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James Davidson

Is your TV's picture too dark? Here are the settings you should change to help

Samsung S95F in Filmmaker mode with Static Dynamic Tone Mapping on with Batman on screen .

If you find yourself watching a TV show or movie on your current TV and thinking ‘Why is this so dark? I can’t see what’s going on’ then you’re far from alone.

Several years ago, people famously complained that an episode of Game of Thrones was too dark to see: even the best TVs struggled! Due to the extremely dark scenes used, details were crushed in dark areas so shapes couldn't be differentiated, and it really demonstrated how important shadow detail can be on a TV.

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