Two TV settings you should change right now

Wow! I had no idea so many people preferred motion smoothing! Keep the comments coming! Also: do you prefer the way a movie looks at the theater, or on your TV at home? Let us know!

Yes. I would like more behind the scenes stuff. The more I understand the why and how the more informed I feel.

Behind the scenes sounds like something I would enjoy.

impressive... the clarity, the citations added to the narrative, and the examples included - all were very helpful. Thanks!

I really like your content, find it extremely helpful. One recommendation - recap your points at the end with specific settings. Like some of your other content, I had to watch this 5 times to understand what exact settings you were talking about and then find them on my TV. I'm likely not the only one, but I tend to flip through videos pretty quick, trying to get to the main points. Not trying to be an annoying critic - I really like your stuff - just think this would be extremely helpful for many of us.

I need this guy to come over and balance the settings on my TV because I obviously have no idea what the hell I'm doing

Hey Caleb, thank you for everything you do! Yes, please, a behind-the-scenes video on how you test would be great!

I have an LG 42" that we bought many years ago. I wasn't happy with it but I was the only one in my family that was having issues with the TV until after a few years of dealing with it I learned about True Motion. I turned it off and it was like watching a totally different TV and a more enjoyable experience.

Been watching a lot of your videos, and several other youtubers in my quest for a new TV. I just got my A80J Wednesday and the first thing I noticed was how many things I watched looked choppy. After messing with motion settings and turning this setting up my eyes were suddenly pleased by the smoothness of the picture, which finally proved what all the reviewers said about how good Sony is at motion.. Today the youtube algorithm presented me with this video and I am pleased to see I am not alone in the comments that many people also feel the keeping motion settings on or cranked up takes away the distraction of choppiness. I get why you would turn this off for performance testing, but when it comes down to relaxing and watching TV. I want to be immersed and not distracted by these types of issues. I want my TV to look good to my eyes and not a single one of my friends or family will ever notice how much of a purest I am when it comes to TV settings. I use these videos to help me understand the upsides and downsides of these settings and what they do, then try them for myself to decide what stays or goes.

Thanks Caleb. Yes these tutorial type videos are a breathe of fresh air. Absolutely I'd be interested in more how to's, behind the scenes, tutorials, calibration tips for both TV as well as audio. Also I know you're main focus is on the TV's and with all the new stuff coming in 2021 it takes alot of your time, but I'd love to see maybe a collab with some other reviewers in setting up some amazing home theatre setups. I have watches your videos for the past few years, but I'm not sure how many others at digital trends i could name. I'd love to see a project your all contribute to. I mean the whole chibang. Including the TV, the premium audio options, maybe even the lighting choices, remote choices, smart home integrations. Maybe change your set. You've used the same TV stand and speaker setup forever. How about some wall mounted setups? I do love those KEFs but we never hear about them or any other audio options. What about expanding from TVs to projectors and screens as well? Home theatre space is about to explode after everyone's been home this year. And we've all simply scratched the surface on what's available. And group projects always seem to help channels expand so much faster than just going it alone. Look at MKBHD. He's done so good with his honest reviews, but he has gone to a whole new level with his expanded projects the past few years. Just some thoughts for you. Great work as always.

Fantastic information thank you. You mentioned doing a whole video on your calibration and setup of the LG OLED C1. That's a fantastic idea and you should go through with it.

WOW! Excellent explanation of soap opera effect! I have always hated that look and didn't know what caused it. I thought it had to do with film versus video.

Very informative Caleb; Thanks! Motion Smoothing (turned on by default) on my 2018 LG BX 65” Oled caused a halo effect around people/objects with complex or dark backgrounds. Once turned off, this problem went away.

I would really like to see the review process. It would also be helpful if you could list the settings in the comments section that you select for the reviewed TVs.

very rarely comment, like or even get to the end of these shows, but must admit that I found this particular one interesting and informative. I have liked it and subscribed

Yes behind the scenes, please. Because every brand labels its controls differently it is difficult to know what to do. Add in all the videos out there making various picture settings recommendations and it can become an endeavor, to say the least.

Yes we do want more behind the scenes and why did you stop reviewing speakers and home theater systems?

Great. You just broke my record of 866 days without Tom Cruise. Thanks a lot.

I used to always cut off motion smoothing completely off in the past. Since I got a TCL 65R655 very recently, however, I do like keeping motion smoothing set to low when watching movies. When I use the low motion smoothing setting in conjuction with HDR/Dolby Vision dark, it removes judder without making anything look unnatural to my eyes. When I turn the motion smoothing off completely, the 24p judder is just too noticeable particularly during panning shots.

Soap opera effect is actually amazing for gaming. This is the only place that motion flow was explained properly. Thank you. You got a like. FYI, you should make a separate video for gaming explaining why its good for gaming.