Many of you use the Fire TV Stick from Amazon every day and probably make a sometimes fatal mistake: You use your TV as a power source.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick should not be powered via the USB port of your TV set. (Source: Amazon)
- Fire TV Stick is used by millions of people every day around the world.
- Many use the TV as a power source instead of the external power supply.
- However, this can have fatal consequences.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a popular way to turn your television into a smart TV. With it you can use almost every streaming service and a bunch of other programs. However, many users make a big mistake in powering the device. If the TV’s USB port is used as a power source, this could have fatal consequences.
We can reassure you in advance: Your TV will not break, rather your TV stick could be damaged if you use the TV as a charging station. There are two reasons for this, explains the fan blog AFTVNews, which specializes in Fire TV.
Interruption of updates
Logically, if you connect the power supply of the Fire TV Stick to your TV, it will be interrupted as soon as you turn off your TV or it turns off by itself. This becomes a problem if your TV stick is updating at the time. These are mostly done in the background and are not noticeable. However, if a system-relevant update is interrupted, the TV stick could suffer a complete shutdown and would therefore be unusable.
Not enough power
The second reason is a simple lack of power in some situations. If an update is running in the background and you have a high power consumption application open, then you may experience a lack of power as the TV has a relatively low power output. This in turn leads to problems with the software and can also disable the TV stick.
Amazon even warns of this problem itself. The packaging of the Fire TV Stick says that you should use the included adapter and not a direct power connection via the television.
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