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Sony is widely considered to make some of the best TVs you can buy, primarily due to its incredible picture processing capabilities. But even with all of that processing power and pedigree, if you stick with your new TVs out-of-the-box picture setup, you’re missing out on that top Sony performance.
Thankfully, you don’t need to spend hundreds of extra dollars to get a really excellent picture — you just need to make a few key changes. And we’re here to tell you what they are. Be aware that some of the settings may not be relevant to your TV depending on its age.
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Eco settings can drastically limit brightness output
In order to meet energy consumption targets, most TVs come with their Eco settings turned on, and Sony TVs are no different. And as nice as it is to conserve energy, Eco settings invariably negatively affect picture quality, particularly the brightness output, causing your new Sony TV to look nowhere near its best. It’s like adding a 55 mph speed limiter to a Ferrari.
Navigate to the Power & Energy menu in the TV’s Google OS System menu: All Settings>System>Power & Energy. Select Energy Saver and toggle the Power Saving option to Off. As you can read in the submenu’s description, Power Saving will “Adjust the brightness and panel control to reduce the TV’s power consumption,” which means the TV will never reach max brightness. Any setting that completely takes the control out of your hands has the potential to adjust the picture in undesirable ways — when it comes to accuracy, at least. Which brings us to…
Turn off Ambient Optimization Pro
Changing your HDMI settings gives you all the bandwidth you paid for
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A lot of people assume that if you connect an HDMI 2.1 device to an HDMI 2.1 port on a TV that you’re done and dusted. But that might not necessarily be the case. All televisions have the ability to change the HDMI signal format for compatibility with older devices. Often TVs ship with the HDMI ports set to the most compatible setting — HDMI 1.4 — so customer service lines don’t have to deal with calls from new customers complaining their old soundbar isn’t working properly with their new TV. The flip side is that your game console, for example, might not be sending a 120Hz signal to your TV because the HDMI port isn’t set up for it.
If you open the External Inputs (All Settings>Channels and Inputs>External inputs)Menu, there’s an HDMI signal format submenu which allows you to adjust this setting for each individual HDMI port. Generally there are two settings, Standard format (the HDMI 1.4 setting) and Enhanced format (for HDMI 2.0), with Enhanced being the one you want, as it enables 4K/60Hz signals on that input. Some HDMI inputs might include a third option — depending on the year and model, it could show as either Enhanced format (Advanced) or Enhanced format (4K120). This will (surprise, surprise) allow that port to accept signals from a gaming console or PC at 4K resolution with 120Hz refresh rate. If you are setting up an input for gaming, also make sure to turn on VRR.
There are some additional settings you can play around with and adjust to your own personal taste, such as Motionflow (Sony’s motion interpolation) and CineMotion (for judder). Sony’s Reality Creation is also an excellent feature to use for upscaling lower-resolution content. But as long as you check and adjust the five settings listed above, your Sony television will impress and dazzle for many years to come.
