Here's What You Should And Shouldn't Plug Into A TV USB Port
These ports are often forgotten, but can still be useful.
Modern smart TVs tend to have some USB ports that are easy to forget about, especially with those HDMIs gobbling up all of the oxygen. Most new sets feature at least one of these ports, typically located on the side or the back. The ports started showing up on TVs in the early 2000s, reaching ubiquity by 2010. Nowadays, it's tough to find a smart TV without a USB port, either an old USB-A one or a more modern (and useful) USB-C port.
These are actually very useful and offer a range of possible functions. For instance, the newly released Amazon Fire TV Stick HDis efficient enough to be powered by a basic USB 2.0 port, eliminating the need for a dedicated power adapter. Here's everything you can do with these ports and some suggestions on what to avoid....
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