Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings

Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by vladvasiliu on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @09:34AM (#46433682)

I don't particularly like that, but even so, it doesn't preclude having a "standard" or "no enhancement" option, even if it's not the default.

On my TCL TV I can turn off "smart" image and a bunch of other crap, and there's a "standard" image mode. But I'm not convinced that's actually "as close to reference as the panel can get". One reason is that there is noticeable input lag when connected to a pc, whereas if I switch it to "pc", the lag is basically gone, but the image looks different. So I have no idea which is the "standard" one.

Ironically, when I first turned it on, all the "smart" things were off.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Melatonic on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:24PM (#46435606)

Sometimes PC mode reduces image quality (like lowering bit depth) at the expense of lower input lag

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by vladvasiliu on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @03:21AM (#46442376)

Is there a way to verify this other than breaking out a colorimeter (which I happen to have)?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by account42 on Monday January 12, 2026 @03:56AM (#46585823)

For bit depth issues, displaying a test pattern is probably the best test.

[ Parent | on HN ]