Complicated HDTV problem(s)

[ChaosLex]

I have two Samsung HDTVs in my apartment, one of my family room and one in my bedroom. There was a short power outage here today, and now the HDTV in my family room won't recognize any of my HDMI-enabled devices (Verizon Fios, XBOX 360 and PS3). What's even more bizarre is that the HDTV in my bedroom will recognize one HDMI-enabled device in my XBOX 360, but not Verizon Fios.

I'm not sure if this is a Verizon problem, a hardware problem or both? Any ideas whatsoever? Please feel free to ask me anything.

[The Wedge]

I'd try resetting Fios. Either by unplugging their multibox thingabob, or by pulling out the battery that's in that box, and reattaching it. With all TVs and such turned off. Then try again. It just seems like a weird universal problem to be with the individual units, and at the place I just moved out of the Fios Internet would always glitch out with short power outages like that.

[allstar1579]

I have two Samsung HDTVs in my apartment, one of my family room and one in my bedroom. There was a short power outage here today, and now the HDTV in my family room won't recognize any of my HDMI-enabled devices (Verizon Fios, XBOX 360 and PS3). What's even more bizarre is that the HDTV in my bedroom will recognize one HDMI-enabled device in my XBOX 360, but not Verizon Fios.

I'm not sure if this is a Verizon problem, a hardware problem or both? Any ideas whatsoever? Please feel free to ask me anything.

Might have fried the HDMI processor (that's why they take a minute to boot up when you switch to HDMI, they are tiny computer processors in there) Try to unplug everything for 5 minutes and then re-hook up everything and see if you can get it to initialize. Try using the Xbox in all of the HDMI ports on both TVs to test them out. If that works ok, try the VZ boxes. If the HDMI ports don't work out, let me know and I'll get you my TV repair guy from work.

[ChaosLex]

Might have fried the HDMI processor (that's why they take a minute to boot up when you switch to HDMI, they are tiny computer processors in there) Try to unplug everything for 5 minutes and then re-hook up everything and see if you can get it to initialize. Try using the Xbox in all of the HDMI ports on both TVs to test them out. If that works ok, try the VZ boxes. If the HDMI ports don't work out, let me know and I'll get you my TV repair guy from work.

It's looking to me like the HDMI processor is fried. What I don't get though is why Verizon Fios won't run in either room. I can understand why it won't run in the room where the HDMI processor is fried, but why won't it run in the room where I can still get my HDMI-enabled XBOX 360 to run?

Anyway, I appreciate your offer to help. I'll PM you my contact info, which you can forward to your television repairman.

[DuffMan]

Were your TV's and gaming devices hooked up to a surge protector or just the wall outlet?

[ChaosLex]

Were your TV's and gaming devices hooked up to a surge protector or just the wall outlet?

Surge protector. Both of them.