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SethNorton
Channel Surfer
5 years ago
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Roku TV is Way too bright!

I own a TCL 6th generation 65" Roku TV. While watching shows the image brightness is still too bright even on Movie mode. My "TV brightness" is set to Darker and within the extra picture settings the...
  • RokuDanny-R's avatar
    RokuDanny-R
    3 years ago

    Hi Community users,

    Thanks for the posts regarding your TV's brightness.

    Brightness on a TV would be related to the hardware, which the Roku TV manufacturer would best to assist you with. Have you tried contacting the Roku TV manufacturer support yet to inquire further? I'd suggest starting there to see what options or suggestions they can provide. Each Roku TV manufacturer provides direct support for their products running the Roku OS. 

    For a list of Roku TV manufacturers contact information, visit our Community post here: Contacting Support for Your Roku TV

    Due to the age of this thread, we will be closing this thread out. If you are still experiencing an issue and have already contacted your Roku TV manufacturer, we would recommend searching the Roku Community for another thread related to your issue. If no current threads exist, we invite you to create a new post depicting the issue you are experiencing.


    Thanks,
    Danny

GuitarMan's avatar
GuitarMan
Roku Guru
5 years ago

Unfortunately with these particular TVs you need to adjust the picture settings individually per input and per input format. 

Basically, when you're watching TV press the * button on the remote and go to Picture Settings.  There you'll find all the brightness, contrast, color temp, etc, settings.  But as soon as you change input source or format, you'll need to do it again.  There's no way to set those globally. 

BTW, if you have the 65R635, I have the same TV.   You can also try low power mode. 

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SethNorton
Channel Surfer
5 years ago

I understand that the picture setting changes with input source as I stated in my original statement. As I explained the issue is on the Roku TV home page i.e. where you select Netflix, Hulu, etc. The home menu has no picture settings to be adjusted hence why I have a problem.

  • GuitarMan's avatar
    GuitarMan
    Roku Guru
    5 years ago

    Maybe try changing to a different theme?  Unfortunately on my TV I only have 8 themes to choose from and they're not very good but some seem less bright than others.  Try maybe the nautical theme?

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      SethNorton
      Channel Surfer
      5 years ago

       

      They are just screaming with brightness. It's such a pity I chose a TV with Roku TV as an OS when I'm a power user. Wish I could reload the OS to Android so I could actually change whatever settings I want to and im not blocked by their software limitations like brightness.

      • GuitarMan's avatar
        GuitarMan
        Roku Guru
        5 years ago

        It's hard to tell from the pictures but just based on those pics it looks like the TV has a really bright hot spot in the middle of the screen that shouldn't be there.  Mine definitely doesn't look like that. 

        Not sure how practical or possible it would be for you to exchange it but you may want to consider that.  You can also contact TCL directly to see if they have any ideas or suggestions.