If you have a Smart TV, or are going to buy one soon, you will know that, in order for it to offer the best quality, it is necessary to make some essential adjustments to it. This will help you get the best image, sound...
But what are those settings? What should you look for to achieve it? Below we will talk about each of them so that you can get the best out of that television you have. Shall we start?
Screen settings
The first thing you should adjust to find the best image and sound quality are the screen settings. By this we mean to the contrast, the brightness... The best thing is that, in the case of brightness, you adjust until you see that the blacks are deep, but without being impossible to see. As for lighting, it will depend on the light you have in the room of the Smart TV. But to give you an idea: turn it high in bright environments and low when it's darker. In some cases, the most modern televisions allow the values to be graduated as they detect that there is more or less light. But maybe that's not your case.
It is true that these values will depend on who sees it, and will be more personalized for that person. That's why I recommend that you do it when there are two or more people.
In this way, you can all choose a middle ground and place them as reference values for the television. Of course, just because it's done this way doesn't mean you shouldn't change it. The truth is that, depending on movies, series or channels, you may have to vary them a little to adapt them.
Choose the image mode
The next step is to choose the image mode. Have you not realized that your Smart TV has this option? It comes almost by default on all televisions and allows you to switch to a user, standard, sharp, sports, movie and game picture mode. Each one makes the image look different.
Yes, I do not recommend that you put the sharp mode (on some televisions it appears as dynamic) because it saturates the colors a lot and makes the images not appear natural.
The chose? Bet more on cinema or movie mode, or even game mode. They are the ones that will give you the best image quality and they do not saturate or force the colors.
By the way, you should find this setting in the settings of your television, in the Image or image modes part.
Say NO to energy saving
Yes, we know that it is important, that this will make television spend less and so on. But perhaps what you don't know is that when activated, the brightness and contrast are reduced. And we already warned you that this makes the image quality look much, much worse.
So try Locate the energy or ECO section in the settings and, if it is active, remove it if you want to bet on a good image adjustment.
Turn on HDR
HDR, 4K or whatever your Smart TV has, because these evolve over time and mean that you can always get a better view. In the case of HDR, if this is your case, it means high dynamic range, and it is important that you activate it.
In fact, try doing it and removing it and you will see how the quality of those videos and images you have improves.
Where do you put the television
Have you ever paid attention to where you put the TV? It may seem silly, I know. And maybe you even consider that it has nothing to do with its image. But the truth is that it influences, a lot.
To begin with, You have to choose a place where the light does not fall directly on the screen, because the only thing that will do is not see the details clearly. On the other hand, you have the viewing angle, which you will need to be adequate so that all the panels look good when viewed from the side.
But not only that. You also have to watch the distance at which you are going to watch television. The rule is to multiply the diagonal of the screen by 1,5 and thus obtain the distance in inches (then you must convert it to centimeters, of course).
For example, if you are thinking about a 55-inch television, you will need to watch it from a distance of 2,1 meters.
Take care of the lighting in the room
Because just as you have to adjust the television image, something similar also happens to the light in your room. When it is very bright, you will not see the television well because the image will be washed out. And if it is very dark, the blacks may not look as deep (because in the end you wouldn't see anything).
For a television to look good, it is best that the room has little ambient light. So you can darken the room.
A little trick that is sometimes used is to place a strip of LED lights behind the fabric. These lights generate shadows, and make the colors, sharpness and image look much better, even in a sunny or bright location.
Use high quality cables
Because you may think that it doesn't matter, but the truth is that it does. These cables mean that the Smart TV can receive the signal better. Also, if you use many streaming platformsIt is best to connect the router if possible, it will improve the image a lot because it will have more signal.
I can't tell you that with these essential settings on your Smart TV you will always improve the image quality, but at least you will make it look as good as possible. It will depend on the television you have and the options it gives you to continue exploring. In fact, everything in the end is a trial and error, try to see what is the best configuration for your TV and thus obtain that image and sound improvement.