Why won't my LG TV recognise .avi files from my iMac?

I record TV on my iMac using Elgato tuner and software, then export as .avi files and watch on TV (via a USB/thumb drive). But I cannot get the TV (an LG) to recognise any such files that have been on a device that has been attached to my Mac. The only way it works is if I transfer the files to the USB drive, transfer the files from the drive to a Windows machine, then transfer them from the Windows machine to another USB drive, and then it works fine. I've tried all sorts of ways to solve this, including reformatting drives etc, but nothing apart from the above tedious process works. It seems as if there is something about Mac files or file structures that really throws the TV. Anyone have any ideas?

Yes, definitely formatted for Windows (which it needs to be to transfer files to the Windows machine). Think it may have something to do with ds files, so am going to try FrenchToast's suggestion.

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