Screen goes dark with searching in bottom corner

I have 4 set top boxes in my house and recently have been having issues with the one in my bedrooms. The screen goes dark and in the bottom right hand corner it says searching. I have unplugged the router, unplugged all the tvs and replugged them in and after a few hours it starts doing it again. Sometimes it will be dark for up to 5 minutes and then it will start playing again.

This sounds like the TV is searching for a video signal. It is like if you were watching a DVD and somebody unplugged the video cables from the back of the TV. It doesn't mean the verizon settop box has turned off or lost connection with Verizon service, but rather the settop box and the TV have lost connection with each other. This is just how it sounds to me from your description. try swapping out the cabling that connects the STB to the TV.

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Okay, so my screen went dead on my ibookG4, but I was able to physically manipulate the display and it would come back to life for a minute or two.
So I took it to the repair shop- 1st they replaced the inverter board with no success. 2nd, they charged me $400-plus labor for a new LCD.
So I go to pick up my machine at the shop, and the repair guy brings it out and fires it up, while I'm talking to him, the screen just goes dark. I said to the guy that something is still wrong, but he assures me that the computer has just went to sleep- B.S.. I tap on the keys trying to wake it up, but I have no luck... The repair guy taps on the power button, and it miraculously comes to life.
Cool... or so i thought.
So I take it home and open the lid. I go to adjust the screen angle and as soon as I touch the display it goes dark.
So now if I touch the display, or breathe a little bit too hard in the direction of the computer, the screen goes black.
I payed over $600 to fix this problem, and I think the repair-shop charged me for parts that didn't need to be replaced. Any Idea what could be causing this problem?

Okay, admittedly I don't have your unit in my hands. But, the instant, long distance, I've never actually seen your iBook diagnosis is that the issue is caused by a damaged inverter and reed switch cable assembly, pinched as it passes through the hinge from the lower case to the display, and therefore intermittently open.
It's actually a very common problem. And, if that is the case, it's pathetic that a certified technician missed it. It's also possible that it's a damaged display cable, but that is far less likely.
Although a limited number of early iBook G4 models—in rare circumstances—may have been affected by the separation of a ball-grid array video chip from the logic board, that issue is limited almost completely to iBook G3 models.
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If you do not believe that you have been treated appropriately or fairly, Apple has provisions to address your concerns. Your initial move should be to return to the same service provider, ask that the problem be properly resolved, and that you not be charged for the inverter and display assembly that were not required to properly effect the repair. If you cannot negotiate that outcome, contact me by electronic mail and I will outline how you can take additional steps to resolve the matter. The first step, though, is to return to that dealer, who should take the necessary steps to complete the repair properly, reimburse you for the parts not required, and likely refund a portion of the labor fees charged so far. That advice is based solely upon your representation of what has happened so far, but it strikes me as a reasonable one.

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