Avs: You the man (or woman)! The unplugging and turning it on with just the Roku plugged in worked like a charm. Everything is up and running perfectly! Thanks.
If you'll forgive the incomplete product description (Roku Express 4K+), I'll thank you for the quick response. It's looking like there isn't anything I can do with this TV.
Thanks for that clarification. I've edited the subject line on my post to reflect that.
What I stated still holds true for the Express 4K+ (an excellent player by the way, as I have one of those as well). Roku devices support 720p, 1080p, and the 4K devices support 2160p. The age of your TV makes it possible that it doesn't support those resolutions on the HDMI port, but without knowing the exact model number we're only guessing here.
Why some of those early HDTVs didn't support 1080p is a mystery, but my guess would be to keep the costs down. The early Blu Ray players had 1080i support, and those older sets could also accept a component video input (red/green/blue cables) which could be HD as well. 1080p was not common in the earliest sets, although some could do 720p on the HDMI port. It's hit or miss with so many of those early TVs. Again, we might be able to find the specs online if we knew the exact model number of the TV.
Unfortunately the TV is mounted on a wall bracket and the model number is behind the bracket. And any manuals that came with the TV seem to be long gone. It seems like, however, that if you plug it in, and the TV doesn't recognize the presence of a new device, that there is a built in problem.
You might be able to find the model number in a menu somewhere. I haven't owned a Toshiba TV in more than 20 years, so no idea what their on-screen menus show now.
Some early Toshiba TVs came equipped with a MHL port. (This is a kind of HDMI port that accepts HDMI cables and connections, but requires the device to be MHL capable/compatible). Can you see if the HDMI port you are plugging into says MHL on it?
If you are somehiow able to get the model number of this TV, can look to see if your TV is so equipped and may be contributing to issue. (Most of these TVs so equipped usually placed the MHL port on the side and the standard HDMI connections on rear of TV).
[Edit]. I think something may be wrong with this thread (or was on my end). After posting, two more of your replies appeared, indicating that you have tried all the HDMI ports, so can probably disregard the above posting.
