I have a 40" TCL Roku TV It has 3 HDMI ports, 1 USB slot and an RCA jack, RED/WHT/YEL. Because...

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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...

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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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