webOS TV – Adjusting Picture Quality

[LG webOS TV] Selecting Picture Mode

How to use Smart Picture Mode

Go to Home ► Settings ► Advanced Setting ► Picture ► Smart Picture Mode

When this is enabled, the TV will automatically adjust to the optimal picture settings based on data it receives on the genre of the programme being played. Set the option to On to enable this mode.

• This feature is available in certain countries only.

Selecting Picture Mode

Go to Home ► Settings ► Advanced Setting ► Picture ► Picture Mode Setting ► Picture Mode

• Vivid - Sharpens the image by increasing the contrast, brightness and sharpness.

• Standard - Displays the picture with normal contrast, brightness and sharpness levels.

• Eco / APS - [The configurable items differ depending upon model.] The Energy Saver feature changes settings on the TV to reduce power consumption.

• Cinema - Optimizes the screen for movies.

• Sports / Soccer / Cricket - Optimizes the screen for sports games. Sharpens the image of rapid movements such as kicking or throwing a ball. The name of the sport may differ depending on region.

• Game - Optimizes the screen for gameplay.

• Photo - [Ultra HD model only] This mode is optimized for viewing pictures. It displays photos smoothly while minimizing the loss of the original photo quality.

• ISF Expert - Allows an expert, or anyone who loves picture quality, to tune to the best picture quality. This option is an adjustment menu provided for ISF-certified picture quality tuning experts. (The ISF logo can only be used in connection with an ISF-certified TV.) ISFccc : Imaging Science Foundation Certified Calibration Control.

  • The configurable items differ depending on model or country.
  • Depending on the input signal, the available picture modes may be different.
  • ISF Expert is an option that allows an expert to fine-tune the picture quality using a specific image. It may not, therefore, be effective for a general picture.

Fine-Tuning Picture Mode

This feature allows you to adjust the selected picture mode in detail.

Go to Home ► Settings ► Advanced Setting ► Picture ► Picture Mode Setting

• Backlight - Controls the level of screen brightness by adjusting the backlight. The closer to 100, the brighter the screen.

• OLED Light - Adjusts the display brightness by varying the brightness of the OLED panel.

• Contrast - Adjusts the contrast of the bright and dark areas of the picture. The closer to 100, the higher the contrast.

• Brightness - Adjusts the overall screen brightness. The closer to 100, the brighter the screen.

• Sharpness - Adjusts the sharpness of the image. The closer to 50, the sharper and clearer the image.

• V Sharpness - Adjusts the sharpness of the contrast edge in the vertical direction.

• H Sharpness - Adjusts the sharpness of the contrast edge in the horizontal direction.

• Colour - Tones down or up the colours displayed on the screen. The closer to 100, the deeper the colour.

• Tint - Adjusts the colour balance between red and green displayed on the screen. The closer to Red 50, the more red the colour will be. The closer to Green 50, the more green the colour will be.

• Colour Temperature - Adjusts the colour temperature from cold to warm.

  • Depending on the input signal or the selected picture mode, the available options may differ.
  • The options may vary depending on the model.

Setting the Advanced Control Options

Go to Home ► Settings ► Advanced Setting ► Picture ► Picture Mode Setting ► Advanced Control / Expert Control

• Dynamic Contrast - Corrects the difference between the bright and dark sides of the screen for optimal results depending on the brightness of the picture.

• Dynamic Colour - Adjusts the Colour and saturation of the picture to make the image more Colourful and lively.

• Colour Extension Engine - Compensates for the image Colour to be the most suitable for viewers’ visual characteristics.

• Preferred Colour - Adjusts the Colours of skin, grass and sky to your personal preferences.

• Super Resolution - Adjusts the resolution to make dim and blurred images clearer.

• Gamma - Adjusts the medium brightness of the picture.

• Colour Gamut - Adjusts the medium brightness of the picture.

• Edge Enhancer - Shows clearer and distinctive yet natural edges of the video.

• Colour Filter - Filters a specific Colour spectrum in RGB Colours to fine-tune Colour saturation and hue accurately.

• Expert Pattern - Patterns used for expert adjustment.

• White Balance - Adjusts the overall tone of the screen as desired.

• Colour Management System - This is a function used by experts when they adjust colours using a test pattern of six colours (Red / Green / Blue / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow) without affecting other colour areas. For normal images, adjustments may not result in noticeable colour changes.

  • Depending on the input signal or the selected picture mode, the available options may differ.
  • The options may vary depending on the model.

Try this

Make sure to identify that HDMI port as being connected to a PC.

1. From the Home dashboard, click the 3-dot (kebob) menu icon in the top right corner of the screen.
2. From the Options menu, click the HDMI port to which PC is connected.
3. Make sure to select PC from the long list of available peripherals by checking the radio button.

Auto Dynamic Contrast (or any other picture feature) activation.

1. Press the Settings button on the remote controller.
2. Either select Advanced Settings or go directly to Picture Mode.
3. Choose Select Mode.
4. Select Expert Mode (daytime)
5. Once selected and returning to Picture menu, select Advanced Settings.
6. Select Brightness.
7. Scroll down to Auto Dynamic Contrast and click the option.
8. Toggle the switch between ON or OFF according to your preference.
9. You may need to press the Enter key to save the settings or it might do it automatically.
10. Press the EXIT button on the remote controller.

Setting Picture Options

Go to Home ► Settings ► Advanced Setting ► Picture ► Picture Mode Setting ► Picture Options

Noise Reduction Removes small dots that stand out so as to make the image clean.

MPEG Noise Reduction Reduces the noise produced during the creation of digital video signals.

Black Level Compensates the screen brightness and contrast by adjusting the darkness of the screen.

Motion Eye Care Automatically adjusts brightness and reduces image blur based on image data to reduce eyestrain.

LED Local Dimming Maximizes the contrast ratio by making the bright side of the screen brighter and the dark side of the screen darker.

• Off : Disables the LED Local Dimming function.
• Low / Medium / High : Changes the contrast ratio.

TruMotion Optimizes the image quality of fast-moving pictures.

• Off : Turns off the TruMotion.
• Smooth : Softens fast-moving pictures.
• Clear : Makes fast-moving pictures clearer.
• Clear Plus : Makes fast-moving pictures clearer using the backlight control.
• User : Sets De-Judder/De-Blur manually.
• De-Judder : Adjusts juddering on the screen.
• De-Blur : Reduces the blurring effects of motion.