# Why is my TV humming?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199 "2008-09-18T19:45:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/21 "2008-09-19T20:45:11Z")

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> [@Mangetout](#):
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> Do you have the wherewithal to temporarily bypass that box, just so you can test if that’s the point where the noise is being injected?

Yeah, just can’t watch Netflix’s Watch Instantly stuff without it. We tried that - didn’t make a difference. Tonight we’ll try a new cable.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/22 "2008-09-19T23:52:23Z")

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Well, oddly enough, the cheater worked - cutting out the ground cut out the hum. However, this obviously isn’t a great permanent solution. On the other hand, I’m getting my not-that-great-TV fix.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/23 "2008-09-20T00:04:38Z")

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Simple problems have simple solutions sometimes.

Keep your fingers crossed, and don’t look behind the curtain.

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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/24 "2008-09-20T00:56:55Z")

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Dude, they just combined the Quarantine Episode with the Christmas Episode with the By The Way I Have A Kid Who I Only See Rarely episode. And I still liked it. I _cried_. If anybody is an expert at not looking behind the curtain…

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/25 "2008-09-20T01:15:52Z")

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> [@zsofia](#):
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> if anybody is an expert at not looking behind the curtain…

🙂

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**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-tv-humming/464199/26 "2008-09-20T11:54:33Z")

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> [@control-z](#):
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> Back in the day, a good WHACK would fix many TV problems. 😉

My Grandad went to the same electricians school. If you see a TV repairman with a rolled-up newspaper in his/her overall pockets, guess what it’s for?

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