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 Easy Fixes for Common TV Problems Easy Fixes for Common TV Problems
 If your television suffers from a distorted picture, weird colors, or the dreaded "soap opera effect," these simple fixes can help improve your picture. If your television suffers from a distorted picture, weird colors, or the dreaded "soap opera effect," these simple fixes can help improve your picture.
 By Will Greenwald By Will Greenwald
-28 May 2019, 6:24 p.m. +
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 If you haven't dived into your TV's menu system, you might be dealing with annoying quirks you didn't even know you could fix. 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. Here are easy fixes to four common picture problems. If you haven't dived into your TV's menu system, you might be dealing with annoying quirks you didn't even know you could fix. 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. Here are easy fixes to four common picture problems.
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 Near these settings you'll likely find advanced submenus that invite you to calibrate the color or tune the white balance. Stay away from these menus, or any option that invites you to change numbers. These are settings are for calibrators to work with, and it's very easy to completely warp your TV's color accuracy if you don't know what you're doing. If this happens, you'll need to restore your TV's default settings and start again. Near these settings you'll likely find advanced submenus that invite you to calibrate the color or tune the white balance. Stay away from these menus, or any option that invites you to change numbers. These are settings are for calibrators to work with, and it's very easy to completely warp your TV's color accuracy if you don't know what you're doing. If this happens, you'll need to restore your TV's default settings and start again.
  
-Remember, even if you have a brand new TV, it may not be configured properly for the best possible picture, so it's worth scrolling through the settings menu to check things out. If you're looking to buy a new TV, meanwhile, see our product guide for the latest reviews. And check out our explainers on 4K, 8K, and HDR to figure out what features are important to you. +Remember, even if you have a brand new TV, it may not be configured properly for the best possible picture, so it's worth scrolling through the settings menu to check things out.
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-About Will Greenwald +
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-Will Greenwald has been covering consumer technology for a decade, and has served on the editorial staffs of CNET.com, Sound & Vision, and Maximum PC. His work and analysis has been seen in GamePro, Tested.com, Geek.com, and several other publications. He currently covers consumer electronics in the PC Labs as the in-house home entertainment expert, reviewing TVs, media hubs, speakers, headphones, and gaming accessories. Will is also an ISF Level II-certified TV calibrator, which ensures the thoroughness and accuracy of all PCMag TV reviews. +
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