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    Posted: 12 Oct 2020 at 1:12pm
Welcome in2thefire,  StephenH has touched on a few things that may help but I have a couple of questions for you.
Is your Rpod sitting outside where you can get to it?
When you had the HDMI cable plugged in, did you have to do a "TV input" selection to get it to work?  Need to know if you know how to to change the "input" to the television.
On the wall of the Pod, there is a face plate with the TV cable connected to it.  Next to the connection there is a small button that must be pushed to receive a signal, that is the power StephenH was referring to.
Those things we need to know before we can help any farther.  If you cant do it now, we can wait.  We do a lot of waiting as you can tell, no ones watches TV. LOL


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Originally posted by offgrid

Nah, XM is not better than Spotify. 60 million tracks at your fingertips vs 150 channels where you have to listen to what they send you when they send it, just like the bad old days of TV. 
 

In the boonies with no cell service it is 100% better. Satellites, ya know.

And BTW...XM also has all of those on-demand tracks, customized channels, and Pandora integration, (with streaming) so you cant win this. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Oct 2020 at 11:47pm
You guys are all funny! LOL Yes, not watching news right now, ugh, I just catch up on headlines via phone daily. I bought the R-Pod primarily for work so I can travel and not have to fly and stay in hotels. So watching TV at night or reading is normal for me as I am alone when I travel for work. I'm not as worried about the actual plane and hotel rooms, as I can clean those areas, but worried more about exposing myself to lots of different people who are coming in and out of hotels and airports every day and choosing not to wear masks as they go out and about doing whatever they are doing. 

Regardless, the television should WORK as the R-Pod is brand new.:).  I was only trying to use HDMI cable to watch what I was streaming on laptop on larger screen. I tried all of your suggestions and NO GO. The Thule auto extend awning arms were not working/locking so the dealer ordered new arms, so waiting on those to arrive, so now will contact them about Television. 

Also, my air conditioner unit on the ceiling has two problems - one or more of the vents openings doesn't blow air out and the slide cover to close the large opening is cracked.  

ALSO, unless I have the Air conditioner and furnace both on AUTO, when I try to run one, the other also runs simultaneously. Sigh. At least there is a "fix" for it. I have to have both of them set to "Auto" for them to run independently. 



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Hi Tom, 

Yes, originally, when the television worked, when on/off button at bottom right of unit was pressed and light turned from red to green, the unit came on with a blue screen and white text with some name (can't remember). Then when I plugged in HDMI cable, I hit the INPUT button until it showed my laptop screen on the television. So, yes, I do know how to choose the correct input. And yes, small button was pushed and the little red light next to it was on.

Now, the television screen remains black, does not come on at all when I turn the on/off button to on/green. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Oct 2020 at 7:28am
Originally posted by podwerkz

Originally posted by offgrid

Nah, XM is not better than Spotify. 60 million tracks at your fingertips vs 150 channels where you have to listen to what they send you when they send it, just like the bad old days of TV. 
 

In the boonies with no cell service it is 100% better. Satellites, ya know.

And BTW...XM also has all of those on-demand tracks, customized channels, and Pandora integration, (with streaming) so you cant win this. 

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Sure I can win this, 'cause I'm a cheapskate. I pay zero for Spotify, XM costs $$$. Star

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Oct 2020 at 7:31am
You might want to check the power to the tely...a breaker may have tripped??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Oct 2020 at 8:18am
In2thefire confirmed there is power to the TV. 

It does sound like a dead TV to me but just for giggles you might want to remove it from the mount (4 screws), bring it in the house, and try again to turn it on. If that doesn't work it needs to be replaced. Consider getting a dual 12V/120V one as a replacement, that way you can use it when not on hookups. 
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