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Sw11's avatar
Sw11
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

Tv brightness, settings, Roku tv

I watch Hulu live at night and want to adjust the brightness. I have a Roku tv but clicking the star doesn’t give me picture settings, just audio, captions, and accessibility.
makaiguy's avatar
makaiguy
Community Streaming Expert
2 years ago
Use the instructions below to change the TV brightness setting on your TV.
  1. Press Home on your TV remote.
  2. Scroll and select Settings.
  3. Select TV picture settings.
  4. Select TV brightness.
  5. Select Auto to enable ambient sensing (if your set has this option) or select a constant brightness level.
  6. Press OK on your remote.

 

  • Sw11's avatar
    Sw11
    Reel Rookie
    2 years ago

    I appreciate you trying to help but I think there’s something wrong with my tv because I don’t have tv picture settings in my settings

    • RokuJohnB's avatar
      RokuJohnB
      Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi Sw11,

      Thank you for posting here in the Roku Community!

      We appreciate you letting us know about this issue when playing content on Hulu Live. We will work with you to know what went wrong so we can assist you further and fix the issue. 

      For us to better understand the issue you are experiencing, can you please provide us with additional information:

      • What Roku model device are you using?
      • Do you observe this behavior while using any other channel(s) on your device?
      • What troubleshooting steps have you taken so far to try to resolve the issue?
      • What are you seeing on screen? Can you provide a photo of the issue you are experiencing?

      We look forward to hearing from you and looking closely into this issue. Thank you!


      Thanks,
      John

      • Sw11's avatar
        Sw11
        Reel Rookie
        2 years ago

        I have the 50” onn. Roku TV - I observe this behavior across all streaming apps - so far I’ve only deleted and re downloaded apps, and checked for updates - in settings I don’t have brightness option, and when I press “*” when streaming it only brings up closed captions and accessibility - pictured are both settings options - anything helps thank you!

         

  • DrAcula's avatar
    DrAcula
    Newbie
    2 years ago

    I change the selection from "Brighter" to "Darker" and nothing happens... I work night shifts and the lighting is really low so a bright TV gives me headaches... Anything I can do to fix this without resetting the whole TV?

     

    • RokuEuniceL's avatar
      RokuEuniceL
      Retired Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi DrAcula,

      Greetings from the Roku Community!

      We value your inquiry and interest in learning how to adjust the brightness level of your Roku device, and we will be glad to assist you in bringing you the information you need.

      To change picture modes, start streaming a movie or TV show or switch to the Live TV, HDMI, or AV input where your other devices are connected. Follow the steps below to change picture modes:

      1. Press * on your Roku remote to open the TV Settings menu.
      2. Select Picture Settings.
      3. Select Picture Mode.
      4. Change the picture mode using the left and right buttons on your remote.

      For more details, please check out this support article on how to improve image quality using picture modes on your Roku TV system.

      Let us know if it works, and we'll be glad to further assist you.

      Kind regards,

      Eunice

      • Bonberrow's avatar
        Bonberrow
        Reel Rookie
        2 years ago

        Hi Roku,

         

        I have the same issue and I see other threads asking the same question. Why does the Roku Streambar have auto brightness and no brightness settings?

        Also I can't setup the Roku remote to turn the TV on and off.

        I have upgraded my Roku system only to find the experience much worse. 

         

        Thanks,

        Ben