TV picture too dark when playing HDR content
Your TV's HDR brightness settings are turned down too low. Go to your TV's picture settings and increase the OLED Light or Brightness for HDR, or check for an HDR Mode setting and make sure it is set to High.
HDR content can look darker than regular content if your TV's HDR brightness or OLED Light is set too low, or if your TV's HDR mode is not optimized. Some TVs have separate brightness settings for HDR and SDR content. We'll adjust these to bring the HDR brightness up.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Adjusting Brightness but not checking for a separate HDR Brightness setting
- Changing the picture mode instead of checking the actual brightness controls
- Not realizing that reducing room lights and watching in a darker room makes HDR look better
Signs you need professional help
- If you've increased HDR Brightness, OLED Light, Backlight, and overall Brightness but HDR is still very dark, there can be a hardware issue with your TV's brightness output. Give us a call and we'll check if the TV needs service.
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