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is half of your Samsung TV screen
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playing hide-and seek one side working
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fine while the other looks like it's on
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a coffee break don't worry you're not
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alone in this video I'll walk you
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through some quick and easy fixes to
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bring your screen back to life whether
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it's a simple setting tweak or something
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a bit trickier will get your TV looking
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good as new let's dive in first try
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power cycling your Samsung TV as this
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can often resolve the problem start by
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turning off your TV and unplugging it
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from the power outlet then press and
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hold the power button on the TV itself
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not the remote for about 15 seconds this
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step helps discharge any residual power
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in the TV refreshing the system when you
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start it up again after holding the
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button leave the TV unplugged for a few
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minutes before plugging it back in and
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turning it on this simple reset might be
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all you need to fix the screen so far
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we've tried power cycling but if the
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issue persists let's check your external
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devices like cable boxes or gaming
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consoles sometimes these devices can
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cause display issues try resetting them
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by turning them off and then back on or
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by unplugging their power cords and
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plugging them back in this can help
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clear up any communication errors
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causing the display problem check your
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HDMI cables as faulty cables or ports
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can often lead to screen issues unplug
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all HDMI cables from your TV inspect
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them for any visible damage and plug
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them back in securely make sure each
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connection is tight and secure if you
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have spare HDMI cables try using those
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to see if the issue resolves if your TV
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has multiple HDMI ports try plugging the
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cables into different ports to see if
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the problem persists across them if the
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previous steps didn't completely resolve
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the issue adjusting the picture settings
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on your TV might help go into the
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settings menu on your Samsung TV and
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find the picture or display options try
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increasing the brightness by at least 10
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points and slightly reducing the
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contrast to see if it makes a difference
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if your TV has a local dimming option
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try turning it off to check if it
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affects the darker side of your screen
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here you can experiment with different
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settings like brightness contrast gamma
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and white balance try increasing the
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brightness or adjusting the contrast to
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improve the darker half of your screen
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each TV can vary so play around with
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these settings to find what best
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enhances the visibility and overall
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quality of your display this can be
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particularly effective if the screen
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isn't entirely black but just noticeably
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darker on one side if adjusting the
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picture settings didn't fix the dark
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half of your screen the next step is to
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perform a factory reset keep in mind
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that a factory reset will erase all your
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personalized settings including picture
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and sound preferences if your TV allows
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take a quick screenshot of your settings
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before resetting so you can easily
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restore them later to do this grab your
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remote and navigate to the settings menu
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look for the general or system
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management section and select factory
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reset you'll likely need to enter a pin
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the default is usually for zeros follow
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the on-screen instructions to reset your
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TV this can resolve deeper software
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issues that might be causing the screen
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problem now let's take a closer look at
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the hardware starting with the backlight
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to check if it's the culprit turn off
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all the lights in the room and make it
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as dark as possible then turn on your TV
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and grab a flashlight shine it at an
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angle against the dark half of the
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screen and look closely do you see any
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faint images or Shadows lurking in the
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background if you can spot an image but
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it looks dim that means the backlight on
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that side might have given up on its job
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and could need replacing that's a wrap
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on fixing the half black screen issue on
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your Samsung TV hopefully one of these
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steps brought your screen back to life
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with this issue before let me know in
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the comments which solution worked for
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you or if you discovered a genius fix of
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your own I'd love to hear about it
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thanks for watching and I'll catch you
