![]() There is at least a small chance that you’ll get lucky and find a souped up USB port on your TV that is designed to power a larger device. Are There Any Ways Around the Low Power Issue? The Fire TV stick is basically a small computer, and the TV’s USB ports sometimes just can’t put out enough juice…at least not without a little help. That’s right – we’ve narrowed it down the TV’s usb ports, and you probably see where this is going: those ports are there for something like a flash drive, equipped with enough power from the TV to access files and not much else. The cable can’t be the bottleneck, because the USB cable that comes with the Fire TV Stick works with the USB AC adapter, leaving only one variable: the power output from the TV. It doesn’t solve the problem but at least we know for sure what the problem is. So the Fire TV Stick has the equipment to power on and checks the power even when that power level isn’t quite high enough so that it can alert you. ![]() If the device is receiving enough power to turn on and tell you it needs more power…how is it even on in the first place? Well, it turns out the Amazon engineers saw this situation coming a mile off and realized that if they simply didn’t allow the TV Stick to power on with insufficient power, everyone would assume that they’d just opened a package with a faulty unit. How Will the Fire TV Stick Work Even If It Isn’t Getting Enough Power?Īlready this is seeming a bit strange. You can actually connect your Fire TV Stick to a soundbar as well (our guide) and you may be able to manage the power through that device’s USB port too. You can attach it to your TV over USB to try to get power over the micro-usb port, but that sometimes results in a nasty error message: “Insufficient USB power detected.”Īnd if you’ve already seen our article on connecting a Fire TV Stick to a projector, you should know that the discussion around USB ports in this article applies to projectors as we. After all, this is your entertainment system…plug real estate isn’t cheap and if you have speakers, other set-top boxes, a video game console, you’ll run out of plugs quick. This isn’t automatically a problem, but for some there’s not a spare plug reachable. ![]() Here we were, thinking that the HDMI streaming stick was going to be simple, requiring fewer wires, etc., but in reality you now have something else you need to plug in. Where the story gets interesting for these devices is that, during the unboxing, you’re going to find an AC adapter that needs a wall plug, and that’s going to need to attach to your Fire TV Stick. Both of these variants require the same power input: 5v at 900mA, and if you don’t know what that means, don’t worry, it’s the last time you’re going to see detailed electrical values in this article. Just because the 4k one pushes 4k content doesn’t mean it needs more power, so, luckily we get a pass on having to figure out which exact solution goes with which streaming stick here. The Fire TV Stick (on Amazon) and the Fire TV Stick 4k (also on Amazon) are both HDMI streaming sticks that require power. There are a few different variants of the Fire TV Stick (and even a few other Fire TV options), so it’s worth taking a second to make sure we’re clear on exactly what we’re talking about. But first, let’s be clear on which Fire TV Stick we’re talking about.Ĭlick or tap here to jump straight to the solution. You’ll be able to troubleshoot this and figure out if you need that new cable in minutes. There are a few more things you can try, which we’ll address below. ![]() But don’t worry – the new cable is the nuclear option. Luckily it’s not expensive, making this a great solution! You can power the Fire TV Stick off your TV’s USB ports, but to address “insufficient power” warnings you’ll need a special USB to micro-USB cable. ![]() But this AC adapter is just powering a USB to micro-USB cable…couldn’t you plug that into the TV instead? But many are annoyed to find out that it still needs to be plugged into the included AC adapter, requiring a cord draped from the TV to the wall. The Fire TV Stick 4k is an impressive piece of technology, allowing you to simplify your home theater setup by avoiding large, bulky set-top boxes. ![]()
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