How to set up your TV to watch the game in the best possible quality

There are only a few hours left for the qualifying game between Chile and Uruguay, en route to the 2026 World Cup. By now you’ve probably already set your scene with snacks, drinks and good company, but, Did you know that you can configure your TV enjoy the game in the best possible resolution and quality?

The result will depend on the type of device you have however, a tech expert spoke with The third to show you their best settings for adjusting the picture, as well as recommendations for buying a TV, in case you haven’t decided yet.

Watching a series or a movie is not the same as watching a football match. For this reason, most Smart TVs allow you to change the picture settings in your menu. You can do this via the remote control or, if your device allows it, from your mobile phone.

TVs usually come with default settings depending on what you want to use it for: in most there is “standard mode”, “nature mode”, “game mode”, “cinema mode” and “sport mode”.

However, For mouse pilot and tech expert Axel Christiansen, the first and most important thing when setting up your monitor is “not to be guided by the default settings. These should always be benchmarks and from there you have to adjust to make it better, depending on your space, like the lighting where it will be, the people who will see it, the distance at which the public, etc. “.

As the specialist explains, These shapes are usually designed for shops, where the spaces are wide and bright, so they will “always look great”.

For him, it will always be better to personalize it. For example, you can select “sports mode” and start playing around with contrast and brightness.

• Contrast: this tool allows the user to choose the brightness and darkness of the image. Depending on the light that enters the space where you will place the television, the ideal will be to play with the levels to find the exact point where the image will be the best.
• Shine: this setting will show details in dark parts of the image. The recommendation is to turn the brightness all the way down until it’s completely dark and slowly turn it back up until you find the perfect level where the picture looks its best.

Furthermore, Christiansen advises doing these setups by watching a football game on a sports channel or a replay on YouTube and saving the levels that worked well for us. for future meetings.

We must also not forget try to have a good wifi connection which will be essential for the proper transfer of the image to the screen.

There are all kinds of televisions on the market, and although all models, of all brands, are very similar to each other, the eye must be focused on the characteristics of each, especially if you want to take advantage of the purchase to have a quality image when watching sports or playing video games.

“What should I watch? Mainly in the fluidity of the image. The ideal is to have a 120 Hz panel, even if they are more expensive. We can also watch 60Hz TVs, which are the most popular, but they tend to have the blurry motion effect that LCD panels bring,” says the tech expert.

Hz is a measure of screen refresh rate. Thus, the more Hz there is, the smoother the image we will see will be.

To get an idea, 60Hz televisions usually cost between 150,000 and 400,000 Chilean pesos, while 120Hz televisions cost more than 400,000, depending on their size.

If you notice that when watching the game you see this motion blur effect on a smart TV, Christiansen recommends “turning on the motion refresh option”. which, depending on the brand, may have names such as Motion Flow, Action Flow, Motion Plus, etc., which generate greater fluidity in movement, the so-called “television effect”.

This option is ideal for watching images with a lot of movement, such as football, however, if you are watching a series, movie or other quieter stream, remember to deactivate it, as the image will be affected.

Even so, The expert’s advice is to opt for an OLED panel, which “are the most versatile for all types of content: as they generally have 120 Hz panels, they will always be beautiful for both sports and games. video”.

From what he says LT had good experiences with the LG C series, which “are second to none for watching movies, games, sports and just about any content, as OLED technology is the most versatile”.

However, The better the picture looks without having to adjust it, the more expensive the TV is likely to be. But in the meantime, there is the possibility of carrying out manual configurations, until more fans find the time to invest in a top-of-the-range television and thus not miss any detail of their favorite matches.

This Friday, at 8:00 p.m. (Chile), You can watch the qualifying match between Uruguay and Chile on the screens of Chilevisión.