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Televisions and home hardware — display, power and connection faults.

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TV / display

TV has sound but no picture

Fix a TV with audio but a black screen: run the menu and flashlight tests to tell a failed backlight from a bad input, then check HDMI cables, ports, power resets, and picture settings.

tvhdmiblack-screenbacklightdisplay
6 troubleshooting stepsRead guide →
TV / display

TV says no signal

Fix a TV showing No Signal: the message proves the screen works, so the fault is the input, the source device, the HDMI handshake, or the cable. Includes the built-in cable tests.

tvhdmino-signalinputdisplay
6 troubleshooting stepsRead guide →