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Phillips Magnavox TV Complaint - Resolved!

PHILLPS TV TURNS ITSELF ON LOUD - 27 Inch Phillips TV Turns Itself On To LOUD

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Posted By: Greatbridgedriver on 2/16/2005

Does anyone know why a Phillips 27" color tv would turn itself on with nobody around and then go up to the loudest volume automatically? When the volume is turned down, it turns itself back up. The tv has to be unplugged to stop the cycle. It is not the remote. I blocked the sensor on the tv and disabled the remotes and it still turns itself on and goes to the highest volume automatically.

UPDATE: Thanks for the advice-especially the comment about HEAT. A portable heater has been moved away from the tv set and it seems to be working fine- for now. Also, dust inside the tv set was vacumed out.

UPDATE: One month has passed and the tv still works right. Cleaning out the inside may have been the answer to alleviate heat. Thanks.

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chris75056_1 (02/16/2005)

Sounds like an excellent day for an exorcism.

sanford31031 (02/18/2005)

Hmmm, did he not say that IT WAS NOT THE REMOTE?

Slimjim

(02/18/2005)

In two of the five sentence complaint the poster made clear it was not the remote. Biz’ advice-maybe it’s the remote. Que una id!ota grande!

Greatbridgedriver (02/19/2005)

Thank you for your ideas. Living in a rural area, I don't expect it is a neighbor. There is a wifi setup in the house and lots of cordless stuff but you are likely correct that the tv needs repairing.
None of the other tvs come on automatically like this one does.

miantani75 (02/20/2005)

Sounds like your house is haunted. Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

compwiz (02/21/2005)

Philips (Rebadged Funai's/Symphonics) are junk. I wouldn't be suprised that you have that sort of problem. I have a 13" "Philips" TV who skips around channels by itself.

Greatbridgedriver (03/17/2007)

Over a year later, the tv still works fine- glad I didn't throw it out.

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