Why is my Philips TV not able to recognize a USB flash device?

NOTE: Not all USB flash drives are recognized by your TV.

Only memory device in FAT/DOS format are supported
Portable hard discs are only supported as a mass storage device without any multimedia capabilities. If your portable hard disc comes with multimedia capabilities, you have to connect your hard disc as a standard peripheral device.
Your TV supports playback of files in JPEG (Photo) and MP3 (Music) format exclusively. Video files such as AVI, MPEG4, MKV, etc. are not supported.
Make sure that your TV has the latest software installed. You can find the latest TV Firmware Upgrade Software and Readme File documents on the Philips support website. Refer to the SOFTWARE DRIVERS section.

Follow these steps below to check if your USB flash device is supported.

The information on this page applies to the following models: 47PFL3605/98, 32PFL3605/98, 42PFL3605/98.

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