Everyone knows that the picture you get on today’s new BIG SCREEN TV is light-years ahead of those in the
past. The TV displays brilliant colors, excellent contrast and an overall look
that makes for excitement every time you sit down in front of it. But lost in
all this are a few simple ways to improve on that already great picture —
things that you can do that will make a difference because they’re applicable
to your home and where the TV ends up living. The best part is that none of
this can cause any problems with your TV either. So lets get started.
A CLEAN DISPLAY MAKES FOR
A CLEAN PICTURE
The display of a new TV can attract dust, which will adhere to the
screen. This also works against seeing all that the display is trying to show
you. Keeping the TV screen clean can be done on a regular basis, for example
after you’re done giving the kitchen a once-over or having vacuumed the
carpeting. The simplest way to keep the TV screen clean is to use a feather
duster and remove all the dust from around the TV on the cabinet it stands on,
as well as around the display’s rim/bezel (which also applies when the TV is
wall-mounted). And a light feather-dusting of the screen can be done too.
But should there be more “junk” on the screen that can be easily
removed, invest in a TV screen cleaning kit. Basically this consists of
applying a special fluid to a special, non-abrasive cloth which can then go
over the screen: the cloth isn’t rubbed on the screen like wiping a plate but
applied to the screen extremely lightly and then moved across the screen to the
other side in a single horizontal movement. Reaching the end, remove the cloth
and return to the starting point at the other side, only this time moving down
a little bit before repeating. The 5 or so minutes that this will take to
completely have covered the entire screen will be evident from the minute bit
of fluid that can be seen on it (which is replenished on the cloth during the
process). Once done, give the screen 10 minutes or so for the fluid to totally
evaporate and it’s done. Of course all this will be helped along by not having
the TV next to a window where dust can be blown in at
it, or across from a heating vent (hot air being forced out), etc.
NO GLARE IS GOOD GLARE
Modern TVs, even BIG SCREEN TVs, are less likely to show reflections
like that of their older siblings, especially due to many of the TV
manufacturers having incorporated anti-glare technology into their displays.
Glare has a debilitating effect on the TV picture, even if the glare doesn’t
totally obscure the picture. But eliminating glare will make the TV picture
look even more dynamic and so should be done. It’s not hard either — for one
thing, if the TV is near a window, try closing the blinds or curtains. If that
is not possible (or undesired), then perhaps the TV can be angled so that the
glare is no longer happening (the TV showing a window its backside is one way
to do that, although then you will have to contend with the light going at the
viewer).
Review the lights in the room and see whether they are imparting
glare on the TV. If so, and you don’t want to be watching in the
dark (which is not always that bad, after all that’s how movie theaters work),
try repositioning the lights that are more “aimed” at the TV. Turning out all
the lights and then turning them back on one at a time (with the TV screen on)
will let you see how much each one contributes to the glare.
NEITHER TOO FAR BACK NOR
TOO CLOSE
The size of a TV dictates how close one should be to it in order
to be able to see the entire picture with the best resolution possible (and
which also contributes to how one can be “enveloped” by the images being
presented). Even a 4K TV will look its best when you’re not right up
against it, so plan on experimenting with distances to see what looks the best
for just a single person looking or a group (for example, on a couch). A basic
guideline to start is to multiply the diagonal of the display x 2.5 (for HDTV)
or 1.5 (for UltraHD TV). But because each person is different, this type of
measurement should be seen as a starting point to work from.
Having a TV perform its best doesn’t end with what the TV maker
has put into it. Those who have a professional installer, such as Just One Touch, install the TV into their home for
them will gain all the advantages noted above, and more. But regardless of
whether you have it done for you or do it yourself, the results will be the
kind of TV picture that will keep you coming back to watch over and over again.
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