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Samsung TV in Portugal

  • 10-09-2019 8:22pm
    #1
    Gorteen
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    I don't think this is the right forum but maybe someone here is able to advise or guide me.
    I bought a new Samsung smart TV in Portugal and I have Vodafone satellite TV. The TV frequently fails to recognise the satellite which is connected to the HDMI 1 socket. I've tried googling a cure to no avail, other than it seems to be a common enough problem. What sometimes works is pulling out the plug from the HDMI1 socket and putting it into the HDMI 2 socket.

    I'm a luddite when it comes to this kind of thing so any advice would be very welcome.


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  • #2
    banie01
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    Have you tried a different HDMI cable to see if the issue continues with a new cable?


  • #3
    Gorteen
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    banie01 wrote: »
    Have you tried a different HDMI cable to see if the issue continues with a new cable?

    Is that likely? It's a brand new cable!


  • #4
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,276 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    Gorteen wrote: »
    Is that likely? It's a brand new cable!

    It being new doesn't preclude its having a fault.
    Quite often the line trotted out is that as HDMI is digital it either works or it doesn't.
    In practice however, poor shielding or connection can cause switching issues.
    Switching between inputs and staying dark until the inputs are cycled and random sparkles on the screen would be signs of problematic HDMI


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