TV USB to charge Tablet and GPS

[Dave Liquorice]

The telly isn't likely to be powered off but I've never bothered checking.

[Nightjar]

That sounds like a very good reason not to use that hotel chain again.

[Mike Barnes]

You don't know anywhere near enough to have a valid opinion on that.

Whatever, the point remains that the lighting in hotel rooms can be non-trivial to figure out, and a master on/off switch by the door is useful, but if that switch stops your iThing from charging, that's not so good.

[Nightjar]

Indeed? Exactly how much do I need to know to have an opinion about whether or not I would want to use an hotel that makes life too complicated?

[Dave Liquorice]

I've never thought The Queen to be one for haughty exits.

[DerbyBorn]

Annoying when it is a 10" one. Makes you wonder how people managed with viewfinders.

[Mike Barnes]

Indeed.

That's irrelevant. What's relevant is whether I would want to use it again, not you.

You want "exactly"? I know you were talking about me, not you, because you wrote "use that hotel chain *again*" (my emphasis). The chances of you ever having used that hotel (not part of a chain, incidentally) are vanishingly small.

[John Williamson]

I reckon it's a nostalgia thing from the days of plate cameras without viewfinders, but without the need for the black cloth.

[Nightjar]

It is entirely relevant to my having an opinion about the hotel.

Not at all. I would have to have used the hotel once in order to discover that it made life so complicated, hence I would not want to use it again.

Probably true. I have had a suite with a view over the pyramids and accommodation for my personal servants, but I really don't like the suffocating degree of service that comes with that sort of hotel and have long since decided that I much prefer three or four star hotels.

[DerbyBorn]

Perhaps there should be an app to turn it upside down.

[Scott M]

You post something to Usenet and then get arsey when someone posts a fairly bland comment about it? My opinion is that you really ought to seek help (probably paranoia judging by the wild misinterpretation.)

[Mike Barnes]

Who's being "arsey" now?.

[Scott M]

Ummm, still you. I'm just intrigued.

[Mike Barnes]

I'm mildly intrigued by your intriguedness - you seem to have picked up on something very ordinary as if it were special, and come to a conclusion that would be a strong contender for a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the "jumping to conclusions" event.

If you have a question, fire away. By email if you prefer.

[Scott M]

And this coming from someone who took a one line comment from the groups' most mild mannered poster and leapt up and down about it.

[Mike Barnes]

And that coming from someone whose first contribution to the thread was an _ad hominem_ attack. I'm genuinely puzzled. That sort of behaviour is very rare in this group. You clearly think I was upset or something, but I promise you I wasn't.

Unless you have any questions (seeking illumination rather than voicing opinions based on supposition), I don't think I have anything more to say to you.

[Mark]

Samsung phones and tablets do seem to be quite fussy what they charge from. Some dedicated USB sockets can't supply enough current.

[polygonum]

Cannot speak about anything else, but my Galaxy S2 is fine on any source I have tried. However, it does like a good quality plug on the end of the cable.

[DerbyBorn]

polygonum wrote in news:c4cjubFdeahU1 @mid.individual.net:

I am finding that my Tab3 will charge on anything if turned off - but needs

2 amps to charge whilst operating.

[Mark]

I wonder whether the Tab3s are different since they use a standard microusb port rather than the crappy samsumg one? The Tab2s will charge sometimes off a computer (although they display an icon to indicate it is not charging). My Galaxy S was OK but the Ace had problems IIRC.