All posts by Joanne
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MikeB, thanks for your quick reply.
This latest TV I have bought is a Celcus HD TV/DVD combi from Sainsbury's. I have now tried it in both the other rooms where I already have HD ready TVs working. It just wouldn't work in either of those rooms either. I disconnected the existing TVs and put this new one in their place and the blinking red standby button was the only thing I got again.
I know that the remote control for this new TV/DVD combi is working ok because I noticed I could change TV channels on the existing TVs with it, even though the existing TVs are a different brand. I hope you're still following this and I haven't confused you too much!
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MikeB, thanks for all the time you have spent checking out things for me.
Whatever TV I end up getting I don't want anything too fancy or complicated, it's for my 13 year old daughter, so I think we'd both be happy with something quite basic. I'm certainly not tech savvy and neither is she.
I'm just going to have a look at both John Lewis and Richer Sounds websites. I've never even heard of Richer Sounds so that's a new one for me to maybe try! I wonder what Richer Sounds' policy is about exchanging TVs? Ha ha. Mind you, I notice they do an installation service. I wonder how much that costs?
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I took the TV back to Sainsbury's this afternoon and got my money back so that was good.
I've just had a thought. I've got a 22" Hitachi TV/DVD combi already set up in one of the other bedrooms that I've had for the last year or so. Knowing that this TV/DVD definitely works I think tomorrow I'll disconnect it from its current location and take it in to my daughter's room just to see if it will work in her room.
I think, in the back of my mind, I'm starting to question whether the two TVs that I've had to get refunds on really were faulty or could there possibly be something wrong with the electrical wiring and/or the aerial cable in my daughter's bedroom. I can't imagine why, in reality, there would be anything wrong with them as the previous analogue TV and freeview box were working in there only 2 days ago but I'm starting to get paranoid.
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Wednesday 9 July 2014 9:30PM
Hi, hope you can help please.
I have 4 TVs in my home, one in the sitting room and one in each of the 3 bedrooms. I am currently trying to update each of these TVs, one at a time, as finances allow. I had the old analogue TVs each with a freeview box.
I replaced the first 2 TVs with HD ready TVs in the last year, with no problem at all. Yesterday I bought a 3rd HD ready TV for one of the bedrooms. I attached the aerial connection (it's an outdoor one on the roof) and plugged the TV in and got absolutely nothing, not even the standby light came on. After numerous hours trying to get it to switch on, I eventually gave up and took it back to the shop for a refund.
I then purchased a different make of HD ready TV from a different shop. Again got the aerial connected and plugged the TV in. This time, the red standby light came on, flashing on and off. And that's as far as I got. Nothing, absolutely nothing else happened.
I know for certain the remote controls are working. Nothing is blocking the standby button, I haven't left any sticky film on it by mistake. What is wrong? Is it me or is it the TVs? I'm thinking I'm going to have to take this 2nd TV back to the shop tomorrow. Problem is I'm quickly running out of alternative shops to try and buy a 3rd TV. I'm too embarrassed to go back to the shops where I've already bought the first two TVs.