ROFL WTF is going on here?

[Tegnik]

My PC and Xbox run off the same LCD screen.

It works fine on both, but when I switch my tumble dryer on the screen goes black every 5 seconds on the Xbox, but not the PC.

Tested this on a regular TV, and the same doesn't happen.

I lol'd.

Awaiting a guru response as I don't know whether my tumble dryer is slowly killing my Xbox... haha.

 

[RPG_Fan]

xbox is frowning that it is not making the loudest noise in the house. LOL!

 

[Tegnik]

xbox is frowning that it is not making the loudest noise in the house. LOL!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

EDIT: LOL! Awesome.

/gets cloth to clean coffee off keyboard

 

[RPG_Fan]

But seriously, I really don't know what the issue is there.

 

[Tegnik]

They aren't in the same room, so they don't share the same wall socket. I am not an electrician, so I don't know if that makes sense. I can confirm that this happened in my previous home too. Just started pissing me off as the missus wants to use tumble dryer and I am very close to prestige again.

The thing is, it doesn't happen on a regular TV... I don't know.

 

[dj_jyno]

My PC and Xbox run off the same LCD screen.

It works fine on both, but when I switch my tumble dryer on the screen goes black every 5 seconds on the Xbox, but not the PC.

Tested this on a regular TV, and the same doesn't happen.

I lol'd.

How are you connecting the PC and Xbox to your monitor? Connection to the television?

 

[Tegnik]

How are you connecting the PC and Xbox to your monitor? Connection to the television?

PC = DVI

Xbox = VGA

Screen has 2 inputs.

 

[fxit_man]

Think because of the heating element in the tumble dryer as well as the motor, it is drawing a lot of power from your mains?

Like a lawnmower etc when it is turned on, initially dims our lights

 

[Hummercellc]

i knew it! Xbox shedding is here....

 

[Tegnik]

Think because of the heating element in the tumble dryer as well as the motor, it is drawing a lot of power from your mains?

Like a lawnmower etc when it is turned on, initially dims our lights

Thats the only explanation. SO the missus WILL win this fight? Is that what we are saying? No Xbox until the laundry is done... no quickfix...

Lol I even tried a surge protector for both the dryer and the Xbox... for lack of knowledge of electrical circuits.

 

[Tegnik]

i knew it! Xbox shedding is here....

hahaha

 

[saffakanera]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

EDIT: LOL! Awesome.

/gets cloth to clean coffee off keyboard

once again you laugh too much in text, don't do that.

 

[Tegnik]

once again you laugh too much in text, don't do that.

What?

 

[Syphonx]

this thread is strange

 

[Tegnik]

this thread is strange

I was really looking for a solution though. Its driving me crazy.

 

[fxit_man]

dunno maybe a UPS for the xbox would help that way you kill two birds with one stone too

 

[Tegnik]

dunno maybe a UPS for the xbox would help that way you kill two birds with one stone too

Those are very expensive. So expensive in fact that I can pay half a new tumble dryer.

 

[RPG_Fan]

PC = DVI

Xbox = VGA

Screen has 2 inputs.

I think the connection problem is because your setup is as follows:
xbox to tumble dryer. Then Tumble dryer to LCD. So when tumble dryer gets turned on, it cuts the connection to the xbox. You laanie people need to stop buying such high tech equipment. ROFL

Think because of the heating element in the tumble dryer as well as the motor, it is drawing a lot of power from your mains?

Like a lawnmower etc when it is turned on, initially dims our lights

Seems to work fine when the xbox is connected to the TV though.

 

[jem]

get a little ups for your xbox / LCD... NOT for a normal TV tho, CRT's draw big time.

 

[dj_jyno]

Try swapping the PC and XBox (VGA - PC; DVI - XBox). Might be that the tumble dryer is pulsing its current draw every 5 seconds and is inducing a signal on the VGA cable.