Archive for the ‘TV’ Category
July 12th, 2011 | 
Author: I was watching TV and suddenly it kicked off and so did my microwave and air conditioner. But a few seconds later the air conditioner kicked back on by itself. And I had to use the remote to turn tv back on. Then I had to set clock on microwave because it had stopped for a few seconds too. What caused this?
Dear Miss Stevens:
From past experience, and when it happens to me, my electric company told me each neighborhood is on a different power grid, and when it reaches maximum capacity, the power will kickoff momentarily, to reset the power grid. It is generally an overuse of power, and it gives the grid a chance to reset itself
Like in the summer when everyone is running their air conditioning, many times the grid can`t handle the overage and it has to reset. I hope this info helps, and I`m sorry you have to deal with this
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We just set up a new tv in my bedroom, but it’s stealing the antenna signal from our main tv in the living room, which causes the main tv to get static. How can we fix it?
The following assumes you have a full size antenna mounted on a mast above your roof, and that it feeds a splitter somewhere inside the house for your 2 TVs.
Installing an amplifier in front of the splitter, as suggested in other answers, is never the best idea. The problem is that such amplifiers increase the strength of spurious noise, electrical interference, etc. on the feedline along with the TV signal. The end result is often worse performance than without the amp.
On a mast-mounted antenna, the only proper place for an amplifier is on the masthead itself, immediately adjacent to the antenna, where the feedline first connects at the top of the mast.
Even better, your problem can be solved by upgrading the antenna, or possibly installing a rotor and ensuring that the antenna is pointed directly at the transmitting towers. Either method would increase signal voltage into the splitter, very possibly solving your problem without an amplifier.
If this doesn’t describe your circumstances, edit your question with complete Information about your antenna (type, where it’s mounted, how high, rotor yes or no, etc.), where the splitter is located, and approximately how many feet from the splitter to each of the 2 TVs.
The man at the store told me about the 3D tv, but arent all TV’s 3D, only some TV’s look 2D when you look at them from the side because they are like half a cm thick. WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?
A 3D TV made the picture seem like it is coming toward you and adding depth to the picture. The 3D TV works similar to our eyes, showing two different angles of the same object. 3D glasses act like our brain, interpreting that image and allowing us to see depth.
3D TVs also allow you to watch 3D Blu-rays, 3D stations and play 3D games. Here’s a link for some Information on 3D technology: http://www.3d-hq.com/