Smart TVs often go unused beyond their initial setup, but they can actually be enhanced by utilizing the USB ports available on the device. Most modern TVs come equipped with USB 2.0 and sometimes 3.0 ports, which allow users to connect flash drives or external hard drives. This can transform the TV into a media player for images and videos, or potentially a workstation. Maintaining an attached flash drive aids in seamless media playback without using the TV's internal storage.
Most new TV models come with a pair of USB 2.0 ports... Your TV screen is likely bigger than your computer monitor, so why not use it to carousel a gallery of images or play videos?
Keeping a flash drive attached just for that purpose... your media will not be automatically transferred to the TV's cache... it will read files directly from the flash drive.
USB ports are easy to overlook, but they're a standard feature on most TVs -- and more useful than you might think.
Just about any type of external hard drive, thumb drive, or data stick will function as if you plugged it into a laptop.
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