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WolverineMike

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I've got a philips HDTV.....LCD, not Plasma. Had it for over a year, and just this morning all of a sudden the HDMI ports 1 and 2 quit working. But port 3 is working fine. I had my PS3 and the Cable box going into 1 and 2. I've tried both in port 3 and am able to view, so I know it's not the cable. Anybody else had problems like this? Or have a suggestion as to what the problem could be?
 
WolverineMike;1883154; said:
I've got a philips HDTV.....LCD, not Plasma. Had it for over a year, and just this morning all of a sudden the HDMI ports 1 and 2 quit working. But port 3 is working fine. I had my PS3 and the Cable box going into 1 and 2. I've tried both in port 3 and am able to view, so I know it's not the cable. Anybody else had problems like this? Or have a suggestion as to what the problem could be?
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Mike, I haven't had port problems but I did pull the end off my HDMI cable causing the picture to go away. The cable was the problem in my case not the TV. This question suggests a similar problem as yours, but no resolution that is simple.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101002015219AABBVtm
 
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WolverineMike;1883562; said:
i don't know what that means, so no......
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Unplugging/plugging while the power is on from the the TV and equipment being connected. This could possibly create problems. Maybe a voltage surge or an ESD (electro-static discharge) that could fry something sensative inside...

EDIT: Or just read above link...:biggrin:
 
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Saw31;1883585; said:
Unplugging/plugging while the power is on from the the TV and equipment being connected. This could possibly create problems. Maybe a voltage surge or an ESD (electro-static discharge) that could fry something sensative inside...
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Damnit man, I JUST posted that link. Did you have to bother with a full sentence to explain? Because now I look even more lazy! :biggrin:


But yeah, you'd be surprised what that little 5v can do in damage. Just avoid it in the future as much as possible.
 
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Buckeneye;1883586; said:
Damnit man, I JUST posted that link. Did you have to bother with a full sentence to explain? Because now I look even more lazy! :biggrin:


But yeah, you'd be surprised what that little 5v can do in damage. Just avoid it in the future as much as possible.
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Lazy!!!



:p
 
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WolverineMike;1883593; said:
i'm sure i've done that before. I'll try and avoid it in the future. thanks.
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It's unlikely to hurt anything, but the possiblity is there. Circuit boards are pretty sensative.

Also, and some people may be skeptical, but be careful dragging cables across carpet. The plastic outer shell can store up static in the same manner that a ballon does when you rub it on the carpet. Then when you touch the connector to the equpiment you get an ESD.
 
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I used to fix nintendos and stuff when I was a kid for money. :) 99% of the time something somewhere just came unsoldered.

That said, it sounds like it was leaving it off for a while that may have fixed it, not any "jiggling" of the cords or such that would remake the connection, if temporary. There are a number of things that a good shutdown can give, including charge release.

Edit: on a related note, if you work on your computer, always hit the off/on button on anything electric after unplugging it and before working on it. I used to build tons of computers, and repair them, and I've zapped more than my fair share of RAM, etc. (I was never good with the cardboard/wood surface, grounding myself, etc. for a long time before this starting biting me.)
 
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