- Put your TV on movie, THX or cinema picture setting. This will get you very close to what's called a accurate picture quality. This is very important and I'll explain why.
Directors produce their content (TV shows and movies) using what are referred to as reference monitors. When they are cutting and editing the program they are watching it through monitors which adhere to certain color standards. A huge part of the art is choosing specific colors, tones and saturation levels. Its almost as important as the dialogue itself.
When you put your TV in cinema, movie or THX (whatever mode your particular TV has) you are essentially syncing your set up to what they used to produce the content. You are viewing an accurate picture and seeing the content exactly as they intended you to see it. This is very important if you want to feel and see the content as it was meant to be experienced.
There are so many benefits to watching an accurate picture . Skin tones will look like skin, grass will look like grass and everything will look natural and as it is meant to. People pay good money to get professional calibrations but most sets are extremely accurate out of the box now.
When you first start to use these settings the picture will look dull, dark and flat. You probably won't like it but that is only because you are used to a very unnatural and inaccurate picture. Leave the TV on cinema for a week without changing back to your old settings. After a while you will start to see all of the benefits . You will start to notice more detail in the picture and it's nice to know you are honoring how the creator wanted you to see their art.
If you can do this you'll be amazed at how wrong everything looks when you change back to your old settings after a week. You will never go back to watching an inaccurate picture.
There is so much nuance in the presentation of TV and movies and it is a total shame not to watch it as the creator intended it to be seen. Please try this for 1 week without changing back to your old settings. I promise you you'll be glad you did!
* Put your TV on movie, THX or cinema picture setting. This will get you very close to what's called a accurate picture quality. This is very important and I'll explain why.
Directors produce their content (TV shows and movies) using what are referred to as reference monitors. When they are cutting and editing the program they are watching it through monitors which adhere to certain color standards. A huge part of the art is choosing specific colors, tones and saturation levels. Its almost as important as the dialogue itself.
When you put your TV in cinema, movie or THX (whatever mode your particular TV has) you are essentially syncing your set up to what they used to produce the content. You are viewing an accurate picture and seeing the content exactly as they intended you to see it. This is very important if you want to feel and see the content as it was meant to be experienced.
There are so many benefits to watching an accurate picture . Skin tones will look like skin, grass will look like grass and everything will look natural and as it is meant to. People pay good money to get professional calibrations but most sets are extremely accurate out of the box now.
When you first start to use these settings the picture will look dull, dark and flat. You probably won't like it but that is only because you are used to a very unnatural and inaccurate picture. Leave the TV on cinema for a week without changing back to your old settings. After a while you will start to see all of the benefits . You will start to notice more detail in the picture and it's nice to know you are honoring how the creator wanted you to see their art.
If you can do this you'll be amazed at how wrong everything looks when you change back to your old settings after a week. You will never go back to watching an inaccurate picture.
There is so much nuance in the presentation of TV and movies and it is a total shame not to watch it as the creator intended it to be seen. Please try this for 1 week without changing back to your old settings. I promise you you'll be glad you did!
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