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WTF - I need someones help with our TV's
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Ok so we moved into our apartment about a week ago. We got the tv from insight hooked up last thursday, and the guy who moved in brought a tv. Somehow that tv got messed up and when it was turned on it looked like you were on acid and none of the buttons would work. Couldnt even turn it off with out un plugging it. So I brought down a tv when I came on friday, got it plugged in and started watching some tv. I notice thats theres lines going down the tv, kind of like what you see on the news when they point a camera at a computer or tv except they werent black.
Then my parents bring down tv number 3, on saturday. We unplug two, and plug in three. Shortly after the tv starts to flicker and the colors would change around. Nothing too bad, but certainly wasnt working right. Then on monday the last roommate brings his tv down. Plus it in, works fine monday and tuesday, then today it just started randomly flickering and turning off. We used to be able to just turn it back on, but after this process for 10 times, it no longer turns on.
Now none of these tvs were brand new or anything, but theres no fucking way 4 tvs all decide to suddenly crash and burn within a week. The two that I brought I never had any problems before plugging them into the tv hook up here. I plan on calling insight tommorrow and trying to figure out what the fuck is going on, but I doubt they will help at all..Does anyone know what the fuck is going on?
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Its something to do with the power coming out the socket, im saying theirs too much.
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I will, in the morning, I cant do anything now.
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you have to pay for your cable dude, they wont descramble it til you do
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try plugging you TV into a different outlet on a different circuit.
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yea i was gonna say too much power to the unit or to little. or random amounts that fuck with it. bad circuitry maybe
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There's only one reasonable explanation: haunted outlets. You need a Comcast exorcist pronto.
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haha
and yeah I could see faulty outlets being the problem. Our apartment looks like it was built by a ten year old. Who can I bitch to to get our 4 tvs replaced, because thats some bullshit to have 4 tvs messed up.
Our landlord is a piece of shit as well.. never answers his phone or is at his office, guys never done anything for us when he says he will. Who can I bitch to about that? BBB?
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That sounds a lot like our landlord, the laziest asshole ever. If you bitch enough, he should eventually give in to your requests, if only to make you leave him alone.
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we cant ever get ahold of him to bitch about the problems though.. my vote was to stop paying rent, then we will see him soon enough.
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that would be my guess, too much voltage and it's frying your tv's
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Are you plugging the TVs into a power strip? Is it a new or old power strip? If you are plugging the TVs directly into the outlet, and your apt is a janky as you say, its a good possibilty that the outlet is frying the TVs.
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plugging them straight into the outlet..
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