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Your TV's USB port is seriously underrated: 5 benefits you're not taking advantage of

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Feed Name: ZDNet Security

Date Published: 2026-01-14

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

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This ZDNET article outlines five practical ways to use the often-overlooked USB ports on TVs: playing slideshows and media directly from drives, connecting peripherals to turn a TV into a workstation, powering some streaming devices via USB, charging devices in a pinch, and updating TV software via USB. It highlights benefits like freeing TV storage and cautions about limited power output and potential performance issues when powering devices from the TV.

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