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How is the picture looking, though?

LG C3 OLED TV showing orange butterfly onscreen

A TV’s Movie picture mode will generally provide the most natural looking color balance

A good starting point is to grab the Movie mode, which is also sometimes called Cinema or Filmmaker.

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To turn off motion smoothing, youll first need to locate the proper adjustment in the TVs picture menu.

LG C3 OLED TV showing image of pink butterfly onscreen

A TV’s Movie picture mode will generally provide the most natural looking color balance

Another tip to enhance your TV viewing is to use a backlight placed behind the set.

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TV Eco settings such as an ambient light sensor can make pictures look overly dim and dull the impact of HDR highlights

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Each TV brand has its own name for the motion smoothing menu, such as Samsung’s Picture Clarity settings (shown here)

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TheSpears & Munsil Ultra HD BenchmarkBlu-ray contains a vast array of test patterns for tweaking a TV or projector’s picture

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