Has your smart TV been unexpectedly turning itself on or off? It's probably a setting that needs to be tweaked in the television's menus. Here's what you can do to fix the problem.
4 days, 2 hoursWhitson Gordon
Contributing Writer
Whitson Gordon is a writer, gamer, and tech nerd who has been building PCs for 10 years. He eats potato chips with chopsticks so he doesn't get grease on his mechanical keyboard.
Recent Articles By Whitson Gordon
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How to Stop Your TV From Randomly Turning Itself On or Off
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