There are so many facets to being an adult that it can be easy to miss some things that we should or should not be doing.
One thing a lot of adults are doing wrong is how they set up their home televisions, and it has nothing to do with feng shui or interior design.
A TV post-production expert, @kyles_ghost on TikTok, explained that one thing that really frustrates him about his job is how often he notices when people set up their TVs incorrectly—and according to the TikToker, nearly everyone is at fault.
In a TikTok video, the expert explained that there are three things that a person has to look for when setting up their TV.
The first is something called a "motion-smoothing feature," which some have described as "soap opera mode" because it makes people and other features look less cinematic due to the increased frame rate, and more like how the actors in soap operas often look. The feature can be great for watching sports, but is less ideal for movies and TV shows.
This can ruin the special effects in movies, conflict with animation, and just ruin the general viewing experience of TV shows and movies.
Speaking of the viewing experience, the TikToker also frequently sees homeowners and renters positioning their TVs far too high when mounting them on the wall. If you have to lift your head to look up at your TV, there's a great chance that you're not getting the viewing experience that you paid for when buying your TV.
When we look at a TV at an angle by looking up at it, or we angle the TV down to align with our sightline, both of those choices can impact the screen quality. Looking up at a TV can give us a pixelated experience, and some TV screen displays are impacted by angling the TV.
Finally, not enough people value the sound system they've paired with their TV. The expert finds it ironic when people spend thousands on the TV and only a small amount of money on cheap speakers, when their money should be spent oppositely.
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Fellow TikTokers overwhelmingly agreed about the motion smoothing feature.
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Others were a mix of enthused and bewildered about the importance of a good quality sound system.
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We can indeed learn something new every day if we're willing to listen, and how we set up our home entertainment systems is no exception.
Fortunately, these tips could help all of us get a better bang for our buck, especially since home systems can be quite expensive.
The more you know!
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