Connect your drive, turn on the TV and select USB as the source. As long as your TV has a USB port that is. If you have a spare USB drive or external hard drive, it’s a simple matter of copying them to the drive and connecting the drive to your TV. Use a USB Drive to View Photos on Your TV You can choose whichever one matches the equipment you have as they all result in the same thing, photos on your TV. This tutorial will show you a number of ways to view images on your TV. That is as long as you have a relatively recent TV and the means to get your images to it. Whether you want to bore family members or gloat over an amazing vacation, show off your HD adventure images, relive your wedding or graduation, or something else, you can easily views your photos on a TV.