Wiring up a TV to turn on?

[dmish82]

Hi,

I have a TV i bought that does not power back on when power is cut off using a Smart strip or with just a regular outlet (only TV i could buy that would fit in my cabinet). It is a 27" Sansui and I was wondering if anyone has tried or knows of a way to wire up the TV to turn back on after power is cut off to it since the Smartstrip is unable to turn my particular TV on. I was thinking of something along the lines of using a relay and connecting it to the power switch somehow but who knows. Thanks.

[Shifty]

Depends, is the power button a momentary switch? Or on/off? Using a relay would work fine for on/off, might be a bit of a bugger to get working with a momentary switch. When you turn it on, it would have to send a short signal, and then when you turn it off, another short signal.

[TalkingOctopus]

I had the same scenario with the smart strip and my TV.  I ended up buying a cheap universal remote and taking it apart, connecting the power button of the remote to an arcade pushbutton.  Then I extended the IR emitter to in front of the TV so when you press the pushbutton attached to the remote it turns on the TV.

[normchorus]

Or you could go with the ultra low-tech, yet cool and effective way: http://www.ysib.com/zoom/monitor.html