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Dodgers vs Angels

Have Dodgers on season record, Upcoming shows it recording on Angel ch not Dodgers. I’ve tried to reschedule but defaults to Angles. Any work around? Thanks

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black screen

ive deleted app and reinstalled and im still getting a black screen on my iphone13. It swirls, then all I see is a black screen!!

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Black screen

What does it mean when you have a black screen? The tv and U-verse box is on

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Black Screen

DVR indicates it is recording my shows. but when I go to watch them all that is there is a black screen. This has happened on several networks in the last week. Also, I can watch a DVR recording and it plays fine. But when I go to watch it again all it shows is a black screen.

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Black box

Does the black box allow you to watch TV on multiple channels in your home. Does it provide 520 MB of wireless services?

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black screen

my screen is black from trying to make compatibility between the TV and DVD player

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Black screen

DVR started deleting shows , guide saying channel not available on certain channels. Now screen is completely black. Tried reboot several times but still black screen. Main genie box sometimes blue light flashes and it shows it is recording but still black screen.

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Black and White

The picture is in Black and White. I know it is not a TV issue, I've tried two TV's on the receiver, however, the picture is Black and White. What could be the problem?

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Black lines

Yesterday, to my delight, the gray lines on my local channels were replaced by black, which were so much better. But now the ugly gray lines are back. I'm so disappointed. The black looked like it framed the program, and didn't make it look tacky like the gray bars do.Please, if there's a way to get

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Intermittent black screen

What is the protocol to eliminate the problem of a screen going black for a few seconds at frequent intervals?

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black screen

I have a Samsung Smart TV. It works fine for services like Netflix, but when on HDMI1 I get only a black screen.

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Frozen, Pixelated Black Screen

Our TV continues to give us a black screen, pixelated screen or freezes for 2-3 seconds, whether live or recorded

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Intermittent Black Screen

Around April 30th I started to notice a partial or full black screen while watching Direct TV. It occurs around 20 minutes in and the black screen shows for about a second and repeats every 10 seconds. At first I thought it was my TCL TV going bad, but this isn't happening when I'm streaming Netflix

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BLACK screen

I have a HR 21-100 in which constantly has black screens on all my channels. We can go thru the set up and occasionally can get it to work again but more times than not....the screen goes completely black again. We also have taken our other receivers and hooked/plugged them into the room where we ha

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Sides Black Out

On either side of my tv I am getting a black out.  Instead of a full screen on the tv I am getting a minimized screen with two black strips.  Most of my channels are full screen but when I've dvr'd I get it.  Please anyone can you help?

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black screen

Been watching on demand and live tv on my computer for 4 years. Now I get right to WATCH NOW and then a black screen. Live tv says" Sorr, we ran into a problem. Please refresh page and restart video player

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black screen

My tv and DirectTV system were working fine, but now I have a black screen, with audio intact.  Relatively new Samsung TV .  checked wires without change.  tried to turn on and off tv.  any ideas?

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Black screen

System worked fine before 3 month absence.  On return, turned on and got black screen (with "video 5") on TV.  Receiver (HR23-700) shows blue light.  Tried "refreshing" but didn't help.  Assume there is an easy answer but I don't knowwhat it is!  Hwayne

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Black shows on demand

Why don’t AT$T (yes I put the money sign because y’all charge so much and give so little) U- Verse  never have black shows on demand... FX never has any shows on demand like: ATL ,Pose, and Snowfall .. BET has old as shows from 2007 on demand .... same for BET Her... all the  premium net works such

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black screen

I have a black screen with the message :USB device was removed. I cannot get out of this screen. I have restarted the TV and purchased a new HDMI cable. I have chatted with 2 ATT reps and they have tried to help, but nothing has worked.

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