Hopper USB OTA Tuner Question

[120inna55]

If you keep dangling your dongle it might fall off or get weak at the stem.

I intend to support it in some fashion (like velcro as charlesrshell previously suggested), but I don't intend to incorporate it into the shelving on my media center. I prefer the clean look so all cables are located behind it.

* A friend of mine custom made this cabinet for me from hickory that he cut, cured, and planed himself.

 

[Mike_H]

The usb connector standard is not really designed to take much stress. So if you have something plugged into such a connector any load on that connector should be supported. Otherwise the connector could become deformed and or damage the connection to the main board may occur.

 

[JM42]

Agree the "no dangle" is just about stress at the connectors. Remember this is just a standard USB device, you can use a longer USB cable to put it wherever you need to. It doesn't need to be within any certain distance of the receiver.