18 month old TV keeps turning itself on

mqandy

Hi,

I've got a pretty cheap, 22" LCD TV from 'Logik' ( Whoo? ).

It's around 18 months old, from Currys, and has recently started a really annoying habit of turning itself on from standby - usually in the middle of the night!

( OT I know I shouldn't leave it on standby, but it only seems to draw around 1w idle - so for now, it's a lot easier than fiddling with the extension leads behind the TV stand! )

Is this fairly common with LCD tellys, and if not, would Currys be likely to repair / replace it??

Herbsman

of course its not common !!!!!!! take it back immediately and explain the problem - they are sure to replace it.

mqandy

Well, common as a fault I guess I meant!

TheSaint_2

I had a goodmans stereo that used to do exactly the same thing
It would turn on in the middle of the night at full volume! Worst part was it was next to my bed! In the end i had to turn it off at the socket. Looks like you are stuck with that option - sorry!

jackieb

I have a Panasonic Viera and it sometimes turns itself off and onto standby. It doesn't happen all the time and I only need to turn it back on and it's okay again. I still have 3 years of a 5yr guarantee left on it so if it gets worse i'll see to it.

I've already had a new colour tube (don't think it's exactly that but it's whatever it is that plasma's have). The TV was under a year old. The local shop I bought it from ordered the part, took my TV away in the morning and took it back late in the afternoon. I didn't expect that to happen on a TV that cost £1200.

I don't think it matters if your TV is a cheap one or not as the dearer ones can have faults which are just as bad.

How long was your guarantee for?