Field Notes
Short observations. Precise points.
Technical notes that don't need a full guide. Each one starts with something observed, follows a single line of reasoning, and ends with a practical consequence. 300–450 words. No padding.
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 on almost every television sold.
Feb 2026
Every TV ships in Vivid mode because showrooms are bright. Your living room is not a showroom.
The setting actively works against image accuracy and comfortable viewing — which is worth knowing before you assume the picture looks the way it should.
Jan 2026
HDMI 2.1 gets listed as a feature on televisions that implement only a subset of it.
The label does not guarantee the full specification — here is what it actually means when you see it on a spec sheet.