[mythtv-users] LIVA frontend .. one last question

[Dave MythTV]

On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Michael Watson <
michael at thewatsonfamily.id.au> wrote:

> On 30/03/2015 7:04 AM, Damian wrote:
>
>>
>> Oh, and is there any reason why I shouldn't order one from the USA (for
>> UK use)? I'm asking in terms of the power supply. I don't want to buy it
>> and then fry it!
>>
> With the appropriate adapter it should work fine, but any 2Amp Micro USB
> Power supply/charger should do fine.
>


Note that the LIVA ships with a 5V 3A power adapter, so a common 2A USB
charger or power adapter would be undersized.

The LIVA will boot and operate seemingly fine on a 2A power adapter, but it
doesn't provide enough current to fully power the LIVA and both internal
USB ports.   You may be OK if you use a powered USB hub for your
peripherals, but even so, with how low quality many of the generic 2A
chargers are, I'm not sure I'd trust them running 24/7 at or near their
rated max output...

- Dave
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