The HDMI Port Settings You Should Change For The Best Picture Quality
Don't just adjust the settings on your TV. Your HDMI port settings should also be tweaked.
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Most smart TVs aren't optimized for home viewing out of the box. That might sound strange, given that home audiences are usually the main target. Often, though, TVs are given overly conservative default settings, or else they're set to modes that might catch your eye in the store but actively sabotage image quality. There's a reason why Filmmaker Mode had to be invented.
This extends right down to HDMI ports. You'd think ports wouldn't need settings at all, what with the notion of plug-and-play. But they do exist, and the truth is that if you've never changed them, your TV and its connected devices probably haven't been operating at their full potential.
Typically, you only need to turn on a setting called Enhancedfor each of your inputs. TV makers do...
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