I think that one HDMI port really is dying - sometimes it doesn't even register that anything is connected. Shit. I really can't afford another tv right now if the other one goes too.
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I think that one HDMI port really is dying - sometimes it doesn't even register that anything is connected. Shit. I really can't afford another tv right now if the other one goes too.
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Have you tried switching ends? Sometimes that helps for a while. Meaning unplug the HDMI cable, plug the end that was in the PS4 into the TV...
If you do it while there's a signal running through the wire it can cause a short, at least in older TV's.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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I've tried a few devices all with their own cords. Once in awhile one works (back and forth) But less and less now.
If I had a soldering iron I suppose I could rip open the back somehow and at least have a look. Could be that simple I guess. Never opened up one of these things before so
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Plugging hdmi cables in and out a lot has been known to weaken ports.
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So trying different things was probably a bad idea and probably made it worse?Originally Posted by deadlegion
I have to switch between things on the other port now
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I didn't do so very much beforehand either.
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Don't keep swapping things on those ports
Buy a cheap hdmi switch they're cheaper to replace than a whole tv.
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I have no choice if I wanna play the Xbox
I can get a new tv by Christmas (I want a new one anyways if you'll recall) maybe sooner. Hopefully this will last for a few months.
I'm certainly not going to use it on my little 720p tv
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Even if you get a new tv the same thing could happen, no matter what brand or how expensive it is. Ok if it's under warranty then it can be fixed but it's still a bloody hassle.
Get a switch it's insurance
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wtf are you swapping anyway? You only have an Xbone I don't understand why you'd need to swap anything
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I only have 2 ports on the tv. So PC and Xbone now have to be on one. Plus my cable but I guess I could always use a composite cable with it - if in fact I ever actually want to watch tvwtf are you swapping anyway? You only have an Xbone I don't understand why you'd need to swap anything
Plus the 360 which I haven't bothered with in ages anyways. And is now in fact along with my PS2 plugged into my little 720p tv. And on my PC too (I like having a second little screen for my music player or gameguides)
Last edited by Zaladane; 31st-July-2018 at 03:01.
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Just ditch the cable tv altogether. Is that bundled with your internet or what?
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Also do you mean component when you say composite? Composite is SD.
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Aw dammit that was my last smoke
Thought I had another pouch but nope.
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No. It has everything on the cable box, including component. Even a coax. Hell it even has a usb for some reason. Optical audio out and a weird extra digital thing for something else. Oh and some odd - well it says extra serial on it. And an ethernet port. Think I only have composite cables atm.
I could take a picture
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