Why my tv does not recognize USB drive?

[sky354]

Why my tv does not recognize my usb drive? when i plug it in nothing happens.TV is LG 26LD320

 

[mcnumpty23]

whats on the usb you are plugging in?

 

[reedo_43]

I do not believe it auto detects like a pc. I think you have to browse to the media from remote.

 

[Barty1884]

Some TV's have issues with capacities >XGB (varies from TV to TV). I've seen problems with USB3.0 drives that require a little more power than the typical USB2.0 (on most TVs) provide.

The format of the drive can also be a factor.

 

[mcnumpty23]

some tvs auto detect some dont

but with some older tvs the usb port was only for firmware updates

ie they couldnt play media files

 

[Barty1884]

some tvs auto detect some dont

but with some older tvs the usb port was only for firmware updates

ie they couldnt play media files

^^ That's a good point too. There;s a few threads around suggesting hacks etc for that model, so it may officially be 'firmware only'.

An example of another 'complaint': http://www.avsforum.com/forum/166-lcd-flat-panel-displays/1313710-hacking-usb-service-lg-26ld320.html

I won't link the supposed hacks etc - but Google is your friend if you want to go down that route.

 

[mcnumpty23]

shows my age that i remember tvs with usb ports only for firmware updates lol most people just assume if a tv has a usb port it can play media files

 

[Barty1884]

Was it that long ago? :lol:

 

[spdragoo]

http://www.lg.com/uk/tvs/lg-26LD320-lcd-tv

they list USB 2.0 connectivity as a "No", so I'm guessing that's meant for firmware upgrades only. And confirmed on page 25 of the manual (http://www.lg.com/uk/support/support-product/lg-26LD320), which identifies the USB port as a "USB IN SERVICE ONLY" port.

 

[jsmithepa]

All he had to do was to read the manual.

 

[N Earl]

I too had a problem with this, one LG TV claiming a problem on the USB drive.
It could be a number of things so the answers below are not necessarily wrong and it would pay you to check them off as you go.
but what I discovered was in my case was it was down to the Master Boot record of the device I was trying to connect to the TV.
The device in question I was trying to connect was using the newer "GUI Partition Table" instead of the current "Master Boot Record". The TV in question simply did not recognize GPT. As soon as I changed GPT to MBR the TV immediately recognize the drive.

 

[Jacob_180]

Had the same problem with my Samsung TV. One day it decided to stop recognizing a USB drive that I use with it all the time. Reformatted my USB drive to NTFS format and it worked instantly. Hope this helps...

 

[goozel]

Had the same problem with my Samsung TV. One day it decided to stop recognizing a USB drive that I use with it all the time. Reformatted my USB drive to NTFS format and it worked instantly. Hope this helps...

 

[goozel]

Hi Jacob, I have just bought a Toshiba external hard drive off ebay, my Sony Bravo tv will not reconise it, or my Lg tv, any advice, Dee

 

[jom.delacruz09]

I too had a problem with this, one LG TV claiming a problem on the USB drive.
It could be a number of things so the answers below are not necessarily wrong and it would pay you to check them off as you go.
but what I discovered was in my case was it was down to the Master Boot record of the device I was trying to connect to the TV.
The device in question I was trying to connect was using the newer "GUI Partition Table" instead of the current "Master Boot Record". The TV in question simply did not recognize GPT. As soon as I changed GPT to MBR the TV immediately recognize the drive.

 

[jom.delacruz09]

Thank you sir earl for ur suggestion it helps me a lot

 

[alliekasudluak]

What is mbr