Sony Doesn't Want Playstation Users Doing This??

[@JohnGlasscock]

What other topics do you want me to cover?

[@Jota11yt]

How to have better WiFi without the the wifi cable. Srry for the bad English

[@wendelldietsch0]

John Glasscock any tips on how to make my ps4 pro not sound like a jet when I’m playing cod modern warfare 🤣

[@yahir8694]

Yeah I want to have better wi-Fi too without the cable because my Internet provider said that it would be impossible to put the router/modem in my room I get around 30 ping but I know it can be better

[@marag598]

50 tips and tricks for the ps4

[@davidmilne1401]

@@wendelldietsch0 you need to clean all the dust out of it.

[@twilightleaf201]

He's reading the user manual so we don't have to. What an amazing guy.

[@JohnGlasscock]

Someone's gotta do it 🤷‍♂️

[@hamood1766]

@@JohnGlasscock 👑 you dropped this

[@jfry3276]

5 years after release and few month before next gen. Thanks... I guess

[@asoto718]

@@jfry3276 gunna be 7 years since release....

[@deathmetalgek666]

More a complete idiot...

[@arcticfoxfire7107]

Moment of silent for those 1% that actually happens to get destroyed HDMI.

[@Skillz2Legit4U]

That happened to my ps4 pro, but I had done bought a ps5 when it happened so it wasn’t so bad, I got it fixed though a couple weeks ago

[@CjRuby]

Thank you, It was actually the monitor HDMI port that fried for me.

[@BlackestEyes709]

F lol i do it all the time when i wanna watch a film from laptop

[@jimmoore1713]

Me

[@oldzkr]

Bruh I got a dead hdmi on my ps4 slim 4 years ago 😂😂😂 now the whole console is dead 😪

[@robgraveson]

When you're so bored during quarantine you start reading all your instruction manuals lol

[@reida.fugate9919]

Luv

[@xMangoGoated]

Agent_47 T that’s a different type of pain

[@0pt.x]

@@xMangoGoated yep

[@RubbishRebel]

@Agent_47 T I'm watching this as I'm sitting on the toilet

[@evilmonkey690]

What a awesome comment lol

[@HappySIMCard]

Me realizing I've done this hundreds of times with nothing happening.

[@s20_]

same

[@ichisirus]

Me realizing that I was doing this without reading PS manual 🧐

[@lindz9341]

Yup

[@Walking-MY-Path]

I can vouch for that too.

[@koburrr]

the chance is low but never zero

[@benhenderson8952]

I think I’m now on Sony’s hit list for trying this out

[@furkanozturk1370]

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[@DistinctWisdom]

@@furkanozturk1370 ugh fuck off!

[@Szymeksys]

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[@Szymeksys]

@pro duder man f2h i just typed A random phrase and it was a joke btw

[@erinyoung6765]

I already fried my ps4 doing it and had to get a new one soooo

[@travisfrostify]

it's a way to catch console owners in a technicality and void warranty...

[@jimmoore1713]

I thought same thing...

[@eksksksksk]

I also thought so, but for the sake of argument how would they prove that you connected it the wrong way

[@jnharton]

Could be, but it also covers their ass if you hotplug the cable and something goes wrong. Since they put it in the manual you can't assert that they didn't tell you.

[@PaperRoute4Life]

I feel like, without reading the manual, I’ve already been doing this

[@VWayyyyyyyy]

Same🤣 Common sense.

[@el_Miguel_]

Me too

[@mking8242]

I think we all do lol just maybe once in awhile I'll do the HDMI first

[@coladict]

Kind of. I always make sure the power switch on the back is off when plugging this stuff in for my initial setup, and only then do I flip that switch. I have hot-swapped the HDMI cables while it's running, though. Had some faulty connections. with some of them.

[@darkgamer0822]

300th like

[@johnmansell5097]

I have learnt from bad experience, having working in a lab for many years we would occasionally move equipment or change monitors around. We decided to upgrade an instrument with a top of the range monitor and connected everything hot. The graphics board on the instrument failed immediately, to repair it was a 4 figure sum, so it can happen.

[@mtdubdachamp6917]

The fact that he read that damn manual shows dedication! Can we buy this man a virtual drink?

[@juliofrancisco8111]

No I already paying my phone bill so that's enough. Pls this is nonsense like for real who the fuck reads the manual. We just plug it in and play.

[@ajwiisonwiison1591]

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[@anttperez6422]

Fuck alcohol that's just going to fuck up your livers I drink once every year for my birthday and sometimes Christmas I don't drink to get drunk that's fucking stupid ass people that do that and end up in jail for it LOL cuz I never been locked up in my life all facts obey the law I'll go to fucking jail

[@anttperez6422]

@@juliofrancisco8111 I fucking read the manual when I had it it doesn't fucking matter jackass it's everybody's opinion versus your dumbass opinion if you want to know more about the console you got to read the fucking manual moron

[@anttperez6422]

@@juliofrancisco8111 since you didn't read it you going to wish you didn't

[@MartinKatscan]

I've definitely seen 'arching' (a visible spark/stream of electricity jumping between elements) when plugging hdmi cables in and out of a hdmi muti switch. The switch is powered, so it's possible it's down to the quality of the switch, but yeah there's power in them there cables!

[@jonny-b4954]

Yeah, that's definitely the cheap switch.

[@Gameplayer55055]

My laptop charger bites. So laptop parts bite me too when touching them

[@danbooke2001]

This is a general rule of thumb for any electronic device that connects to a power outlet and has additional connections. ALWAYS disconnect power first before disconnecting anything else, and always connect power last after you've connected everything else. It's not a hidden "trick" or some weird technology, it's electricity 101.

[@crazyturk6936]

The biggest issue was in HDMI 1.1 and lower. HDMI does a HDCP handshake to "authenticate" so ensure the connection is secure. This is largely not an issue anymore and in practice, blowing out a cable/device by hot swapping HDMI is so minute, that it's negligible.

[@manchuriancandidate8907]

I know i'm a year late but thats not the reason at all, you are talking about a transfer protocol that is already ongoing as soon as the physical connection is estabilished. The reason is simply because whenever you shut down the power supply you are 100% sure of NOT shortcircuiting by anything like a broken, corroded or bad HDMI connector (either side, PS or cable). Thats about it, Sony just wants to be sure and does not take any risk.

[@brettawesome4098]

I use all my manuals for filters when I roll joints. I smoked a lotta good manuals in my time. Especially the one for my coffee machine. Great paper. Just the right thickness

[@DraconicDuelist]

This is how you get a semi-rogue golem that won't listen to you...

[@eclecticjon1019]

This is pretty standard practice for most electrical equipment. Any plugging or unplugging of cables, including speakers, hdmi, scart, rc, should always be done with the appliance not just off, but unplugged.

[@badon-kadonk4550]

I'd also recommend using a surge protector with a battery backup for both the console and TV. This gives you time to save game progress and shut down your system properly in the event of a power outage avoiding data loss.

[@allgood9750]

Who would really be a fool to disconnect their system while its turned on? Doesn't matter how u disconnect the system when its off and my Ps4 pro runs just fine like brand new for 2+ years now

[@The_Black_Knight]

I have watched people do this frequently in the electronics industry, Destroys the device and/or electrocuted the individual.

[@MsPinky1306]

If your power goes off

[@kwasy75]

Children does it all the time, because they did not buy it with their own money

[@itIsI988]

@Robert Csapo I've had a shock from an HDMI lead before

[@itIsI988]

@Robert Csapo Carpet and touched the ground by accident whilst it was plugged in to a running box.

[@robbyminix5525]

A surge protector is a must for today’s TVs and consoles.

[@worken360]

Yes, you can burn out the HDMI cable by leaving on console when removing it.

[@darkwolf7116]

worken360 yea... that’s literally what this whole video is about. Lol

[@smasher_zed8888]

@@darkwolf7116 r/whoosh

[@teetoy33]

@@smasher_zed8888 r/itswooooshwithfourOs r/itswooooshwithouttheH

[@mking8242]

@@smasher_zed8888 lol

[@SpidahhhMan]

There’s also a chance you could ground yourself on the hdmi cable and get shocked but it’s so rare that ever happens

[@lopocalypse8490]

This actually applies to basically all electronics no matter the type of wired connection. ALWAYS make sure your all devices are shut off before connecting/disconnecting one device to another. The majority of manuals for electronics will state something similar to what you're bringing to light in this video. Many people do not know this when it should be known! For safety reasons and also the best way to ensure the easiest process for setting anything up. Especially for Bluetooth anything lol, mainly speakers or remotes. It will allow BT home theater systems (or speaker system) to work in sync with your TV when you press the power button on whichever remote you choose to mainly use. I worked tech support and am a techie at home also lol. Hope this helps!! I know setting up various different devices can get very frustrating for most families!!! Who likes reading manual word for word anyway 😛

[@davidmilne1401]

I always do it this way anyways.

[@JohnGlasscock]

You're doing it right then

[@The_There_Man_Show]

He's been doing right? This is the norm decade s ago 😂

[@c117ls7]

As an electrician, we call this potential difference. If one device is grounded and the other one isn't, with the cheap electronics we have nowadays there can be a slight voltage feeding through the chassis of the ungrounded device (especially if something is wrong with it). The ground can travel over the hdmi and either shock you or damage equipment.

[@brodysdaddy]

The first model PS4 experienced a not insignificant number of hdmi port faults. The port and circuitry was adjusted with the next model going forward, but there is always a small possibility of static charge/arc when plugging/unplugging hdmi into a powered port. Sony is just removing even the small chance of covering the failure.

[@Xesh001]

Maybe it's just me, but I've always connected the power last and disconnected it first (on most things, not just the PS4).

[@ewoonsight3755]

This actually happened to me so when I would be playing there would be random lines and tears in my screen till later i figured out that either the hdmi cable went bad or the hdmi port was bad.

[@novemberraingaming360]

The reason why in google that Hdmi cables are hot swapable its simply because it has a display when you hot swap it (no need to restart), that is the only reason why it was hot swapable but the risk of damage is still there.

[@VintageSlam]

John back at it with the killer tips 😱

[@JohnGlasscock]

Thanks for the support

[@leonardoliveira]

If you have grounding problems (round pin on 3 pins wall sockets not making contact, for example) the noise suppession circuit inside the monitor may charge the monitor chassis with voltages up to 100v which will surely spark inside the HDMI socket at the connection time. The potential for damage is greater than what you realize. By doing as instructed on the manual even if a voltage leak exists there won't be any sparking as both the monitor and the PS4 will be at the same electrical potential level during all times.

[@vibesjake4557]

When the thumbnail says you can’t plug an hdmi cable into your PS4. Me: HOW I AM I SUPPOSED TO USE IT?!

[@mohammadychaudhry4843]

Lol

[@Ernest_Burns]

I'm surprised some people don't know this, it's always been a rule of thumb to never connect/disconnect without removing the power first. It's like that for every device.

[@Waleed-rs4mo]

Good job as always legendary!!! ❤️

[@keepdeathonhold]

My PlayStation would be destroyed by how many times I removed the HDMI while it was plugged it lol

[@grennas2170]

It happened to me . I kept disconecting hdmi all the time to move to different monitors. It happened on my og ps4. Thanks for all the videos , they are very helpful.

[@unkledoda420]

One time i completely fried a brand new PS3 by plugging it into a power strip. It worked fine the first time i used it. The second time it was good for 5 mins then suddenly just shut off. I tried to turn it back on and the system would try to start, then the light would blink and beep a couple times and shut back off. I was extremely pissed, having just forked out $300 so took it back to GameStop. Luckily they were cool and replaced it (i never did get the game back that was stuck inside though). The guy at GameStop said that while extremely rare, sometimes power strips can send a power surge to the PlayStation and fry it, that it's recommended to never use a power strip, only plug directly into the wall. I'm sure with one of those higher price, big boxes with a surge protector built in this won't happen but with one of those cheaper strips that allow you to plug like 5 or 6 things into 1 plug it can, i did it.

[@joshuamoses8631]

I was able to retrieve my account with the help of Hack_lord11 on instagram.

[@danbooke2001]

You shouldn’t be connecting or disconnecting anything if it is plugged into an outlet. This is electricity 101.

[@christaylor9674]

Electricity on off on?

[@xVenom1976x]

It makes sense from a certain viewpoint. I saw a video about an Xbox owner who’s system was fried by an HDMI surge. It’s rare I guess but still possible.

[@zaheerlol]

Everyone follow the hdmi rule it’s true I had to get a second ps4 because my hdmi not the cable but the ps4

[@george3503]

I have the first gen PS4 for almost 7 years and I have never heard that thing. All this time I’ve been doing this wrong and I didn’t have a problem. But now that I got a ps5 I will have that in mind so there is absolutely no chance of damaging this baby. THX FOR THE ADVICE DUDE !!!!!!!!!

[@limit504.]

Lmao nobody has done that ever because everyone just plugs and play and I've never fried anything for the past 5 years I've had it

[@kriss4230]

He means the first time anyone tried to connect a ps4 to a tv

[@lilyvalley5389]

Well lucky. I'd never do that when something is on or plugged in.

[@scttstphn22]

I have not read the instruction manual for any of my video game systems or the TV. When I was setting up my Samsung 4K smart TV (which utilizes it's smart remote to control HDMI devices) I did shock myself a few times while connecting an HDMI switch capable of the highest quality 4K. The HDMI switch was powered off and the surge protector for the video game systems was also off, but the TV was plugged in and powered off. The shocks were strong enough that I only let it happen twice before going to the surge protector for the TV and turning it off. HDMI cables are hot swappable but with the more advanced TVs there is quite a bit of power flowing through them and you should use caution. I personally will not touch these HDMI cables again unless all power is turned off, it was not a low enough power shock that I would risk shocking myself again.

[@Ffafggefvfdddhef]

It’s true, I asked my sister to unhook it for me for some reason I think we were gonna play on the big screen and when she unplugged the hdmi it sparked and it fried the cord

[@themagnificentorange672]

Dang

[@Ffafggefvfdddhef]

TheMagnificentOrange yea good thing it didn’t damage my ps3

[@asuganoir6951]

Interesting, how's it feel being that 1% chance of it happening?

[@Ffafggefvfdddhef]

Chris Gunter wow is it really 1%? Should’ve played the lottery

[@asuganoir6951]

@@Ffafggefvfdddhef haha probably higher than. 1% but it seem pretty rare. I've been unplugging HDMI while the device is on since the Xbox 360/PS3 days and never had that happen

[@CatMelon12]

If I'm playing 24/7 without ever stoping I will not have this problem right ?

[@el_Miguel_]

My granpa have teached all this, when I was like 6 years old.... With a ps2

[@callustsi1816]

Ps2 were the glory days. Change my mind.

[@wmgthilgen]

Due to where one lives and depending on various electrical codes, some times there are what's referred to as spikes. When connecting a live wire to something. Such spikes can burn out compents. Thus plug in various electrical live connection regardless of what the device is can be destrutive. Meaning replacing the device which cost the company selling the device money. Putting the instruction in the paper work, informing one NOT to do it is a work around to avoid having the company replace the device when one doesn't read the warning or just does it anyway.

[@joek1978atyahoo]

That's the way I've always done my gaming systems since I was a kid.. thought it was common knowledge...

[@joeytyo]

I know right🤣

[@yourdad6501]

Same bruh

[@r2kzyron]

Deen there done that. You're not alone, we are here with you.

[@chrisgreece732]

I think you have my admiration after this😁

[@ajwiisonwiison1591]

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[@bobingabout]

MANY electronic devices tell you to never connect or disconnect cables while the device is turned on. Some are more valid than others, for example, PC PS/2 keyboard and mouse are initialised on power up, so aren't detected if you plug them in while it is running. I have seen exceptions to this, such as on laptops, but it's not so much a problem with modern computers that use USB instead. Chance of issues is low, but I have actually seen hardware damage from hot plugging cables. Never with a HDMI cable, but you can't rule out the possibility.

[@solidsteak]

I've been hot-plugging hdmi's on just about every console I own and their all fine so I say chances are like a 0.00001 of an issue actually occurring

[@BRUIZER1st]

Same odds of getting coronavirus

[@marsbase3729]

@@BRUIZER1st evidence?

[@BRUIZER1st]

@@marsbase3729 theirs evidence all over new you tube, vk, gab parlour, where they don't censor the truith

[@marsbase3729]

@@BRUIZER1st from a legit science journal

[@jaredcooper5301]

About 10 years ago I was working at an electronic store. An employee was hooking up a Xbox 360 via hdmi to an overhead projector. Needless to say that the cable was hot when connecting. The entire room was engulfed in a white and blue light. The hdmi port was fried on the Xbox. The cable was toast, but the projector survived without a scratch.

[@MistaGeezy90]

This is old. Sony had these directions implemented since the original PS3 came out.

[@railinly610]

A general good rule of thumb is to connect and disconnect sensitive electronic gear in order of power flow before switching on or off. You can get away with abusing the rule quite often but the possibility of damage to tiny components on the pcb is always there. Little spikes will slowly chip away at those components if you break the rule. Better still would be to leave everything connected and simply use individual on/off power switches for each unit.....hey presto !

[@InDeath]

i've always done this even before hdmi. thought that was the norm.

[@SuAlfons]

I remember the dealer of our first flat screen TV telling us, he needed to have his DVD-player fixed (reflashed in factory) because he unplugged the HDMI while both systems had power. But that is >15 years ago with the one of the earliest examples of a HDMI port on a DVD player that ever was. I have never heard of something similar again.

[@decuzreidy1278]

Too late my girlfriend plug the hdmi cable out the back in sleep mode now the ps4 always says when you turn it on no signal I'm guessing I'm the 1%

[@coolie4u]

I'm an Electronics Engineer / Electronics Developer; When you plug in a HDMI cable what happens first is that the outer area of the HDMI-connector makes contact with the shield of the unit also called ground. This makes sure that the ground from the display panel and the ground on the PS4 unit is connected first before the datalines in the HDMI connector are connected. This is by design made to be safe to connect HDMI connectors even if both the PS4 and display are connected to the mains while doing so. I have never yet seen a permanent failure occur because of a user plugging in a HDMI cable while the hardware was powered on. I think the reason Sony wants people to have mains powered off to the PS4 while connecting to a display is that HDMI is a digital signal that needs to perform a Security Content Related HDMI-Handshake before video transfer is starting. The probability of making sure that the HDMI-Handshake performs correctly on all types of displays is probably considered safest by this method that Sony describes in the instructions. I never actually read the instructions for our PS4 Pro 🙂

[@novadocs4715]

Hello, I was looking for this answer. Because of the shield connection, it secures a common ground point. Which if it comes missing suddenly might have the potential to discharge in small internal electronics, like frying a micro filter capacitor. What do you think when the Playstation is connected to a tablet running on batteries, no real common ground... might it be dangerous somehow?

[@deeeeeeeench1209]

Do you have a fuse in those 2 pin plugs 👀

[@Shadowdncer]

The PS4 does not have an earthed power supply, so once you plug it in, it will be floating at some potential between rectified mains and neutral (depending on where you are that will be anywhere up to 400-something volt, but with very little actual current capacity, so the worst you'll experience from that it a slight zap; pretty much every not-earthed switchmode power supply will do that). Your TV on the other hand will likely be earthed via an antenna cable or possibly through other attached devices. If you plug in the PS4 and then attach the HDMI cable, there will be a tiny current surge from the PS4's PSU through the TV to antenna ground that can potentially break something. It's the same issue with any other device with a 2-pin mains plug, and from what I've heard North America has a bad relationship to proper electrical installations anyway (FFS get a proper plug standardised!), so even ostensibly earthed appliances might not be.

[@Juras2137]

This felling when you are so bored at quarantine so you start reading Ps4 instructions :|

[@rickbond5826]

Wouldn't really have any affect. It's a simple statement to save costs from liable error. Imagine if a 100000 people's hdmis failed and they tried to claim it was because of their console.

[@doomsbizarreadventure2942]

oh so thats how i fried my hdmi..

[@hsmreu]

Sorry but, 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ryaya10]

My brother pulled out his HDMI one time, we can assume he didn’t unplug or even turn off console cause he was younger then he his now, but the HDMI itself came apart. The metal outer Trapezoid or whatever was stuck in the TV HDMI port and that cord was clearly ruined. We assumed the cord was cheap. Still unsure. But this does help me out in the long run, thank ❤️

[@larrytate1657]

Maybe that’s why my last hdmi cable went bad. I turned system off of course but didn’t unplug the cord too.

[@oienu]

Technically HDMI is hot-swap, but a bad ground on you home wiring could do a big shock if you plug anything, that is the reason to connect power at end when your device share a physical ground to be safe.

[@jfry3276]

While you're at it, do you mind reading the user manual of Sega Master System and tell us how to set it up correctly?

[@wa1w511]

I think it is pretty standard in electronics...this information is how I was taught for all electrical appliances....you make the source connection last when hooking equipment up, and you disconnect the source first when disassembling. For an HDMI cable, you would be assuring you are not creating additional currents by connecting and disconnecting properly.

[@unleadedherbz1376]

Interesting, many would never know this...who actually reads the manual for console?! Straight to gaming please...

[@jeffghant4760]

This is the case for every electronic item. Make your connections BEFORE plugging into the power outlet. Your cellphones have the same instructions.

[@Adam-zc8jj]

Turn the PlayStation off before you unplug it!

[@TikTok-oz6rh]

Plot twist: 99.9% viewers don't have Playstation

[@legendsfiyhigh-1837]

Tbh nobody searched for this

[@Saif649-1]

LegendsFIyHigh- what does tbh mean

[@Qtjana]

Hussaiin Zeshan to be honest

[@Saif649-1]

LegendsFIyHigh- hahaha

[@JaySpoonn]

Funny thing is.. Working in a repair shop a LOT of Ps4 would come in with a burnt hdmi port. You'd be surprised how often it happens..

[@Gabi_Camataru]

When I turn on my ps4 sometimes my tv doesn't show the ps4 screen and it says nothing is connected Another case which happens rarely to me (once 2 weeks or so) is that when i turn on my ps4 some weird lights show up in green mostly And another case is that i turn on my ps4 and i just have a black screen. I can still hear sound tho These don't happen always just sometimes I have a ps4 pro cuh 7116b Any explanation?

[@StealthyJim]

I've been hot swapping HDMI cables for as long as they've existed, and DVI cables for years before that. It's never caused an issue. HDMI was designed for hot plugging, so it's got to be pretty unlikely to damage it unless you're forcing it or plugging in wrong. Sony's instructions also create another potential issue that's probably far more likely than the HDMI cable causing damage. If you unplug a device, it's no longer grounded and looses that protection from static discharge from the person touching it. Not really an issue if the entire outside surface is plastic, but plenty of things have metal parts you could be making contact with. Leaving it plugged in to a switched off surge protector would be far better, as it's still providing a ground without supplying power.

[@TheOGDegenRico]

0:52 read that I did that to my brothers ps4 (Edit why did people like?)

[@JoeySchmidt74]

I've been hotswapping for a while so my sons can play together on our PS4s. My system is hooked up to the same TV I use for my PC, but I have a second screen I usually use for audio and video editing. I just hot swap the HDMI over to that from my HDMI splitter into a cable with a female/female HDMI adapter. I can also join in with them in Cross platform games, which is nice. Apart from Minecraft, Microsoft has a problem with my account at the moment!

[@cezerelecrucio9717]

Microsoft accounts are bugged on PS4 for some reason. I've been locked out of cross play since Bedrock Edition came to PS4.

[@trevor3050]

Seeing a console hooked up to a quality monitor made me cringe. Like what's the point lul

[@TRUDEAUMUSTG0]

The days of pc are over man

[@kingcoco1492]

You are such a good person May you gat alot of subscribers and be one of the best tech ytubers ever You have my prayer

[@EClass20]

Its also called HDMI Handshake with certain components. Mostly receivers.

[@SpideyonPlayStation]

You'd be surprised how many people have no idea why some HDMI ports on their TVs don't work with all devices anymore because of removing devices incorrectly. Same goes with removable thumb drives becoming corrupted over time.

[@crashdummiflash2340]

this is the method used to setup for moving the system to a different tv, it as to be connected to hdmi before power so it can set to correct resolution automatically without having to go into settings.

[@kamarukou3537]

I've had an experience with a 3rd party HDMI cable spark slightly when I was about to hotswap it from my laptop to the PS3 back in the day. It only ever happened with that particular cable, so I think it's worth keeping in mind. Nevertheless, it didn't fry anything and I was surprised more than anything else.

[@elchikano82]

I haven’t been paying attention on how I plug in or not but from now on I will. Thank you.

[@MarkRyanSchulz]

It is standard practice to attach the power cable last, whatever the application. The risk of arcs, surges, and shorts is always there if you attach connector cables between any powered devices.

[@allrock1238]

they are probably concerned that if a ground potential fault existed between the two devices existed that you could damage the HDMI encoder IC chip in the ps4.. the ps4 pro does not have a ground pin on its power supply cable ,I also strongly suggest you disconnect power to your whole device stack when thunder storms are in your area. even if you have a surge protector

[@Yamato-wj7uo]

Widely known practice of handling and setting up electronics, should generally remove power sources before other connections

[@mastermind6000]

this has nothing to do with HDMI properties, but is just a good general rule. connect everything you have involved, then connect it to the hot voltage. these machines store charge, a lot, and are kind of lowest-bidder sort of parts. like you said, VERY low chance of this happening, but I have seen an PS4 HDMI encoding chip fail on a system that gets unplugged very frequently. who knows?

[@huggybear69deluxe]

I do this pratice for any device since i was a kid. It is ovious to plug in the power last or unplug first.

[@allensheppard3691]

Simply for static shock ,i.e. Rubbing your feet on the carpet you can also blow a pixel on your tv simply by touchin g the screen, which is why you should power down and completely unplug the tv before cleaning the screen

[@FreshlySqueezed777]

My HDMI cord get deceasinated one day and could never figure out why until this video when I realised I hot switcharood it all the time and think that may have done it

[@benjaminbalducci]

It's not minimal. Every time you make an electrical connection there is An arc. The electricity arcs from one post to another right before they touch.. this causes burn spots and surface issues. Leading to connectivity issues.

[@kampanatnilsonglod8536]

HDMI port is very sensitive, even a poor quality or defected HDMI cable can damage you TVs or monitors. Try not to hot swap them, its took less than a minute to turn off your device.

[@gamerX-wk7ct]

when I worked at the cable company years ago it was the same you hook everything up first before plugging into a outlet anyway that's how it has to be written it protects the seller sony if the buyer gets shocked or if something happens so the correct way is in the manual

[@ipodtouchguy039]

Wow I never realized I've actually watched multiple videos of yours including downloading games at gigabit speeds. But I was never subscribed!!!! That's changing now!

[@camogirlkm]

I have to agree with this bc in 2019 my son's TV HDMI ports got fried & since they were all in line with each other blew them all. He was hooking back up his Xbox One X! So word of warning if your HDMI ports on your TV are all in one single row if one blows they all blow. So no matter what console you have I'd say pretty good idea to follow this no matter what your hooking up to HDMI

[@acereport8939]

The PS4 is still doing things whenever it’s off and plugged in. I know this because my OG PS4 makes a very faint clicking noise whenever it’s off but plugged in. Normally, I remove the power plug to stop the clicking but any electrical power like static electricity (capacitors) can cause damage to components which when working on electronics we’re supposed to use a ground strap. Connecting anything (like HDMI) can possibly cause damage so the less electricity inside the PS4, the better.

[@rusty_grim]

Thumbnail: Plugs in HDMI cord Me: Wait, I'm not supposed to do this?

[@5tay-Fro5ty]

I was also told by Sony not to use a surge protector when I first got my ps4, weird.

[@FF-KillThemAlll]

Can’t believe people don’t already know this. It’s not just a playstation thing it’s for every device. Even when you work on a car you disconnect the power source(battery) first.

[@xperion749]

ah, so that's why my ps4 screams at me for unplugging it