Has your TV ever just turned on by itself? Any logical explainations for this??

Question

Mine has, as well as the DVD player turning on by itself
a couple of times while doing the dishes, I'd think to myself, "okay well, it's time to play a movie"
about 5 feet away from the entertainment center one or the other has turned on by itself.
it happened 3-4 times in less than a yr.
how can this be explained exactly?
[I didn't TOUCH IT!!]
hmmm ....

WE DO NOT USE A REMOTE CONTROL
IT HAS NOT HAD BATTERIES IN IT FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS NOW
COZ WE ONLY RENT OUT MOVIES NOW :-)

Answer 1

Someone else has a remote that operates on the same frequency, or else you have electrical issues either in the TV or (since it's more than just the TV) in your wiring.

Answer 2

Hi , I'm new to this group and this first thing, that I am going to say is going to make the most of you believe, that I am just out to pull a few leg's, but I'm not. I love this statement, the first ten years of my marrage, my husband bought more T.V., DvD player's and light bulb's than most buy in a life time, thinking we were having one type of problem or another. After a few year's, and living in several different homes that had that same said "Problem" I got the gut's up to tell him that I came from a long line of women, that happen to be born with different types of thing's that to this day he doesn't understand, But... I can say he leaves the T.V.'s alone and just stock's the house up with light bulb's and batterys. I wish I could explain why thing like that happen, but even I grew up to just get use to all the little thing's that have fun where ever I live, I have an idea, but if I go into all of that now, You may all want someone to put me in a nut house...LOL...Have a great day and Rock On!!!

Answer 3

HIGHLY doubtful it is another remote on the same frequency because TV remotes don't use RF. They are Infrared light controlled. Each button press sends a series of flashing IR light from the remote to the TV. I have seen instances where HAM radios transmitting at a moderate power can induce signals into the components of a TV or stereo and cause turning off and on. I had a stereo that turned on or off every time I keyed up my 6 meter radio.
There are too many other possibilities to eliminate before jumping right into spirit activity.
EDIT: I actually came home today to a tv that was on, sound turned down. There is no way we could have left this morning with the picture on. It is a wide screen TV and takes up a good portion of one wall. :)

Answer 4

I used to live in a mobile home. All the electrical stuff went through a trip switch box (under the sink in the kitchen) I would be watching TV sometimes and the trip switch would switch it's self off, plunging me into darkness. THAT WAS CREEPY, and I had the system checked to make sure every thing was OK, and it was............No explanation for it other than the fact that the old guy who had lived there before me didn't have a TV as he didn't like the noise!!! (found this out talking to a neighbour, shortly before I moved out!!!))

Answer 5

Ah yes,
I had a t.v. that used to do that sometimes. There were even a couple of times when it started turning itself on and off, over and over again.

It's nothing to worry about at all! I was not afraid because I was always sure that there must be a glitch in the t.v. circuits - probably the ones that have to do with activating it. Eventually, it gave out entirely and I bought a new one - no problems since then :)

Answer 6

I've never had a tv turn on for me, but I have had one cut off. I had been dosing with the tv on and I woke when the tv cut off. I usually leave the remote within reaching distance from me, so it is logical that I turned it off my self while I was still sleeping. I'm not worried about it, there's a ton of possible explainations as to what could have happened.
I would advise you to not worry about it.

Answer 7

This has happened to me before!!! It scared me too. But I realized that there was something off in the wiring. I was told there was a "short" in the wire. For whatever reason it could not maintain a prolonged current flowing through it. It could also have to do with the number of appliances that you have plugged in to a certain circuit in your house. You could have more than one circuit in a room, and if there are multiple things drawing on one circuit it can become overloaded and momentarily "chip" out. Have you noticed anything else turn off? I hope this helps...

Answer 8

I had a TV that did that and when I rearranged my living room it stopped. I think it had something with light coming in the window and passing cars triggering the remote sensor on the TV. I lived in an apartment then and maybe someone had the same make TV or something.

Answer 9

Awesome. I truly hope this is not bull. If it isn't it is the coolest question ever. Could be a power surge. Or a "friend" that is also a practical joker put some kind of a chip in it that makes it do that just to see the look on your face and he comes over to see you. Try to remember where you bought the equipment and who has had access to it besides you. Is someone trying to get you committed to a loony bin? If so, in what way would they benefit from that?

Answer 10

my t.v. turns its self off usually at the last part of the movie. or when I know that I'm supposed to be doing something else.Its my family's way of reminding me ,to getter done.Now my computer is a different story.....Its always turning its self on,after I shut it off.As long as its playfulness is harmless,be thankfully you have a fun guest or someone in visitation.Unless you are threatened by it......then do some research on the land,and the homes occupants.you can also ask your family members if anyone has crossed over ,that loved t.v or your choices in movies......Blessed be!