Is there a way to turn off the screen on a smart TV?

relztrah · Dec 5, 2023

I have an RCA smart TV. I found a white noise streaming channel that I would like to play at night, but I don't want a picture. Is there a way to turn the screen off but leave the power on so that I hear the white noise? I looked through all the settings but I didn't see this option.

I thought I could just hang a blanket over the TV but I see that there are heat vents in the back that I don't want to cover. There are dozens of white noise apps that I could use with my phone, but the sound is much better from my TV.

xrobwx71 · Dec 6, 2023

What exact model number TV?

Corday · Dec 6, 2023

The feature was only available on TVs made between 2013 and 2015.

relztrah · Dec 6, 2023

xrobwx71 said:
What exact model number TV?

LED32C33RQ

A Guy · Dec 7, 2023

You can't turn the screen off, but maybe turn the brightness all the way down? You can probably customize a video preset to have the brightness all the way down and just change the video mode when you go to bed

And that is a 2013 model I believe. It may not be long for the world and playing it all night might hasten that

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plodr · Dec 7, 2023

OT: sad that current tvs last for such a short time. Three of our tvs are from the 1989, 1991 and 1996. The two "newer" ones are played for quite a few hours every day.

relztrah · Dec 7, 2023

Thanks for the suggestion to turn brightness all the way down. I'll give it a try.

Will · Dec 9, 2023

relztrah said:
I found a white noise streaming channel that I would like to play at night, but I don't want a picture.

If you can play YouTube on the TV, an alternative might be to try and find a similar channel that has a black image:

Put the image full screen, turn down the brightness as well to save power and lengthen the lifespan of the TV.

Corday · Dec 9, 2023

I just remembered my Sharp LC-26GD6U has an Audio Only Option.

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