TV turning on of it's own accord.

I’d suspect it’s haunted and buy a new one.

I wouldn't go towards the light when it comes on.

Definitely not....?

It is quite eerie creeping into the living room to find it lit up with a bright green glow from the telly.

I thought my grandson was turning it on as a joke; he thought I had forgotten to turn it off before bed.

Then we caught it in the act.

Have you seen Poltergeist?!

Yes.
That's what makes me nervous!
What I'm really asking though, is if it is likely to catch fire or something?

There is probably one of your neighbours who can't understand why their TV won't come on when they press their remote.

Quite possibly,if you can get a new one.....

Unplug it when you go to bed

Sorted.
Don’t leave it on standby.

I'm a terrible skinflint, so I was hoping to get another few years out of the tv.
It is old, though, and was secondhand when I got it.

How old is it?

If you unplug it at night it should be safe enough!

Yes, that's the simplest solution. Even though I have to pull out a heavy cabinet and rummage around behind it.

I suppose it's around 15 to 20 years old. That's still "new" in my book!

Definitely never leave things like that on standby. Televisions should be unplugged when not in use - although I'm working from what my father taught me years ago and technology has moved on. It there was a thunder storm it could affect the TV if it's not unplugged. Leaving things on at the mains (except fridges etc that are designed to be on all the time) can be a fire hazard too.

They're quite cheap nowadays!

TV

Having said that - our desktop computer kept coming on on its own. I would find it humming away merrily. The socket is in an awkward place and the computer was left switched on at the mains by mistake. I wonder if changes in the current or blips in the supply make them start up.

We have the same problem! We have recently moved away from Talk-Talk to Sky with, of course, their box. DH tried to get an answer but failed. Very disconcerting (Poltergeist?). We do not want to disconnect at night because of late recordings. We have resorted to turning sound off at night, when we go to bed.

Boz your TV doesn’t need to be on to record programmes, they are ‘stored’ in the Skybox.
You definitely need to leave the box plugged in at all times

I played holy hell with my husband for turning on the bedroom tv in the middle of the night......until it happened to me!

Mine used to do that after we switched it off!

I'll be moving out if that happens!

Miss A , I had that same problem - it would come on, in the middle of the night. This problem started very soon after the sudden death of my friend’s partner. She was staying with me for a few days after the funeral etc. I swore he was trying to say something. But it could have been just coincidence .Anyway, I now unplug it from the wall socket. No problems now.

That's what I'll do.
I'm relieved to hear I'm not going mad.
Or, if I am, I'm in good company.

Our friends new TV often came on in the night, always on the Cricket Channel, they hated cricket but her deceased FIL had lived and breathed it!!

Oh I'll be fuming if I save up for a new one and it starts those shenanigans!