TVs · Settings guides
TVs: every setting we've written up.
TV menus differ by brand, so each guide gives the path per brand and names the brands whose steps we could not source.
9 guides · last checked
TV audio descriptionStop a TV narrating what's on screen, or turn narration on: audio description on Samsung TVs and Audio Descriptions for Prime Video on Fire TV.TV game modeReduce input lag for consoles and PCs with Game Mode on a Samsung TV or Roku TV, including automatic console detection and ALLM.TV parental controlsLock TV programs by rating and lock apps with a PIN on a Samsung TV, and set rating limits on a Roku TV, including what the controls don't cover.TV picture modeSwitch between Standard, Movie, Filmmaker Mode and other picture modes on a Samsung TV or Roku TV, and reset picture settings.TV sleep timerMake your TV turn itself off after a set time: the Sleep Timer on Samsung TVs and every way to set or cancel one on a Roku TV.TV software updateCheck for and install software updates on a Samsung TV, Roku TV or player, and Fire TV, turn on automatic updates, and update without internet.TV subtitlesTurn closed captions and subtitles on or off on a Samsung, LG, Roku or Fire TV, and why they can stay on in Netflix and other apps.TV turns off by itselfStop a TV switching itself off: turn off Samsung's Auto Power Off and Sleep Timer, and Roku's auto power savings, with the other causes each maker lists.TV without remoteTurn a Samsung, TCL or Hisense TV on with its buttons, or use the Hisense or Roku mobile app when the remote is missing.