Do you know how to take advantage of all the functions of your TV?
Televisions have made an enormous leap in quality in recent years, with changes that are perceived at first glance, such as the size of the panels, and others that from the bowels of the device make us receive an almost perfect image. However, although the TVs we buy usually come calibrated there are things the user can do to improve the viewing experience.
This initial calibration does not guarantee that the capabilities of a tool as powerful as today’s televisions will be fully exploited and, whether through laziness or ignorance, many users fail to take advantage of all their possibilities.
In order to squeeze the technology out of TVs, users may have to modify some of the predefined parameters, such as brightness, colors, contrast or sharpness, and it is advisable to use the display modes offered by the device depending on the content you want to see. In addition, it is important to consider variables such as the situation of the television, the angle of view or the lighting, among other things.
IMPROVING THE IMAGE OF THE TELEVISION
For this reason, Philips experts have compiled a series of tips to get the most out of TVs, referring in each case to some features they have developed to squeeze the most out of the technology of each of their devices.
In this sense, they consider it important that before viewing a film or a series, for example, users adapt the levels of color, brightness and contrast to achieve greater realism, as well as a fluid and seamless visualization. Most manufacturers facilitate this work by incorporating 'modes' of viewing depending on each content.
Philips has worked especially on the 'cinema mode', with which the TV will adapt the different values so that the movies or series look as best as possible. In addition, this mode includes 'Filmmaker Mode' technology, which automatically disables the improvements made by the TV so that users can see the content as the director intended it to look.
The company’s experts warn that the movement of films and series is one of the points most damaged by the compression of content, which allows it to occupy less space and can be transmitted in a simpler way in 'streaming' (on platforms like Netflix) or by traditional television channels.
To solve this problem, Philips TVs have the option 'Motion Cinema', which provides a smooth image interpolation and allows natural displacements. In this sense, experts recommend that this mode not be activated to the maximum, as it could show a movement "too abrupt and artificial".
LIGHTING AND SOUND MATTER
In addition to the quality of the image there are external aspects that affect the correct viewing of audiovisual content. In this sense, although the technology has advanced a lot, it is still important to avoid direct reflections of windows and to be placed in an angle of vision relatively centered with respect to the screen.
In this area of lighting, Philips has been working for years on the 'Ambilight' technology, with which it projects the colours of the screen on the wall and causes a sensation that the image jumps the limits of the screen. The company has worked to ensure that this lighting also adapts to the colour or texture of the wall on which the television is located.
Another important development is the ability of many current TVs to detect the contents in Dolby Vision to automatically provide greater image quality. Philips lets you customize with Dolby Vision Brightness and Dark: with the first feature, Philips TVs improve color, brightness and movement, while with Dolby Vision Dark, the traditional Dolby format, users can watch the series or the movie, just as the director conceived it.
Finally, Philips experts remind you that sound settings are just as important as those of the image. For this reason, they have incorporated into their televisions the possibility of using Artificial Intelligence so that the TV is adjusted according to the type of content, be it cinema, sports, music or news, thanks to 'Sound IA' mode.