Help debunking friend's ghost story

I have an online friend who claims to have been an atheist/skeptic, but 'saw the light' and now is born again after having moved into a house he claims was haunted by spirits/ghosts. His story is pretty lengthy and i don't have permission (yet) to post it verbatim, but most of it is your standard poltergeist experiences (seeing things move, doors locking, loud unexplained noises etc). One of his anecdotes was a bit different, and since my knowledge of things electrical is pretty limited, was hoping someone here might have some thoughts on possible explanations (other than, 'he's lying' )



Basically, this incident was he was returning home in the family car when they noticed the tv was on in the house. The house was locked and fully protected by an advanced alarm system, making it impossible for anyone to enter or leave without their knowledge. He claims they would *always* turn off the tv before leaving the house, but not the cable box. As he approached the front door to investigate, the tv abruptly turned off. When he came in to investigate, it was still quite warm and the cable box had been turned off as well. He claims there had been no history before or after of this tv spontaneously turning on or off.



Any thoughts? Can televisions turn themselves on and off? Thx. :)

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