The Settings I Change on EVERY TV | You Asked Ep. 53

In today’s episode of *You Asked*: Can certain YouTube videos actually help fix burn-in on your OLED TV, or could they make things worse? We'll revisit the best TVs for watching sports, discuss how to record and watch sports if you have a non-smart TV in a spare room, and give a quick run-through of the best picture settings for your new TV.

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00:00 Intro
00:46 Can a YouTube Video Fix OLED Burn-In?
04:22 How to Record Over-the-Air Shows and Sports
06:07 Best TVs for Sports
07:46 Best TV Picture Settings
11:32 Caleb's Setup for Best TV Picture

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[Stecbine]

Yes please go into detail for best TV settings for each model! Thank you

[thesocialisthedgehog]

I love how even after he clearly explained why he wasn't going to make specialized TV setting guides on a model by model basis, and gave a great universal guide, people immediately took to the comments requesting he make a guide for their TVs again.

[SENCORE_ISF]

I’m a calibrator.
Thank you for illustrating the reason why we cannot share White Balance / Color Management settings.
Also even your detailed/ justified explanation of basic settings reaffirms all that must be done and just how long it takes to perform a calibration. Annnnd all of this is prior to documentation which must be created so that your client has all of the calibrated settings at his/her fingertips if needed.

[keithkamps]

I bought a Sony A80K when you were reviewing and absoluty love it. Havent changed any settings and am completely content with the picture quality out of the box.

[boom]

Thank you for the last section, Caleb's setup for best TV picture. Request that this be done on a popular Sony TV like the X90L.

[artsirx]

Thanks! Sony Bravia oled settings run through would be awesome!

[mr.y.mysterious.video]

These videos have become a regular part of my Sunday afternoon (UK guy here) routine.

[randallsmith]

I sold TVs for a couple of years on the weekends at Best Buy for one of the major brands. The story this guy tells about Costco's Allstate warranty is very familiar. It is free with the TV purchases at Costco, but you end up getting your money's worth. I dealt with several customers who had their TVs die right before the Allstate insurance would run out and then couldn't get a replacement. I never saw that issue with the Best Buy "protection plan." I even saw customers get TVs replaced that were a couple of weeks outside of the warranty.

It's almost impossible to find a calibrator that will come out for a consumer friendly price anymore. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but rarely is calibration going to be worth it for the average person.

[Nick-jfil]

the burn in was from gaming, i think. the center being discolored due to a constant green/ red background (think grassy fields or blood soaked halls) the top right looks like a minimap or mission box, and box below it for teammates or squad info.

the bottom center looks like the area a gun would bob from playing for hours on end, or where your MMO avatar would stand, blocking the usually green/ red background. Hell, might even be a driving game? the 'S' in the top right looks "driver sim" like, and the map on th top corner, steering wheel in the bottom center moving back and forth.

[wkqxrnc]

Thank you for the thorough picture setting rundown. This will save a lot of people a lot of grief & may prevent them from returning a perfectly good TV that just needed to have eco mode turned off.

[mikejudd]

Loved the settings part-would love to have it done on a Sony tv!

[larrypittman]

I have a 65 inch U8N and would certainly appreciate a run through of how you would set it up

[xlchief]

Thanks for the burn-in replay and analysis. The "corrective" video does not appear to have any effect on the problem. Here are a couple of additional data points: 1- the burn-in (for lack of a better description) did start after we move from CA to Chicago but it started small and bloomed to blob we see today. The TV was packed in its original box which showed no sign of damage. 2- Using an infrared thermometer I measured various spots on the screen. Using a 3 x 3 grid the top row (A1-A3) was the coolest at just over 100 degrees. B1 and B3 were a little warmer at 105 degrees. C1 and C3 were about 109 degrees. B2 was 119 degrees and C2 was 125 degrees. These are not outrageous temperatures but I wonder if the electronics package could be cooking the screen? Thanks.

[kadajawi]

To be honest I do think what we are seeing is burn-in. It's just caused by a TON of varied content. Burn-in is simply the affected pixels having been used more than the rest. First of all, I can see multiple shapes. In the top right corner(ish) is an S. Then there is a red square at the right about half height. Especially at the bottom there seem to be a couple of squares... if you look closely, you can see a grid. It seems to be the layout of the smart TV? Then in the center, what colors are used up, so that the yellow-green turns green with a blueish hint? Yup, red. What has a higher amount of red compared to green or blue? Yup, skin. Now, what programming tends to have faces mostly sitting in the center? News. I think the family had the TV set to the news for a long time (or talking heads YouTubers? I mean, just look at the framing of You Asked... he could almost have killed his TV by watching too much of you, Caleb). Also, keep in mind that the settings weren't changed from default. So it was in dynamic mode all the time, which gives additional juice to colors as well as brightness. So unlike TVs that are in filmmaker, this one was pushed hard. A lot. With relatively varied content (hence no logos (or perhaps the logo "dejuicer" did a good job)).

[mikeo]

Not only did I learn a lot from your video today, but also increased my vocab knowledge “pedantic” 🎉💯

[Motorheadache]

Regarding Color temp: I’ve told people that if they get used to cooler settings, changing it to the accurate warmer mode doesn’t look good immediately, as it looks like you’re adding a yellow tint to the image. But when your eyes adjust after a bit, you can see how the previous setting looked too blue.

[bigbob]

Yes, I think if you did that for best setting on multiple brand TVs, it would help. Or put on the website.

[mattl]

Amazing video. Thank you! Never heard of Tablo before and loved the calibration explanation. Each panel is different even for the same model, and your environment can affect it. This is why the diff between daytime and dark room isn’t just brightness. Thank you for explaining and providing useful settings and explanations.

[Supperconductor]

Thanks man, this was super helpful as was your recommendation for the LG C3. We got the 77" for a great price and couldn't be happier.

[johnworkman]

Thank you Caleb, fantastic timing. I just purchased a 55" C4 a couple of weeks ago and I now intend to use your advice and change settings.
As always your information is fantastic, once again, thank you.