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Depends on how much power the TV took. Theoretically you could do it, but it would be a huge waste.

Suppose you have a 300 watt plasma TV - that's 60 amps at 5 volts. That's the kind of wire electric dryers and ovens use. You could take that wire and divide it into many small ones, but you would still have that much wire which would not be practical.



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