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Posted on 3/30/26 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 3/30/26 at 8:41 pm
Have a 65” Samsung tv that’s probably 5-6 years old. When watching, if the scene is vibrant colors it’s perfectly fine, but if the scenes are dark, or not a lot of light it isn’t very clear at all, and you can see the rings of color changes like the contrast is way off or something. I’ve messed with the settings that I could find, but it didn’t really help. Anyone have any ideas?
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Posted on 3/30/26 at 8:47 pm to Happygilmore
What you got? OLED? LCD? Plasma? CRT? What model of Samsung?
Posted on 3/31/26 at 6:39 am to Happygilmore
This is your TV outwardly rejecting the new Harry Potter series due to the miscasting of Prof. Snape
Posted on 3/31/26 at 7:13 am to Happygilmore
It’s possible it’s time to replace it. My first LCD? quit on me after 5 years. Samsung plasma from 2007 in the bedroom still going
Posted on 3/31/26 at 7:51 am to Happygilmore
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Anyone have any ideas?
Yes, upgrade and get a new TV. These days you can get upwards of 75" TVs for like $500.
It is incredible how far TV prices have fallen. 20 years ago my buddies and I used to go look at TVs at Best Buy and our "dream TV" was a 50" Pioneer plasma TV. This thing was just a monitor too...did not come with speakers at all. And it was $10,000. Nowadays you can get a 50" TV for like $150.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 8:50 am to Happygilmore
Don't just get the cheapest big tv you find. Look for the next model up that probably runs $100 more or so and has a high contrast in black scenes. They all have vivid bright colors, but only the better tvs perform better with dark images.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 9:35 am to Happygilmore
I'd recommend staying away from Sony. I've been a loyal customer of Sony but the past 2 Bravia's (75 & 80 inch models) I've bought have had back light issues after a year or so. Not a huge issue, but it's noticeable when the screen goes white.
Posted on 3/31/26 at 12:02 pm to Happygilmore
In my office at home, I still have an old RCA from 1981 that works. You can borrow it until you get your new tv.
This post was edited on 3/31/26 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 4/4/26 at 8:05 pm to migui8618
Samsung model UN65TU700DFXZA.
Posted on 4/4/26 at 8:17 pm to TheFonz
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I still have an old RCA from 1981 that works
The wooden cabinet makes an attractive piece of furniture to store doilies and ash urns.
Damn, I hated having to haul those things out of people's houses.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 6:00 am to Happygilmore
Check the HDMI settings and enable UHD for the appropriate input. Are you using native apps or using a steaming device like Roku Ultra? There are also settings in the device that can improve the picture thru upscaling.
ETA... You may want to master reset the TV and start fresh.
ETA... You may want to master reset the TV and start fresh.
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 6:02 am
Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:05 am to dalefla
Mainly run everything through a firestick we have plugged in.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:20 am to Happygilmore
UN65TU700DFXZA settings for black blacks
To achieve the best black levels on your Samsung UN65TU700D, you should focus on disabling automated features that artificially brighten or dim the screen, while fine-tuning the Expert Settings to maintain shadow detail.
Recommended Picture Settings
For the most accurate and deep blacks, use Movie Mode as your starting point, as it provides the most natural contrast.
Picture Mode: Movie
Brightness: 50 (Adjust based on your room's lighting)
Contrast: 45–50
Sharpness: 0–10 (High sharpness can introduce white "halos" around dark objects)
Color: 25
Tint (G/R): 0
Color Tone: Warm2 (closest to cinema standards) or Warm1 if you prefer a slightly cooler look
Expert Settings for Deep Blacks
Go to Settings > Picture > Expert Settings to adjust these specific values:
Contrast Enhancer: Off or Low. While "High" makes the image pop, it often "crushes" blacks, losing detail in dark scenes.
Gamma: Set to BT.1886 and adjust the slider to -1 or -2 for deeper, "inkier" blacks in SDR content.
Shadow Detail: Set to -1 or -2. Lowering this helps make the darkest parts of the image look truly black rather than dark gray.
HDMI Black Level: Set to Low if your source (like a cable box or console) is outputting a "Limited" range signal. This prevents the "washed out" gray look.
Critical Features to Disable
Certain "Eco" or "Smart" settings will interfere with your black levels by constantly changing the backlight based on room light. Navigate to Settings > General & Privacy > Power and Energy Saving and turn off:
Brightness Optimization: Prevents the TV from automatically dimming/brightening.
Energy Saving Solution: Ensuring this is Off allows the panel to reach its full contrast potential.
Motion Lighting: This can cause flickering in dark scenes as it tries to adjust brightness based on movement.
Pro Tip: If your menus look too bright or blue, you can enable High Contrast mode in Settings > General > Accessibility to make the TV's UI itself completely black and white.
To achieve the best black levels on your Samsung UN65TU700D, you should focus on disabling automated features that artificially brighten or dim the screen, while fine-tuning the Expert Settings to maintain shadow detail.
Recommended Picture Settings
For the most accurate and deep blacks, use Movie Mode as your starting point, as it provides the most natural contrast.
Picture Mode: Movie
Brightness: 50 (Adjust based on your room's lighting)
Contrast: 45–50
Sharpness: 0–10 (High sharpness can introduce white "halos" around dark objects)
Color: 25
Tint (G/R): 0
Color Tone: Warm2 (closest to cinema standards) or Warm1 if you prefer a slightly cooler look
Expert Settings for Deep Blacks
Go to Settings > Picture > Expert Settings to adjust these specific values:
Contrast Enhancer: Off or Low. While "High" makes the image pop, it often "crushes" blacks, losing detail in dark scenes.
Gamma: Set to BT.1886 and adjust the slider to -1 or -2 for deeper, "inkier" blacks in SDR content.
Shadow Detail: Set to -1 or -2. Lowering this helps make the darkest parts of the image look truly black rather than dark gray.
HDMI Black Level: Set to Low if your source (like a cable box or console) is outputting a "Limited" range signal. This prevents the "washed out" gray look.
Critical Features to Disable
Certain "Eco" or "Smart" settings will interfere with your black levels by constantly changing the backlight based on room light. Navigate to Settings > General & Privacy > Power and Energy Saving and turn off:
Brightness Optimization: Prevents the TV from automatically dimming/brightening.
Energy Saving Solution: Ensuring this is Off allows the panel to reach its full contrast potential.
Motion Lighting: This can cause flickering in dark scenes as it tries to adjust brightness based on movement.
Pro Tip: If your menus look too bright or blue, you can enable High Contrast mode in Settings > General > Accessibility to make the TV's UI itself completely black and white.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 8:37 pm to Happygilmore
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if the scene is vibrant colors it’s perfectly fine, but if the scenes are dark, or not a lot of light it isn’t very clear at all, and you can see the rings of color changes like the contrast is way off or something
Sounds like you’re talking about color banding. Are you noticing this on streaming content? Because color banding in dim scenes is a fairly common compression artifact with streaming content.
I’m a little surprised folks are just telling you to buy a new TV without asking questions.
Ideally it would help to know your full hardware setup e.g. TV model, specific content causing the problem, type of source (are you using a built-in app, external streaming box, etc.), and how it is hooked up. Would also be good to test and see if you notice any issues with high bit rate source material like a Blu-ray, if possible. My suspicion is that it’s something like Netflix in which case it could be anything from a bandwidth problem, to a TV settings problem, to a simple matter of bad content.
ETA: I see you listed the TV model and mentioned you’re using a Fire Stick. I would start by putting the TV in filmmaker mode (don’t recall if that’s exactly what Samsung calls it, but it’s the mode that turns off a lot of the extra processing) and try to see if you can see the problem on non-streamed content.
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 8:41 pm
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