What do you need today?
My TV has a fault
Symptom-first troubleshooting by picture, sound, connectivity and power.
I'm setting up a room
Room planning, speaker placement and layout decisions before you start work.
I need to calibrate
Picture settings explained, HDR configuration and viewing environment optimisation.
I'm buying a TV
Independent purchase guides covering panel technology, screen size and smart platforms.
I want my TV to last longer
Maintenance, burn-in prevention, backlight care and lifespan optimisation by technology type.
Featured Tool
Viewing Distance Calculator
Enter your screen size and resolution. The calculator uses THX and SMPTE angle recommendations to give you a useful distance range — not a single number.
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TV Care
Protect what you have
Maintenance guidance organised by panel technology. What to do, how often, and what to avoid.
OLED Care
OLED Burn-In: What Actually Causes It and How to Prevent It
Pixel refresher cycles, static content risk, and the brightness settings that matter most.
LCD Care
LCD Backlights: Lifespan, Dimming and When to Act
FALD versus edge-lit longevity, brightness calibration for lifespan, and signs of backlight failure.
Maintenance
How to Clean a TV Screen Without Damaging It
Anti-reflective coatings, approved materials, and what invalidates a screen warranty.
Setup & Calibration
Get the picture right
Most televisions ship in a showroom mode optimised for bright retail environments. These guides explain what to change and why.
Calibration
Picture Settings: What Each One Actually Does
Contrast, brightness, sharpness, colour temperature, gamma and motion settings explained functionally.
Environment
Room Light, Reflections and Why They Matter More Than Settings
Ambient light modes, bias lighting, and screen position relative to windows.
HDR
HDR on Your TV: What the Format Labels Mean
HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG, HDR10+ — which formats your content actually uses and what to enable.
Buying Guides
Buy without regret
Independent purchase guides. No star ratings, no affiliate rankings — just the technical and practical information that helps you decide.
OLED, QLED, Mini-LED: What the Marketing Doesn't Tell You
Real-world contrast, brightness ceiling, longevity and use-case fit. No winner declared.
Screen Size vs Viewing Distance: The Numbers That Actually Matter
THX and SMPTE angle recommendations, 4K resolution limits at distance, practical room scenarios.
Smart TV Platforms Compared: Google TV, Tizen, webOS, Fire TV
Update cadence, app availability, privacy defaults and performance over time.
Home Cinema
Plan it properly
Home cinema decisions are mostly permanent. These guides cover the choices that are difficult to reverse after the room is finished.
Planning
Planning a Viewing Room: The Decisions That Are Hard to Undo
Screen position, seating geometry, acoustic treatment basics and cable routes.
Sound
Where to Put the Speakers: A Room-by-Room Approach
2.1, 5.1 and Atmos positioning using the listener position as the anchor point.
Display
Projector or TV: When Each Makes Sense
Ambient light tolerance, screen gain, throw ratios and long-term cost comparison.
Interactive Tools
Calculate, plan, optimise
Five tools for specific decisions. Inputs produce estimates and ranges, not guarantees.
TV Lifespan Optimizer
Panel type, usage hours and content mix. Outputs an estimated lifespan range and three ranked adjustments.
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Viewing Distance Calculator
Screen size, resolution and optional room depth. Returns optimal range, minimum comfortable distance and resolution benefit threshold.
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Home Cinema Planner
Room dimensions, screen type and sound system. Outputs layout recommendations and a pre-decoration checklist.
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OLED Burn-In Risk Estimator
Usage pattern and content type. Outputs a risk level and specific recommendations for OLED and QD-OLED panels.
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TV Setup Wizard
Six-step guided configuration. Each step covers one setting, explains what it does and what to look for.
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Field Notes
Short observations, precise points
Technical notes that don't require a full guide. Each one starts with an observation and ends with a practical consequence.
Mar 2026
Motion smoothing is not broken. It is doing exactly what it was designed to do.
The problem is that most people don't want that — and the setting is on by default.
Feb 2026
Every TV ships in Vivid mode because showrooms are bright.
Your living room is not a showroom — and the setting actively works against image accuracy.
Jan 2026
HDMI 2.1 gets listed as a feature on TVs that implement a subset of it.
Here is what the label actually guarantees — and what it doesn't.