Waking up this morning I noticed my Roku tcl tv was dim to the point of a black screen. Shining a light on the screen would show the big white lettering slightly better, but any grey/small text is lost to the dark. I honestly havent even touched visual or developer settings before today, so this happened for seemingly no reason, as far as I know. Roku TCL TV Model 40s305.
When turning the tv on it'll flash normal/bright, showing the red "loading" screen clearly, for nearly 1 second, before dimming again. I've reset my settings, replaced my surge protector/tried a normal outlet, I've reset my roku (both with a 1 hour power cycle, and a hard reset from in the settings). I've turned my brightness up & down, and even factory reset my roku tv. When I tried plugging a roku stick into my roku tv, and selecting hdmi 1, it'll show up named "roku #2" but the tv was still dark. I know this tv should work, considering it's bright/normal for a second when it's turning on. It was last updated December 13th and it checked for new updates 2 hours ago, to no avail. I feel like I've tried everything, hoping I can get some suggestions on any other possible solutions.
Changing the mode with the * button on remote from "vivid" to "movie" mode worked for me.
my tcl roku tv is dim/dark screen,reset everything, not working
I’m having the same exact problem does anyone know how to fix it?
Same! Home screen is fine, but as soon as I turn on Live TV or any streaming apps, dark to almost black. Any answers?
Am I just dumb or has anyone answered this question? I'm only seeing 3 replies, and they are all stating the same problem. Am I looking in the wrong place, or what?
SAME PROBLEM
Same TV and same problem!! WTH!!
We fixed ours by unplugging the TV and waiting 5 minutes and then plugging back in. So it needed a hard reset. 😁
It worked! Unplugged TV for 5 minutes and now it is back to normal. Thank you!
Follow these steps to place it on movie mode.
Press * on your remote
Scroll down to PICTURE SETTINGS, then press ok to open
Press right arrow to place tv on Movie mode.
Your color should restored to normal. There are also finer adjustments you can make a that time if u so choose.
picture directions below.
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Hope this helps!!