USB port on HDTV

I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.

swalker wrote:
I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.
Mine is used for software updates. You download the latest tv firmware
on your computer, copy it to a usb memory stick, then plug that into the
tv to update. Follow the tv menus.

On Oct 14, 12:49*am, swalker wrote:
I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.

I imagine (nil experience) you could use it for viewing photos via
Pictbridge from a digital camera, or watching anything loaded onto a
thumbdrive., or even an external hard drive.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:49:21 -0500, swalker wrote:

I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.


A couple of interesting ideas. Thanks for your input.

wrote:

On Oct 14, 12:49 am, swalker wrote:
I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.

I imagine (nil experience) you could use it for viewing photos via
Pictbridge from a digital camera, or watching anything loaded onto a
thumbdrive., or even an external hard drive.

I have a Samsung HDTV. It will accept a thumbdrive with firmware
upgrades or photo's. The manual says it is not compatable with all
devices. I tried to use a USB/Compact Flash adaptor, and the TV
did not recognize it as a valid device. I suspect it would reject
a hard drive also.

-Bill

On Oct 14, 10:36*am, wrote:
wrote:

On Oct 14, 12:49 am, swalker wrote:
I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.

I imagine (nil experience) you could use it for viewing photos via
Pictbridge from a digital camera, or watching anything loaded onto a
thumbdrive., or even an external hard drive.

I have a Samsung HDTV. *It will accept a thumbdrive with firmware
upgrades or photo's. *The manual says it is not compatable with all
devices. *I tried to use a USB/Compact Flash adaptor, and the TV
did not recognize it as a valid device. *I suspect it would reject
a hard drive also.

-Bill

I thought of that--may lack the processor ability for some more
difficult things. But worth a try.

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:49:21 -0500, swalker wrote:

I am currently shopping for a 46 inch LCD.

Some of the models have USB ports and some do not.

Exactly how could I use a USB port on a TV?

PS-I am over the hill in age definitely not a geek.

Thanks.

It depends on the TV. You will have to check the User Manual for the
TV for the specific options supported. My Samsung TV supports playing
MP3 music files, displaying JPG photographic files andf updating the
firmware from a USB Flash drive. However the manual says it is
limited to specific devices which have been formatted as FAT16/32. I
got it working with 2 GB Flash Drive but not 4GB or 16 GB ones and USB
Hard Drives aren't supported..