Restoring a disabled display device speaker

1. A display device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory connected to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

when displaying content on the display device, receive a command to change a volume of the display device, wherein an internal speaker of the display device is disabled via an external sound system being coupled to the display device; and

provide a prompt in response to a combination of (a) a determination that the internal speaker of the display device for playing audio associated with the content is disabled, (b) a determination that the external sound system associated with the display device is unavailable, and (c) receiving the command to change the volume,

wherein the prompt includes an option to enable the internal speaker of the display device or the external sound system associated with the display device.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein:

the memory stores a field that specifies whether the internal speaker of the display device is disabled, and

the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to check the field to determine whether the internal speaker of the display device for playing the audio associated with the content is disabled.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine whether the external sound system associated with the display device is unavailable in response to the determination that the internal speaker of the display device is disabled.

4. The display device of claim 3 , further comprising an external sound system port and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to determine a state of the external sound system associated with the display device via the external sound system port.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to:

indicate that the external sound system associated with the display device is unavailable; and

enable the internal speaker of the display device in response to a selection of the option to enable the internal speaker of the display device.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to provide the prompt on a display of the display device.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the processor to provide the prompt on a display of a remote control associated with the display device.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the remote control is a mobile telephone running an application that controls the display device.

9. A method, comprising:

when displaying content on a display device, receiving a command to change a volume of the display device, wherein an internal speaker of the display device is disabled via an external sound system being coupled to the display device; and

providing a prompt in response to a combination of (a) a determination that the internal speaker of the display device for playing audio associated with the content is disabled, (b) a determination that the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable, and (c) receiving the command to change the volume,

wherein the prompt includes an option to enable the internal speaker of the display device or the external sound system coupled to the display device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a field specifies whether the internal speaker of the display device is disabled, and the method further comprising:

checking the field to determine whether the internal speaker of the display device for playing the audio associated with the content is disabled.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable in response to the determination that the internal speaker of the display device is disabled.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a state of the external sound system coupled to the display device via an external sound system port.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

indicating that the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable; and

enabling the internal speaker of the display device in response to a selection of the option to enable the internal speaker of the display device.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of the display device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of a remote control associated with the display device.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the prompt comprises providing the prompt on a display of a mobile telephone running an application that controls the display device.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein the providing the prompt further comprises providing a second option for enabling closed captioning.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

when displaying content on a display device, receiving a command to change a volume of the display device, wherein an internal speaker of the display device is disabled via an external sound system being coupled to the display device; and

providing a prompt in response to a combination of (a) a determination that the internal speaker of the display device for playing audio associated with the content is disabled, (b) a determination that the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable, and (c) receiving the command to change the volume,

wherein the prompt includes an option to enable the internal speaker of the display device or the external sound system coupled to the display device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

indicating that the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable; and

enabling the internal speaker of the display device in response to a selection of the option to enable the internal speaker of the display device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein a field specifies whether the internal speaker of the display device is disabled, and the operations further comprising:

checking the field to determine that the internal speaker of the display device for playing the audio associated with the content is disabled; and

using an external sound system port to determine that the external sound system coupled to the display device is unavailable in response to the determination that the internal speaker of the display device is disabled.