Smart TVs have changed the way we consume content. Gone are the days of relying on cables to watch your favorite movies or TV shows. With smart TVs running smart operating systems, you can easily install your favorite streaming apps, whether free or paid, and enjoy unlimited content.
While streaming services are great, there’s another way to enjoy content on your TV: using a USB drive. Simply connect the USB drive which has video content you want to watch on your TV and play the video file through the built-in file manager. The video content will play in the TV’s built-in media player app.
It’s important to know your video file format, as there are several formats, but TVs support only limited formats. If you have a TCL TV and want to know what video format it supports, you’ve come to the right page. Along with video formats, here you will also know about image formats as well.
Supported Video Formats for TCL Smart TVs
You can play any video you like via the USB drive on your TCL Smart TV, as long as the video format is compatible with the TV.
List of video formats compatible with TCL TV:
- H.264/AVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV)
- 4K Video – H.265/HEVC (.MKV, .MP4, .MOV), VP9(.MKV) [H.265/HEVC supported only on Roku devices that support 4K]
I mostly use H.264 format videos because H.265 videos lags sometimes. If you are having trouble playing videos with the TV’s inbuilt media player, you can install a third-party player like VLC.
Supported Audio Formats for TCL Smart TVs
You can also play audio files on your TCL smart TV in the following audio formats:
- .aac
- .m3u (playlists)
- .m3u9 (playlists)
- .mp3
- .wma
- AC3
- ALAC
- DTS
- EAC3
- FLAC
- PCM
Supported Image Formats for TCL Smart TVs
Want to show off your new photos, or simply want to view all photos as a slideshow on your TCL TV? These are the supported image formats.
- .GIF (non-animated)
- .JPG
- .PNG
Supported USB Drive Formats for TCL Smart TVs
When you plug your USB drive into the USB port of your TV, you need to ensure that the USB has been formatted to a particular type. The following formats will work with any TCL smart TV whether they are powered by Google TV, Android TV, or even Roku OS.
- FAT16
- FAT32
- NTFS
- EXT2
- EXT3
- HFS+
USB 2.0 and 3.0 devices can also be plugged into your TCL TV’s USB port. As long as the USB device’s power consumption is less than that of your TCL TV, even different USB peripherals can be connected, such as your wired keyboard, mouse, and even controllers.
Closing Thoughts
This concludes everything you need to know about the audio, video, and image formats that are supported by your TCL smart TV. Now, if you have a file that is not supported by the TCL smart TV, what you can do is covert it into a compatible format or open the file through your PC or laptop connected to the TCL TV via an HDMI cable. You can choose the wireless method as well if your PC has wireless display capabilities. If you have queries, feel free to leave them below.
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