topic Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub in Streaming

Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Luftwalk — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:19:50 GMT

Hey,

so I'm using a Vemont USB-C hub that provides 100W Power Delivery, used a 120W charger and the Chromecast still provided a g.co/cast/power screen. I have the charger plugged into my HUB's USB-C port, LAN connected and the hub goes into the Chromecast...any idea why it wouldn't work?

The only reason I wanted to go Ethernet is 4k streaming from my local NAS (through Plex). Any suggestions for it?

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

David_K — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:56:31 GMT

Officially, using a USB-C hub to power Chromecast isn't supported so your mileage is going to vary on this one. All I can suggest is to read reviews for a different hub that users have confirmed works as expected.

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Luftwalk — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:03:27 GMT

Thank you for answering...that is one of the reasons I chose Vemont, since a lot of the users said it worked for them 🙂

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

David_K — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:09:17 GMT

Yeah it's not ideal, this one is very much trial and error unfortunately. Was your Chromecast already setup before you tried to switch to using the hub? Or are you trying to set it up from scratch with the hub attached?

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Luftwalk — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:25:39 GMT

Yep, it was already setup before I tried switching. I initially thought the 67W charger I had at first was at fault, but after I got the same screen with the 120W one it must be something else...I even tried a different USB-C hub but with the same result.

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

David_K — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:35:04 GMT

I did see comments similar to this one:

I have one of these as well, and so far it works great. You need both power plugs (Chromecast and Hub) plugged in for it to work. The USB-C from the Chromecast power adapter goes into the DC In slot on the hub. There might be better solutions, but this is one I found on this sub and was talked up by lots of people.

I think they're referring to ones like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQWXM7G/

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Jeran — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:21:02 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help?

Thank you,
Jeran

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Jeran — Mon, 02 May 2022 16:30:38 GMT

Hey there,

Did you have any more questions or need any additional help? If not, I'll go ahead and lock up this thread in 24 hours.

Just checking up,
Jeran

Re: Can't power Chromecast through USB-C hub

Jeran — Tue, 03 May 2022 16:40:44 GMT

Hey there!

We haven't heard back from Luftwalk, and it's been a few days, so I'm locking the thread. As always, feel free to make a new thread if you have any more questions or concerns.

Thank you for your help, David!

Best regards,
Jeran