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I have a haunted TV: my 4 year old Sony Bravia (Android TV) reboots seemingly intentionally during the most interesting parts of TV broadcasts. And since a few
by rob74 4y ago
I have a haunted TV: my 4 year old Sony Bravia (Android TV) reboots seemingly intentionally during the most interesting parts of TV broadcasts. And since a few weeks ago, it also regularly loses the Wi-Fi connection. Thanks Google and Sony!
- tenebrisalietum 4y agoI had a bad experience with the last (and final) cheap Android TV I got (Philips, really a rebranded FUNAI according to the Netflix device ID) - would take minutes to boot, often not power on unless unplugged, and would get slower and slower the longer it was on. Guess it was haunted as well. I left it in the house I sold.
- HAARP 4y agoAh, a classic case of haunted tech. My version is my electric bike that decides it wants to turn the power on and off as it pleases.
- newZWhoDis 4y agoUsually the culprit is aged electrolytic capacitors.
- rescbr 4y agoMine had cold solder joints on the bridge rectifier.
- ajoseps 4y agowow I also have a Sony Bravia around the same age and this also happens to me sporadically! drives me insane when it happens, but it's infrequent enough that I haven't replaced it yet.
- Minor49er 4y agoBeware. Newer TVs are haunted with so many persistent smart features that you might miss the Bravia
- cpeterso 4y agoMy Samsung TV remote used to stop working once a week, every week. The only fix was "rebooting" the remote by popping the batteries out and back in.
- Ma8ee 4y agoOur Google Chromecast tend to become very hot and then restart when the kids watch Disney+.