YOUR telly has a number of little-known settings that can instantly improve the picture quality whether you're watching a Christmas movie or a football match.

But with so many settings, it can sometimes be confusing knowing which ones are right for you.

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Samsung is one of the world's popular TV brands.

Their TVs have a number of picture quality settings to improve your viewing experience.

Here are three worth checking out to boost yours in seconds.

Eco mode

Eco mode is super handy for saving electricity and thereby reducing your energy bills.

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But eco mode on any TV is going to reduce some of the picture quality features and elements like brightness.

Eco mode is sometimes switched on by default - So, you might want to go ahead and switch it off to see if you notice a difference.

Follow these instructions to turn eco mode off:

• Press the Home button on your remote
• Go to Settings
• Select General
• Click on Power and Energy Saving
• Choose the Off setting

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Motion smoothing

Motion smoothing is designed to reduce blurring that can occur when there's fast moving images, such as during a football match.

But it's not to everyone's taste in some viewing situations, such as when you're watching a movie.

It's set to auto on Samsung TVs by default but even then you might not like the results.

To switch it off:

• Press the Home button on your remote
• Go to Settings
• Select Picture
• Expert Settings
• Auto Motion Plus Settings (Picture Clarity Settings)
• Select Off

Local dimming

Local dimming controls the brightness of different parts of your screen as needed, so blacks appear deeper and whites are brighter.

But the feature is not to everyone's taste.

To adjust local dimming on a Samsung TV, you can:

• Press the Home button on your remote
• Go to Settings
• Select Picture
• Expert Settings
• Local Dimming
• Change to Off

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