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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness; Rca2000
Oh yah, one thing I forgot to mention (in terms of spooky stuff) about 6 months ago, our television started turning itself on in the middle of the night. (I'm pinging Jack, cause maybe he can explain this.) In order to correct the problem, we've plugged the TV into a sock controlled by a switch to cut the power completely. This seems to work. (If it didn't, then I'd be REALLY freaked.) Anyway, if we go to bed and forget to turn the switch off, the TV comes on about 2-3 hours later. Never ever fails now. It is the weirdest/spookiest thing I've ever seen. When I’m in bed and it's 3am and I hear voices and talking coming from the next room, it really makes me jump!!! Haven’t grabbed the pistol yet to shoot the TV.

I'm sure Jack (RCA2000) has answered this already, but I generally don't read ahead so I can answer without prejudice. Is the TV remote controlled? Depending on the method use, infrared is the most common now but there have been models that used ultrasound and radio waves I think so perhaps you could be picking up a stray infrared or other signal there although I don't think that is much of a problem as it used to be with IR but I need to bring that up while brainstorming.

Maybe the board inside that controls the power to the set is acting funny, maybe something could be going there although in most cases the set would shut off instead. Every once in a great while, my 1982 Zenith does this but we just turn her off and on and she is good as new for several months.

Not get "Art Bell" on you here but maybe you might have a ghost. B-) Not to be a smart alec or anything but one cannot discount the weird and paranormal. Me, I would have to say it could be number 2, something with the board that controls the power in your TV.
314 posted on 09/03/2006 8:30:27 AM PDT by Nowhere Man (Pansy: b. 8-19-1987 - d. 8-27-2006, I'll miss you, little princess.... B-()
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To: Nowhere Man
You might be on to something with another signal, or remote in the house, perhaps. We have a tivo remote that does turn the tv on and off, and a DVD player remote. We have taken the batteries out of the TV remote just to make sure (to no avail), but we haven't tried messing with the tivo remote yet....
327 posted on 09/03/2006 4:23:48 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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