+1 my visio powers this as well It also powers lots of stuff via usb Maybe because it’s NOT a smart tv and doesn’t have some crazy android chip SoC to constant

+1 my visio powers this as well It also powers lots of stuff via usb Maybe because it’s NOT a smart tv and doesn’t have some crazy android chip SoC to constantly power. I mean obviously you can make a power supply that could do both - or neither. But it likely comes down to price for the manufacturer of the tv