"Say you recently picked up a shiny new TV. You unbox it like a kid at Christmas and prepare to indulge in all its visual glory. You think to yourself, "This is 2025. TV technology is sizzling, and it's going to look amazing no matter what." So you plug it in and don't take one look at the default settings. Big mistake."
"Eco Mode is designed to limit power usage by attenuating the TV's brightness and reducing its contrast level. A recent study found that enabling Eco Mode saves as little as $7 a year on your electric bill. (That's literally less than two cents per day.) Whether "eco" is short for economy or ecology, that's not a significant saving, and there are myriad ways to more effectively reduce your carbon footprint."
Most TVs ship with power-saving features enabled by default that degrade picture quality. Many consumers never modify default settings, even on older TVs. Eco Mode reduces brightness and contrast to limit power usage, saving as little as $7 per year, which is a negligible amount. Disabling Eco Mode restores fuller brightness and contrast. Samsung TVs allow disabling Energy Saving Solution via Settings > General and Privacy > Power and Energy Saving > Energy Saving Solution. Brightness Optimization can also be turned off within Power and Energy Saving to prevent automatic dimming. Six practical adjustments can improve viewing experience on Samsung TVs.
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