I wrote previously about not being able to turn on my TV. I traced the problem to my Acer Desktop computer being on since I had been using my TV as a monitor.
I was trying to figure out what went wrong. My TV isn’t a smart TV, so it’s not updating. I’m very sure my Windows 7 desktop isn’t updating.
Then I remembered one change I made to my Acer desktop: I installed an extension called “Caffeine.”
Keep Your System Awake With Caffeine
This extension lets you disable/enable monitor and system power-downs with a click of the mouse.
I did a little experimenting, and it seems like the extension interferes with my TV when active. I am now sure that this extension is responsible for my TV’s strange behaviour.
I’ll probably still use it, but I have to remember to disable it before switching to watch TV.
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