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I have a 40" TCL Roku TV

It has 3 HDMI ports, 1 USB slot and an RCA jack, RED/WHT/YEL.

Because the TV ha so few HDMI ports, I went and bought a 5 port HDMI box and plugged that into one of the TV's HDMI ports. I have my Xbox, Playstation 4 and VHS to DVD recorder plugged into the 5 port HDMI box. Typically, I only run 1 device at a time, but with the USB thing, I would like to be able to have more than one USB device plugged in, such as one of those mood light things that uses USB for power, the TV powers that mood light bar, but then I can't use my USB stick in the TV.

So I have this 7 port USB device, each port has its own on/off switch, I was just wondering, if it was possible to use that 7 port USB device in the TVs USB port, or would the TV not like that? Because in order for me to run the mood light and USB stick, I would need 2 USB ports turned on, and again the TV only has 1 USB port.

Thanks if you might have an answer for me.
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pdxlinux · 41-45, M
i think that you might be referring to sending video over USB type C... that only works for computers that support that and I don't believe that TV's support that especially Roku TV's. the USB type A port that I have seen on most smart TV's are only for hard disk drives, or to power a chromecast type of device. to add a HDMI "hub" you'd need an HDMI hub, which I am not sure if that kind of thing exists. I would recommend searching for devices like that on SF cable's website.
twiigss · M
@pdxlinux Yea so my TV has a media player and if you put a USB stick (flash drive) into that USB port, you can play videos, music and view pictures. The HDMI port is just a way for me to plug my devices into, Xbox, Playstation etc.

I was just curious how the TV would respond if it saw two USB ports all of a sudden. Would something like that damage the TV?
pdxlinux · 41-45, M
@twiigss i doubt that it would damage the TV but it also might not work. it depends on how the TV software was designed, and I don't know how to find out except by trying it out. good luck!
twiigss · M
@pdxlinux Thanks for the explanation on that, it makes more sense to me now.

 
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