I changed these 6 Samsung TV settings to drastically improve the image quality (and why they work)

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Say you recently picked up a shiny new TV. You unbox it like a kid at Christmas and prepare to indulge in all its visual glory. You think to yourself, "This is 2025. TV technology is sizzling, and it's going to look amazing no matter what." So you plug it in and don't take one look at the default settings. Big mistake. Also: I saw Samsung's deluge of Neo QLED TVs releasing in 2025 - these features impressed me most I've been guilty of it. And I'm okay with that because it's widely accepted that the majority of consumers neglect to alter the most basic settings when setting up their TVs. Even if your TV is a few years old, you may have never modified its defaults. For Samsung TVs, in particular, you can change a few settings to improve your viewing experience and make a dystopian survival thriller look that much more appealing. Following are six tips for doing just that. 1. Turn off Eco Mode Kerry Wan/ZDNET Pretty much all TVs now come with a form of "Eco Mode" tu ... Read full article.