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Kaycee Hill

How to unlock Roku’s hidden Sports mode for a better World Cup experience

Roku remote in front of TV .

Watching the World Cup on your Roku TV should be crisp and clear. Fast-moving action shouldn't blur across the screen or leave trails behind the ball. But if you're using your TV's default picture settings, that's exactly what happens.

Default settings are designed for movies and everyday viewing, not action-heavy sports broadcasts like the World Cup. Two simple adjustments fix this problem immediately: Switch to Sports mode and enable Action Smoothing to reduce blur during fast camera pans.

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