If you see the ‘No Signal’ message on the screen, this indicates an issue with either the HDMI cable or HDMI port of your console or TV/monitor. If the TV is not set to the correct input or source, you will not get any video from your Xbox One at all.

Besides playing 4K UHD Blu-ray discs, the Xbox One S can also upscale some games to 4K UHD and use HDR color. If you have a new TV and you’re not familiar how it works, consult the manual or the documentation that comes with it. If your Xbox is covered under the official warranty, we recommend getting it checked by official Xbox support. Plus, unplug the power cord from the main electricity source as well for making it completely dead, and wait for 5 minutes.If you aren’t getting a complete blank or black screen, but instead, you’re getting a ‘No signal’ message on your black screen, then you should check your hardware.

For example, Dolby Vision, one of the new features added with the recent update, may not work properly when enabled and sometimes controller input isn’t recognised after a game has launched. Several other issues have also been rectified, but there are also plenty that Microsoft is still trying to find a solution for.The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is a surprising alternative for gamers who dislike piles of discs and covers.

Once the pins start moving on the startup, then simultaneously press the ‘RT + Y’ buttons on your controller.The Xbox One originally shipped with the Kinect system, letting users play certain games and control their cable boxes or TV services. Other than using HDR, some games can get an FPS boost of up to 120 FPS instead of using the industry standard 60 FPS. However, the screen has to support HDR-10 instead of only Dolby Vision HDR, so make sure you pick the right one for the task. This guide will show you the troubleshooting steps that you must do if your Xbox One has no video, or if it’s stuck in a black or blank screen.

If your Xbox One still can’t show video after doing all the solutions above, you can assume that the cause may be hardware malfunction or failure. It doesn’t truly replace the first Xbox One S, but you don’t need to worry about physical media copies with it. The obvious one is to force a restart by holding the Xbox button on the front of the console for about 10 seconds. Upon restarting the console and after the green animation screen appears on the Xbox On startup, users face the dreaded black screen again. To get your monitor/TV in sync with your console, you can try the ‘Power Cycle’ method (which is a modern name for performing a system refresh).You can check for hardware defects, or try power cycling the Xbox, you can also reset the display settings. An Xbox gets bricked when the console is unable to load its firmware and instead, the system just displayed a black screen. Now press and hold the ‘Xbox’ (Power) button on your console for about 10 seconds to turn off your console. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below.