Samsung Television Troubleshooting: Fix Common Problems

Your Samsung TV has lines running across the picture. They mess everything up. You don't need horizontal bars in your view. We will walk through some things you can try to fix the problem. Let's get started.

Your Samsung TV has become a sound system instead of a TV. It has lost the vision part of television. You can hear sound just fine, but the picture is black. You need a solution! Binge listening isn't what your TV is for! There are a number of things to check before you might have to deal with the inside of your TV, so don't fear, there are a lot of simple, straightforward causes to check first.

Your Samsung TV is not responding when you try to turn it on. It may show a red light and nothing else. It may have a blinking red light. It might have no light showing at all. Where do you start to try and get it working again? We will walk through the causes and solutions, and what to try first. It isn't as hard as you might think! Note: this wiki applies to newer Samsung TVs, not rear projection units or projectors.

Your TV has bars on the screen. And the picture isn't from the inside of a jail! Let's look at some likely causes and how to fix things.

Your Samsung TV powers off in the middle of things. It shuts off for no apparent reason. You have touched nothing, but then you watch it shut down by itself. It may have even gone off the deep end and is cycling on and off rapidly! Maybe every 5 seconds! Frustration! There is hope and it likely doesn't involve a new TV! Others have found the solutions and fixed the TV. You can too, and it's probably easier than you think! Let's dive in.

Your Samsung TV won't say anything. You have picture, but can't hear anything from your device. It has become the silent type. We will start with the totally simple, and move to the more complicated. Modern TVs have so many settings, that it's very easy to lose track of them, and sometimes even your TV does too.

Your Samsung TV is turning itself on without you doing anything. It may do it at random times or may be doing it repeatedly. Here are some fixes