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Chromecast requires external power. Google's advertising of it is misleading.
by johnward 11y ago
Chromecast requires external power. Google's advertising of it is misleading.
- Spivak 11y agoEdit: I'm an idiot. You're right, I must have been thinking of CEC.
- moftz 11y agoI've never seen any Chromecast advertising that implies it only gets power over HDMI. All of the media on Google's Chromecast site show either both HDMI/Aux and USB plugged in or nothing plugged in. Pretty much any TV now has a USB port whether it be for media playback or for updating the firmware of the TV on older ones so its not a huge deal to have to plug it. Even the first release of the device clearly mentioned it needing USB power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRu18f2GRQo&t=41m22s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRu18f2GRQo&t=41m22s
- johnward 11y agoAll of the screenshots I saw before purchasing the original device clearly showed it plugged into a TV with no power cord attached. It looks like they may have fixed it in the newer marketing.