Hello, it’s USB 2.0
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@PhilipsEngineering Have you noticed about the problem I have with SanDisk SDD on PPMax that is not working?
Note: both SDD and USB input on PPMax are working
Have you experience it?
I’m waiting for an answer from SanDisk (it’s passed from L1, L2 and now L3 level!!)
Hi @Philips_Support_P
Yes, on my callular OnePlus 8 (OS10) and on Sumsung tablet S4 (OS 9) both have USB-c port, so I used an USB-c to USB-c cable… and on both is working. I have also copyed files on my desktop PC, with USB-A to USB-C cable but in this case I don’t remember if I used USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port.
NOTE: Both cable are standard forniture of the SDD and the SDD has a USB-c port
Thanks for support
Rino
@Philips_Support_P @IvoGrijt and all.
The problem seems partially solved.
SanDisk answer: “The SSD draws more than 500mA, and is not compatible with the projector. Exact power draw info on SDSSDE80-500G is not available”. !?!?
It sound absolutelly strange that SanDisk don’t know info about a SanDisk product… Also sound strange that they speak about generic SDD because if it is true the Samsung T5 must not work. Anyway this is the answer so DON’T buy SanDisk SDD for use with the PPX, it doesn’t work on PPX because it draws more than 500mA (max current for a USB 2.0 port) …
Hope it helps
Thanks for the support
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Well, if you can connect a powered USB 2 hub to the PPX, you can still use it. You could possibly power it off the same charging source or powerbank if needed.
What is the “minimum bulk and weight” solution for powering a USB disk that requires more than 500mA? I seem to remember that some disks are shipped with a Y-cable (one USB-A in one end and two USB-A in the other). Would this be a good solution, connecting one of them to a powerbank?
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I don’t get why bulk and weight would factor in.
But a Y cable would also help indeed, as would a powered USB-A hub.
You don´t see why weight and bulk would factor in? If it didn´t I would be carrying around a full-size projector (because it produces a better image). Bulk and weight is ALL the reason you would go for a pico-projector, at least for me.
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Surely if it draws more than 500mA then it would not be compatible with lots of devices, have you tried it on another device such as a PC with USB 2.0?
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I highly recommend a large-capacity microSD card rather than external SSD. PicoPix Max has no trouble with 512GB or even 1TB SD cards.
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It’s out of spec but desktop PCs and several other devices (including some Philips projector models) do supply > 500 mA on the USB port when plugged in. But not the portable models.
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Yes I love the fact the PPM has the micro SD slot which many others don’t and that’s how I use mine, but currently it’s limited by size and price, I’ve got a 512GB card anything bigger is a rare find and a 1TB card cost close to what I paid for the PPM, of course with tech the price will come down eventually.
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You can carry a few hundred cheaper microSD cards in the space of an external SSD 
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Ha yeah right, even better does Phillips make micro SD cards? PM me a discount code on a 4TB card 
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No I genuinely did not, as I misread your question. I read
I couldn’t understand why you would want to know the minimum bulk and weight of a solution, as if that was a requirement for the solution. The use of the word minimum implied a requirement or specification in my view.
What I now understand your question to have been is
“Which solution for powering a USB disk requiring more than 500mA has the least bulk and weight?”
which is a perfectly understandable question to me.
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Yes, that is what I meant. Sorry if I was unclear.
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Is there a way to unmount the micro SD card before removing it from the PPM (in order to remove it safely) ?
Well, the same question applies to any drive plugged in the USB-A port too ?
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Unmounting is never a real issue even with PCs the only time I"m really careful is after I just wrote something new to a SD card or drive but otherwise it’s of no concern, but if you want to be safe just do it after you have powered off first.
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@Philips_Support_P and all beta-tester
Do you have suggestions for Micro-sd Characteristics? I mean; speed, quality, class. Probably a100-90Mb/s (read-write) and U3 is a goog compromise for video… Or… do you suggest more? Or… There are limitations for PPM input?