What other topics do you want me to cover?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

I always do it this way anyways.

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

Hi I just got a new PS4 pro and I'm binge watching every single tips and tricks video... I'm just wondering what is the newest PS4 pro model

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 !

Good job as always legendary!!! ❤️

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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 😛

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

Do you have a fuse in those 2 pin plugs 👀

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

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

I think you have my admiration after this😁

Wow, you learn something new everyday.

So you suppose unplug the power cord first then the hdmi cord but what I'm confused about why do all this if you turned off the console off.

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 !!!!!!!!!

Recently just been plugging in my main receivers hdmi cable back and forth from my tv to pc monitor since it's easy to swap to my room or living room. This is good to know and I guess I've been rolling the dice the whole time... >_>;; Thanks for the precautions.

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

1 question. Is it bad to stack ps4's on top from 1 another like yours in video ?

I think i will do this starting today because i don't want my PS4 get some weird things happening and the HDMI getting hot thanks for the advice and help

John Glasscock is there anyway I can get back my 2 minutes?

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

Have you got any video's of how to get best quality visuals from the Ps and you're tv?. Many thanks

Thank you that explain why the ancient owner of my console scrapped the HDMI port a bit so it get some image bugs time to times.

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

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

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

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.

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

I do a lot of traveling for work, and always take my ps4 wherever i go. I have no idea how and which cables i was removing first, but this is good to know. I will make sure to this next time. As always, thank you for your great wisdom.

I don’t unplug the wire that connects the device to the surge protector while it’s on but I do sometimes remove the hdmi from the tv while the PlayStation is still on

Great tip. I learned this the hard way. Plugging and unplugging hdmi’s on my Onkyo AV amp fried a board or whatever while the plug was in the wall and the power switch to the Amp was off. I had to send away for repair.

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?

John back at it with the killer tips 😱

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

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.

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

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

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.

Great video found really interesting but I have one question is it really made of glass. Lol sorry I had to.

oh so thats how i fried my hdmi..

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

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.

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.

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

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%

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!

Hdmi cables are not break before make so as there are voltages over 5v on multiple pins it makes sense not to bugger about when plugged in, but I've never had issues.

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?

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

There is always the potential for a putz to shove the cable in at an angle and short things out plus if you have either device preset to a default size ratio it could end up giving you less than the best setting by default requiring a manual headache of trying to get them both to recognize the higher quality setting is available

Had my ps4 since launch. Ive plugged and unplugged the hdmi numerous times while the machine still had power. Dont really understand how plugging or unplugging a peripheral cable would fry the machine. To that end, wouldn't a power outage brick your machine?

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

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

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.

Wow I already do that lol. I actually don’t turn my power strip on until everything that needs to be plugged in is plugged in and ready for use when turned on

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

Turn the PlayStation off before you unplug it!

John has the coolest last name ever, "glasscock". Great video by the way.

I just got a PS4 pre owned by EB Games and I am a cigarette smoker and I did not know about that instructions with the cigarette part thank you for sharing

Tbh nobody searched for this

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

Thank you for the information Brother 👍 I love the last name by the way👌

This happened to me, I did it the "wrong way" every time and then one day my console wouldn't show on the tv at all.

Some tvs turn on when you turn on your Playstation. That means there is a current going through it to signal the TV that the Playstation is on. There is an option in PS settings that turns this feature on or off.

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

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.

HDMI is hotplugable only if both devices are referenced to earth ground (aka ps4 and tv) if they are not there's a potential for high voltage difference on hdmi connector shield, that can discharge into data pins, it's a pretty common to see devices with blow hdmi ports because of it if you work in servicing. Also RCA have the same problem, as well as mains powered usb devices like printers.

Good video left you a like 👊🏻

This was common practise with older tv due to power supply draining an the fact it took time in certain cable still use today you create static electricity an form a loop there for obsorb some power

My power gets cut off and it has happened a lot while I play ps4. Is this bad?

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.

Thank you for that I’ve been unplugging and plugging in my PS4 the wrong way

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.

It won’t damage anything cause it’s a digital signal it’s either on or its off if it was an analog single then I could see disconnecting the power first cause you might get noise back through the input and could damage systems.

Thank you for telling this. Now I know how to not to damage my device.

What if we keep the ps4 connected with the wires and just turn on the power wire whenever we want

I switch HDMI cables from my tv to my projector all the time. Not only when it's plugged in but while it's on.

I Feel it’s more about the connection to your TV or monitor that uses the hdmi1 or arc port that make your tv turn on when the PlayStation and also the cec control to allow the tv remote to control some of the direction controls for like apps and such for convenience. I personally don’t like this feature so I don’t allow it. But, properly powering down your consul and tv/monitor before disconnecting is always a safe practice in my opinion.

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