Maybe it’s a first generation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromecast
Still, you’d think it would damage the microUSB connector not the HDMI connector. From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 5:27 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] another reason to hate HDMI dongles That's a weird one, the Chromecast has a 3" flexible cable from the actual unit to the HDMI Plug. The Power adapter plugs into the unit. So unless there was super torque put on that power supply cable, which is just a MicroUSB, I'd question that the installer actually did anything and the customer just wanted to complain. Or the customer doesn't realize that there's the flexible part on the Chromecast. On 12/26/2019 5:06 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: Specifically Chromecasts. I didn’t realize they had a power cord. Customer claims my installer bent the HDMI plug on his Chromecast when he moved the entertainment center. It looks like a Chromecast is only $35, so I wasn’t going to argue, I just put a $35 credit on his account. I was scared he was saying the HDMI connector on his TV was damaged and he was going to want us to pay for a new TV. But what a stupid design. I have a Roku, not a stick, but the little box thingy. Nice long dangly cords, I can’t imagine damaging anything if you moved the TV. But with the Chromecast, I guess it’s probably hidden behind the TV and entertainment center, tethering the TV to the wall outlet, with so little cord that just pulling the entertainment center out to get behind it you can damage a connector. I would have expected it to just unplug, but it must have pulled at right angles to the plug. Has anyone had a customer want a whole new TV?
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