When I reached for the remote, I accidentaly pressed something, and lost the picture/sound, with a notice coming up, saying check cable connections & settings.
I turned it off/on, and checked source button, all ok, but its the same, any ideas folks, its a Samsung, quite new.
Sorry for the late thanks, but in the end, switched off/on at mains for about 2 minutes, and hey presto, back again,
thanks once again for all your replies :-)