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TV turns off at same point in show
Posted on 10/2/17 at 6:44 am
Posted on 10/2/17 at 6:44 am
Why would my Vizio smart TV turn itself off at the same point in a recorded show? Watching from a UVerse DVR. Every time I gets to a certain spot in the show the TV turns off, but the DVR keeps going.
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Posted on 10/2/17 at 6:48 am to SCndaBR
Check your settings. Some TVs have a self timer to turn off. It's usually under the energy features. My Samsung turns off after 4 hours if no channel has been changed or volume used.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 7:53 am to Big Chipper
No timer.
I can rewind the show past the point where it turns off hit play and as soon as the show reaches the scene it turns off. I can fast forward through this point with no issues.
I can rewind the show past the point where it turns off hit play and as soon as the show reaches the scene it turns off. I can fast forward through this point with no issues.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:28 am to SCndaBR
I'm not sure why it's happening, but that would be a good prank to pull on someone.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:37 am to SCndaBR
Has to be some glitch in the show/recording that the TV doesn't like(absolutely no idea what it could be specifically...change in resolution?). I probably wouldn't worry about it, if it's just this one.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:41 am to SCndaBR
Try disabling the CEC feature on your TV. The show or DVR may have something encoded in the playback that the TV is seeing as a power-off event.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:35 am to The Next
I've never heard of this, but after a little googling this seems spot on!
Posted on 10/2/17 at 4:04 pm to SCndaBR
Turn it off. Burn it. You're being compromised! 
Posted on 10/2/17 at 4:29 pm to SCndaBR
This makes me think of audio clipping. Perhaps this is a video form of that and there is a frame that is too hot to handle for your TV? Can you skip past that section with fast forward?
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:22 pm to TigerinATL
This happens sometimes on my samsung watching 1080p files. Not sure what causes it on certain movies but it turns the TV off and back on.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:27 pm to The Next
That didn't work. I just fast forwarded to the point again, and it turned itself off.
It's the SNL hen/robber scene. Black and White, no surround sound on. Just watching a recorded episode in HD from the DVR over a HDMI cable.
It's the SNL hen/robber scene. Black and White, no surround sound on. Just watching a recorded episode in HD from the DVR over a HDMI cable.
This post was edited on 10/2/17 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 10/2/17 at 9:44 pm to SCndaBR
Did you power-cycle the TV after disabling HDMI-CEC?
If you haven't done this already, configure your DVR to output the highest resolution your TV can take. This could smooth over a possible shortcoming in the TV's processing. SNL is NBC and thus 1080i, so having your DVR output 1080p could help. If it doesn't, I'd also try 720p just for laughs. If it's a rare event, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
In general, it is possible for glitches in the signal to make TVs do weird things. For example, PCs running Windows Media Center are infamous for the 29/59 bug, which can cause TVs to stutter or even go blank as they try to flip between PC and TV timings. The problem is the signal on 1080i channels can flip rapidly (many times per second) between interlaced and non-interlaced frames, and while DVRs somehow smooth it out, PC video cards reset the video pipeline; if the latter aren't fast enough, glitches ensue. This isn't much of a problem anymore, but it was a big problem a few years ago.
If you haven't done this already, configure your DVR to output the highest resolution your TV can take. This could smooth over a possible shortcoming in the TV's processing. SNL is NBC and thus 1080i, so having your DVR output 1080p could help. If it doesn't, I'd also try 720p just for laughs. If it's a rare event, I wouldn't worry too much about it.
In general, it is possible for glitches in the signal to make TVs do weird things. For example, PCs running Windows Media Center are infamous for the 29/59 bug, which can cause TVs to stutter or even go blank as they try to flip between PC and TV timings. The problem is the signal on 1080i channels can flip rapidly (many times per second) between interlaced and non-interlaced frames, and while DVRs somehow smooth it out, PC video cards reset the video pipeline; if the latter aren't fast enough, glitches ensue. This isn't much of a problem anymore, but it was a big problem a few years ago.
Posted on 10/2/17 at 10:24 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
I literally had this same trouble with a Vizio on a show I DVRd with Direct TV.
Has never happened again in 8 months. I remember I was super worried about having a 65 inch paper weight.
Has never happened again in 8 months. I remember I was super worried about having a 65 inch paper weight.
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