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Screen blinking on and off

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My Roku was working fine until one day when we turned it on, give it a minute or less, the screen would constantly blink on and off and doesn't stop. I've tired to unplug it, reboot it, reset it, but nothing seems to work. Please if anyone can help me that would be great, thank you! 

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Lsatcher7
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Re: Screen blinking on and off

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On your remote, press * button (options menu). Change your TV brightness to Normal. Press * again. Problem with blinking screen should be resolved.

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atc98092
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Re: Screen blinking on and off

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  1. What model Roku (number, not name)?
  2. What brand/model TV?
  3. Anything else in the HDMI string (AVR, sound bar)?
Dan

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RCDC
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Help please....

We are having the same screen blinking issue ... have completed all pairing, rebooting and update steps and still no good... video keeps blinking yet audio is ok ... 

Our TV is: 5123X TCL 55FS3750 SW Vers 9.2.0

Thank you.

Lsatcher7
Newbie

Re: Screen blinking on and off

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On your remote, press * button (options menu). Change your TV brightness to Normal. Press * again. Problem with blinking screen should be resolved.

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cjpeterson7
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I have the ultra and a Samsung TV and have had the same problem. I unplugged the power on the Roku and TV plus usb connections and now it’s stopped.  Working so far.

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kalyla
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this (unplug for 30 sec) used to work for me, but the problem became increasingly frequent, and now is unfixable. I have an ultra and a no-longer so smart samsung tv. Will try buying a new hdmi cable but not feeling hopeful that will fix.

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Travelgate
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There are so many threads about this issue and even YouTube videos on how to fix the problem, which tells me this is common..  I have this problem frequently, and waste time going through all the steps. By the time the product functions correctly, what I was hoping to watch is usually over. I have not seen anyone from Roku explain why this happens and what THEY plan to do to fix it.  

Travelgate
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Oh boy, I got a kudo, but no one answered my question.

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Redmagik64
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I pressed the * button went to picture settings and pressed the normal setting, this worked for my Tv.

LOLO24
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I did the opposite and set it to darker from normal! And it worked!!