"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."
Many consumers never change default TV settings after unboxing, leaving power-saving and image-altering features enabled. Samsung TVs commonly enable Eco Mode, which lowers brightness and contrast to reduce electricity use but saves only about $7 per year. Disabling Eco Mode restores normal brightness and contrast and can be done via All Settings > General and Privacy > Power and Energy Saving > Energy Saving Solution. Brightness Optimization, typically found in the same Power and Energy Saving menu, also dynamically reduces brightness and should be turned off to maintain consistent picture quality. Adjusting these settings improves on-screen contrast and viewing fidelity.
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