Playback Issues - Audio/Video & Power

[hammerhead]

my brand new 55" JVC ROKU t.v. loses audio whenever you change channels, fast forward through a roku show or switch between inputs, whether tv to dvd or tv to roku or pbs. going to settings, turning off the volume and immediately turning it back on restores audio only until I make one of the aforementioned actions. I have already returned one of these t.v.s for the EXACT same reason. I had a 50" JVC ROKU t.v. since Christmas which does not have this problem, but one month ago I gave that to my mother and bought the 1st 55" model, immediately had to return it & have been using this one for a couple of weeks before the EXACT same problem developed. If you cannot offer a solution then I will return this one and purchase another 50". (cable tv & cables are not involved with this problem.)

[aangell72]

I am having the exact same issue with the same tv. So frustrating! I have had thus TV for 2 months and it started just a few days ago. Every time I have to turn the speakers off and back on again. 

[hammerhead]

Roku's tech response was a really lame form with a bunch of generic fixes, most of which had zero to do with problem, however, unplug, wait and plug back in (reset the circuit board) actually fixed the problem (wish i'd thought to try that before i returned the first set as defective).  they are still, obviously defective (perhaps a batch of bad processors), hopefully roku/jvc will acknowledge the issue and try to fix it with a future software update.  but, for now, i've got a painless solution.  hope it works for you, best wishes.

[atc98092]

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@hammerhead wrote:

Roku's tech response was a really lame form with a bunch of generic fixes, most of which had zero to do with problem, however, unplug, wait and plug back in (reset the circuit board) actually fixed the problem (wish i'd thought to try that before i returned the first set as defective).  they are still, obviously defective (perhaps a batch of bad processors), hopefully roku/jvc will acknowledge the issue and try to fix it with a future software update.  but, for now, i've got a painless solution.  hope it works for you, best wishes.

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That's very possible, but it's not a Roku issue. JVC is responsible for the hardware and is who would offer any warranty support. Roku only supplies the operating system, and has nothing to do with the manufacture of any Roku based TV. It's highly unlikely a hardware issue can be resolved with a software patch. 

[hammerhead]

i guess you missed the word 'perhaps' in your attempt to indemnify roku's lack of support

[atc98092]

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@hammerhead wrote:

i guess you missed the word 'perhaps' in your attempt to indemnify roku's lack of support

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Nope, not at all. I don't need to indemnify Roku. They didn't make the TV, so they have no responsibility to support a hardware issue. Since so many other Roku TVs don't appear to have an audio problem, or at least not the issue you're having, it doesn't appear to be a Roku software issue. If you could get Roku customer support on the phone, they'd tell you to contact the hardware manufacturer. And if the forum moderator responds to this, you'll be told the same thing, although they might have a support site URL to provide. 

[carrbone]

Thank you for the advice. My 50" JVC Roku TV's audio stopped working 10-31-20. It is less than one (1) month old. Unplugging it and plugging it back in corrected the problem.