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Tv goes dark sill got sound.

Tv picture goes dark after a few minuets picture comes back?

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Dark picture with Arris VIP2250

Had a great picture with VIP1225, even better with refurb moto vip2250 but the new arris vip2250 has a darker less vibrant picture using hdmi.Anyone with TV2 client version: 2.4.29140.22 ? Is the hdmi still dark or corrected with the latest update?

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Dark tv picture, etc.

We just switched from Comcast to U=Verse. The TV picture on my auxiliary TV is terrible! Every channel (HD) is different - mostiy whenever anything is dark - like in a dark house  - you can't  distinguish anything - and the skin tones are orange. Tech came out here - oh, he said, that's your TV - I

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Red X in middle of dark screen

My Bravia TV has a red X in the middle of dark screen. Not sure how or why this has happened.  Cannot get any cable input, but Apple TV and SmartTV apps work just fine.  I've tried restarting the ATT receiver without success.  What can I do to get my cable service?

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Left in the dark

Day before yesterday I requested a replacement dvr receiver for one that had stopped working. This has happened numerous times. I troubleshoot using the app and it determines that the device needs to be replaced and sends a new one to me. Then I send the old one back via UPS. Tris time the app didn'

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Just received the new TV2 client update & it corrected the dark picture

Yesterday I finally received TV2 client version: 2.4.29140.22 update on my arris 2250 and it corrected the dark picture. I no longer need to boost cell light or gamma by +2 on my plasma.I'm not noticing the black crush as much, it's 90% better.

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Tribune Owned Channels In St. Louis Go Dark on DISH

If one thinks that U-verse is the only television provider that has problems at contract time with other channels, they are totally wrong. Here in St. Louis, the Tribune owned channels of KTVI Channel 2, KPLR Channel 11, and WGN America went dark last night on DISH Network when a new contract could

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What Will Happen To "Law and Order SVU" After NBCSN Goes Dark On December 31?

NBCSN (NBC Sports Network) is scheduled to go dark on December 31. When that happens, a lot of their sports programming will be moving to the USA Network. My concern is that "Law and Order SVU, will no longer be on the USA Network, or at the most,on a limited basis. I have done some research online,

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Do the LINK and HD lights on the receiver always stay on? They are small but very bright and light up a dark room.

Do the LINK and HD lights on the receiver always stay on? They are small but are very bright and light up a dark room.

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4k Live Sports are Dark

Consistently, 4k sports on channel 104 or 105 are quite dark. I noticed it with the PGA US Open, with college football, and tonight's MLB playoff game.     Flip side, prerecorded shows seem fine and do not exhibit this behavior.     I've tried all combinations with

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Music channels without dark screen

Is there a way to play the music channels with no video on the screen? I like to use them to go to sleep at night but the screen is too bright. Please if someone has an answer it would be greatly appreciated.Thank you

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Big Brother After Dark - No longer on Showtime. It's on TVGN! :(

Just found out, for this season of Big Brother, BB After Dark will no longer be on SHO2. instead it will be carried on the TV Guide Network.  And of course, U-Verse does not carry TVGN.  Now I vividly recall quite a few of the fanboys announcing in the past, that we don't need TVGN, since

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4k on demand recordings are all dark

Any other 4k content is fine, watching live or recording programs listed in the guide. No problems, looks great. But trying to record on demand 4k shows, through searching, or movies - are all dark. Any thoughts? TVs hdr settings are all fine and again, watching live shows is no problem. If

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TV Picture Too Dark

I had no TV service for 4 days and the tech came 4 days ago and got everything up and running again. However, now both of my TV's picture is way too dark. Is there something I can do to fix this problem on my end?

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Why does my 4k channel look dark?

Why does my 4k channel look dark? Others look great. 4k looks like wearing dark sunglasses.  And always has since day 1.  Unwatchable.  

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Really need a plain dark screensaver

A few years ago I asked about a screensaver and within a week the slide show appeared. Not taking credit for what was certainly a coincidence, but fingers crossed anyway. Nonetheless, for those who leave the bedroom TV on all night it would be nice to have a plain black screensaver with just a rando

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Picture became dark dim and pixelated

When we turned on the RV tonight the picture was very dim and the text is pixelated

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Why ‘His Dark Materials’ Mrs. Coulter is The Most Interesting Villain on TV

When the cast and creators of "His Dark Materials" appeared in a panel for the 2019 summer Television Critics Association press tour, star Dafne Keen said there is a moment in Philip Pullman's series where Ma Costa (Anne-Marie Duff) says to Lyra, "You're not water, you're marsh fire," which Keen sai

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remote control typeface is too small and too dark

The remote for the directv stream must have been designed by a young person with perfect vision. The numbers and letters are WAY too small and dark (grey on black...really?) for seniors with reduced vision perception, especially in a darkened room, ya know, like when you watch TV! Please te

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Screen went dark when I selected a channel. Reset doesn't work

Tried to bring up a usual channel, 44. Screen went dark, remote stopped working. New batteries, resets, etc. Blue 'on' light now there, but TV message 'no signal, is it on'?

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