NOTE: Formatting the USB device will delete all content on the device. The process is pretty straight forward on Mac and Windows. So once you know the USB format you should use, now is the time to format your USB drive. You can check the file system formats that your TV Supports from the manufacturer’s website or support forums online.

Hisense: NTFS, FAT32, and FAT are supported.

Sony: FAT, FAT32, and exFAT are supported.

For LG Smart TVs: FAT32 and NTFS are supported.

Roku TVs such as TCLs and Hisense support USB drives that are formatted with the FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, EXT2, EXT3, and HFS+ file systems.For instance Samsung QLED and SUHD TVs support FAT, exFAT, and NTFS file systems while their Full HD TVs support NTFS, FAT16 and FAT32.Failure to do so means your TV won’t be able to read media off your flash disk or portable hard drive. So you need to make sure that your flash disk is formatted with the file system that your TV supports. Various TVs support different File system formats for USB drives.

Install kodi on usb drive