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I believe it will still work fine via the USB socket on the TV, but my qualm with that is that many TVs don't send power to the USB unless the TV is on -- Which
by mikeyouse 11y ago
I believe it will still work fine via the USB socket on the TV, but my qualm with that is that many TVs don't send power to the USB unless the TV is on -- Which means you can't turn on a TV using the Chromecast app and that the Chromecast needs to boot-up every single time.
On the last iteration, my Chromecast would only connect to my WiFi about 2/3 times after reboot which hopefully is better with the new WiFi since the hassle was enough that I gave it up for an AppleTV. I bought 2 Chromecasts the first day they were announced and evangelized a fair bit to my friends and family but they ended up not being as useful as I had hoped.
- simoncion 11y agoIIRC, my Chromecast came with a 5VDC power supply and a USB->Micro USB cable for plugging the PSU into the Chromecast. The documentation for the CC warned against plugging the CC into USB ports on a TV because of exactly what you're complaining about. :) The marketing copy for the new Chromecast mentions that it, too ships with a 5V power supply (1A this time around) for powering the Chromecast.
- mikeyouse 11y agoYeah, in my eventual problem-solving steps, I strung up another cord to the back of my TV to plug the CC into a power-strip but the reliability wasn't any better -- not sure if I broke something on the CC by using the TV's built-in USB previously, but it was allegedly rated for 1.8amps according to its documentation.
- simoncion 11y agoOdd. It sounds like you either had a defective power supply, or a defective CC. Mine is rock-solid.