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Title: Will unplugging a TV from the wall
Post by: Alienreb on May 17, 2002, 03:30:21 pm

damage it or short it out?  The reason I am asking this is that I've got my power strip cord running from the back of the cabinet and the TV automatically powers on whenever I plug it in.  I know that arcade monitors can do this without any trouble, but I'm curious if standard televisions can do the same.    THX

Title: Re: Will unplugging a TV from the wall
Post by: JustMichael on May 17, 2002, 04:44:05 pm

No.  It won't damage it.  TVs that turn on when power is applied to them are rare these days.  Every tv I have seen for several years you have to hit the power button on the tv or on the remote to turn it on.

Title: Re: Will unplugging a TV from the wall
Post by: aramis on May 17, 2002, 08:58:52 pm

my new RCA 25" s-vid works like this:

If I turn it off w/ the power button, yank the plug and plug it back in, it doesn't come back on automatically. I have to hit the power button.

If I just yank the plug with it on, then plug it back in, it comes back on automatically.

Whether or not it does any damage, I dunno...

Title: Well
Post by: Alienreb on May 18, 2002, 10:01:56 pm

It is a JVC 27" television for any of you wanting to know.

Title: Re: Will unplugging a TV from the wall
Post by: delta88 on May 20, 2002, 08:52:17 am

well its not a tv but I have a 21" vga sony trinitron in my mspacman and i have that and the pc plugged into a power strip...and I have aos setup so I can turn it on and it starts playing mspacman but will exit to aos menu..and when you are done I just hit the power button on top of the cab....is that what you are doin???