The default settings on many TVs don’t always offer the best picture, especially when you consider that each video source (cable box, media streamer, Blu-ray player, game system) likely has its own ideal settings that apply. If you haven’t delved into your TV’s menu system, you might be dealing with annoying quirks you didn’t even know you could resolve. Fortunately, I’m a TV expert and an ISF-certified calibrator, and after reviewing hundreds of models over the last 10-plus years, I know all of the usual problems you might run into. Here are easy fixes for the five most common TV picture problems. The specific names and menu locations of these settings vary based on your specific TV model and smart TV platform, but the concepts are the same across all of them.
