If you searched for alternatives to install your Chromect with Google TV, you probably found repeated advice for fatigue: “Connect it to the USB TV port to save a plug and improve cables management”. It seems practical, REAL? However, there is a small detail that many blogs neglect: Google explicitly recommends the use of the wall adapter included in the boxAnd it is not on the whim.
And, although it can work with USB food, it really imports the way you nourish your crusty. From the unexpected restoration to the faults in the reproduction of high quality content, Connecting your Chromect to your TV USB port can become a headache. In this article, we will tell you all the truth and technical risks that lead to the USB port of TV as a feeding.
The USB port of your Smart TV does not reach the maximum power that the Chromecast needs
From the first generation crocoper to the last generation, Google always recommends using the cables included and the doors indicatedBy warning that if the chromecast, TV and any other separate approach in the connection could be damaged.
Now, Is it just an excuse of Google to use official accessories or is it a foundation? No, there are several technical and practical reasons why Google always recommends using the wall adapter included. To understand it well, we put the Chromecast with Google TV 4K as an example, which is the most popular model today.
Chromecast with Google TV 4K needs 5V/1.5a, which means it consumes up to 7.5 W Massimo. The port of a more suitable Smart TV is the USB 3.0 which cannot offer more than 4.5 W. Notice the problem? While most of the time the consumption of this crusty is located below 3 W, when trying to squeeze its skills to the maximum, consumption will approach 4.5 W, which will make it turn off or restart if it is connected to a USB port due to the lack of power.
It should be clarified that Chromecast with Google TV 4K in the menus consumes only between 1.5 and 2 W, while During the streaming of the content it rises to 3 W if it is in HD full or 3.5 W if it is in 4K. So yes, the Chromecast with Google TV can feed with a USB 3.0 port (a USB 2.0 is impossible because it offers only 2.5 W), but it will be limited and could only collapse during high demand tasks, such as the execution of Google TV games, the reproduction of 4K to 60 FPS videos or the installation of large updates.
Save inventions: connect the thorn chromecast as google indicates or you could regret
Google recommends using the official current adapter to power the Chromecast Not only for a matter of power, but also for security. The adapter ensures correct amperage and a stable tension, even in the peaks of the application.
In addition, it is completely independent of the Smart TV, so avoid conflicts with the normal functioning of the TV. For example, Some televisions cut USB energy to save energy (Generally they do it when you enter standby mode), which causes the chromecast to suddenly turn off, it is restarted every now and then, late to start when you turn on the TV or do not automatically update in the background.
The advantage of improving the management of cables and saving a thorn by connecting the Chromecast to the USB TV port, It really does not compensate for all the headaches that can generate. It is to shorten the useful life of your Chromecast in favor of the comfort of a simplified connection. From my point of view, it is not worth it except in specific cases.
When you can power the Chromecast with the TV port of the TV
If really You don’t have a plug available near your TV and you can’t add a strip or something similarIt is not bad that the chromecast is connected to the USB port of your television as long as it is 3.0 (if it is blue, it is) and satisfy the following:
- The TV keeps the USB active, even at rest or off.
- You will not use demanding functions (such as the reproduction in 4K@60Hz).
- Do not restart alone or the notes of faults during streaming.
If these three conditions are satisfied, there will be no problems using the chromecast powered with the USB TV port. However, don’t forget that these devices They are designed to work optimally only with their current adapter. If you don’t use it, you expose yourself to unpredictable failures.
