television on standby coming on.

[r-englefield]

Can anyone help, my daughters tv in her bedroom comes on when it's on standby. It freaks us out sometimes when your alone in the house and you hear voices upstairs! It's even woken her up at night. It happens about once a week or so. Ive told her to turn it off but does anyone know of a reason why this happens or have we a spook!!!!

[Davethedog]

Is there an alarm function on the TV?

[bravejordy]

I have a jukebox that does exactly the same. It can be quite scary when I'm alone in the house and I hear the jukebox in my dining room downstairs suddenly spring to life! I'm guessing it's down to a stray signal from some other source or perhaps the fluorescent tube light. I find the only solution is to switch the jukebox off at the wall socket.

[r-englefield]

Hi thanks for replying, I dont think theres an alarm davethedog and perhaps we've both got visitors bravejordy!

[Old_Geezer]

Well I assume it isn't your daughter rolling over in her sleep and lying on the remote ?

Could be a nearby remote uses the same signals I suppose. Seems unlikely though. My best guess is a fault in the TV, in which case there may be little that can be done, although you could try a TV repair shop.

Alternatively you could opt not to use standby and turn off at the switch, as you suggest. That'd be cheaper.

[r-englefield]

Thanks Old_Geezer I'll get her to turn it off, mind you that means her getting out of bed!!!

[HowardKennitby]

you could buy some of these.

http://www.google.co....22e68&biw=952&bih=879

[r-englefield]

Thanks HowardKennitby, good idea.

[T&S]

Maybe it's a case for Derek Acorah...

[Hopkirk]

Buy her a new TV, and give me the haunted one.

[joggybear]

Spooky, but always switch off at mains, as it could be on way out, and if it overheats could cause fire.

[Hopkirk]

We used to have a TV which would come on from standby, if there was a power cut.

Where we lived at the time we had quite regular short interruptions of power.

[r-englefield]

Still chuckling about your answer Hopkirk.