Millions of TV viewers urged to make three changes to their telly – one can even save you money

TV viewers have been urged to make five changes to their telly settings to improve picture quality and even save money.

According to TV expert Isabelle Bild of Gaming Gadgets, the pre-loaded settings could be ruining your viewing experience.

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Here are the five settings that should be tweaked, according to Bild:

Motion blur settings

Motion blue settings are automatically applied to TVs because it works well for the vast majority of shows.

But it can make the picture look grainy when watching movies, says Bild.

“How quickly the picture on your screen can be drawn is measured in something called Hertz (Hz), the quicker the refresh rate the smoother the experience,” she explains.

“TVs with a refresh rate of 120Hz generally won’t struggle with processing the motion on your screen, those with lower refresh rates may.  

“To combat this TV manufacturers add motion smoothing to your pictures out of the box, what this does is add extra black frames to try and improve your image, but often it makes the image look grainy.”

Depending on your TV manufacturer, this setting will be called something different.

• Auto Motion Plus (Samsung)
• Motion Smoothing (Sony)
• Smooth Motion Effect (LG)
• Intelligent Frame Creation (Panasonic)

So, if you find your new TV’s picture looking grainy, turn this setting off.

Judder reduction

Judder reduction is when your TV picture looks as though it leaves a trail of behind it.

TVs apply a judder reduction feature to attempt to smooth out the image, but it can go wrong.

“On some TVs, you can find the judder reduction setting and turn it off, on others you may need to turn off the motion smoothing effect,” Bild explains.

“Some TVs may also have a sports mode setting where this is done for you.  

“If they don’t have a sports mode, try to find a movie mode, as this is often better than your standard settings for watching sports.”

Eco mode

Eco mode is a feature that can be enabled on nearly all TVs.

In fact, it’s often a default on newer, smarter boxes.

It’s a great way to save energy – and cash – when the cost of living is so high.

Although it can limit the performance of your telly when it’s switched on, according to Bild.

If you haven’t switched it on already, it’s largely advised you do so – unless you’re a real picture boffin.

In which case, there is another money-saving alternative.

“Eco mode is designed to limit power consumption on your TV and with newer televisions it’s often on as a default,” says Bild.

“While it does limit your power consumption it also limits the performance of the television.

“Turning off this mode will increase the performance of your TV giving you a much better picture.”

Eco mode goes by many names, depending on which TV you have, such as Eco mode, Power saving mode or Energy saving mode.

“If you are concerned with your electricity bill when using your TV, pull your TV plug out of the wall after you are finished using it and you can save energy as the device still uses electricity when on standby,” says Bild.