Netflix is not just an app for watching series and movies. It can also be a useful tool to improve the image quality on the screen from your TV, mobile phone, PC or another device. And many do not know that Netflix has a “function” that allows you to calibrate any screen in an advanced way with truly remarkable results.
We say “function” because it is not really a function as such, but a series of videos that put your devices’ screens to the testthrowing you concrete information that will help you calibrate it. Below we will explain better what this calibration offered by Netflix consists of.
How to Calibrate Any Screen Using Netflix
Before we get right to the point, there are a few requirements you need to meet in order to calibrate your screen with Netflix:
Requirements
- The screen must be customizable. Netflix is not able to change the image settings of any screen, so you have to go into the device settings yourself and find the section where you can change these settings as you wish.
- Find out your screen’s maximum resolution and refresh rate. These two pieces of information will be very useful during calibration. You can find them in the device’s data sheet.
- You must have a Netflix account that you can access from the screen. You don’t need to have the most expensive subscription, as Netflix tests also work on 4K screens using the cheapest subscription. However, a subscription is mandatory.
Steps to Calibrate Any Screen Using Netflix
Do you have everything you need? Then open Netflix with your account on the device on which you want to calibrate the screen and follow these steps:
- Search on Netflix «Test models» in the search engine or click on this link to go directly to the video.
- Select the corresponding model with the resolution and refresh rate of the screen.
- Open the pattern and let it play. It lasts a few hours, so you don’t have to worry about it running out.
- first, adjust the brightness to be able to distinguish the dark and light grey parts of the pattern. Then, adjust the contrast so that the light tones pop instead of blending in.
- Next, check if your screen has color depth settings and adjust until you see the lightest and darkest tones of the primary colors.
- Finally, adjust screen sharpness until the numbers in the number bar appear sharp and the circles in the corners appear clear.
Additionally, you can make any other small changes you feel are necessary, but This should be enough to leave your screen calibrated and ready to go. to play all types of multimedia content.
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