster in the loft tapped off the lighting circuit.had it with a customer who everytime he turned his lights on it switched the tv off, went in the loft and there was an aerial booster in there tapped into the upstairs lights.
Disconnected it and cured the problem
 
This is why I did not put my post in this Forum, it was moved here for some reason.
My bad. I moved it there. Moved to lighting forum lol

I think this problem would suit a few categories until we find the source of the problem lol

I thought (and hoped) we had some traffic from Media Centre searches then damn it. Looks like it's another bloody lighting thread and we're not really taking over the world. :(
 
now that everyone’s confused, I think the OP answered his own question with faulty power supply/ power board in the tv itself.
Not very practical maybe, but can you test
1. A different tv in that location, plugged into everything as this tv is.
2. This tv plugged in elsewhere in the house and see if fault continues.
 

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