HOW TO SET UP YOUR TV AND GET THE BEST PICTURE
It’s not much use buying an amazing TV if you don’t know how to get the best out of it. After all, a new television is a big investment, surely you want to reap the maximum possible rewards from it? And that means setting it up properly.
It puts a lot of people off, but we would urge you to invest the time; a quick tinker can make a huge difference.
This is best done when you first install your new TV, so you don’t have to worry about such key factors as positioning once you’ve already got your feet up. But finer adjustments to the picture can be done at any time, and can make a world of difference to your picture compared with the factory settings. You can even adjust them depending on what you’re watching, or the weather conditions (you might need to up the brightness if the sun is streaming through the window, say).
This guide will help you through the process of positioning your TV correctly to plugging in your various sources and getting your TV connected to the internet, before tackling the all-important adjustments to brightness, contrast, motion processing and more. It all adds up to the best possible TV picture. Then you can put your feet up and enjoy.
Putting your TV in the right position, and not just next to the nearest plug socket, is one of the easiest things you can do to make sure your TV looks its best.
For a start, you’ll want to make sure as many seating positions as possible are viewing the TV straight on. From an angle, colours and black levels can start to look washed-out – particularly if you’re watching an LCD TV. This is much less of an issue with OLED TVs as the picture doesn’t lose as much of its vibrancy when viewed from an angle – but we’d still try to sit straight-on to enjoy the full
