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There is flickering, flashing, or blinking noise on the screen when watching something like a dark scene

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The visual noise might have been produced during camera recording at the broadcasting station. This type of noise is especially possible when a camera with high resolution settings records a scene at night, in the dark, etc.

If the issue is distracting, adjust the following settings:

  1. Press the HOME button on the remote.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Select Display in the TV category.
  4. Select Picture.
  5. Select Advanced settings.
  6. Select Clarity.
  7. Adjust the settings as described below:
    • Change Digital noise reduction from Auto to High.
    • Change Random noise reduction from Auto to High.
      NOTE      : For some video sources, noise may still appear if Random noise reduction is set from Auto to High. In this case, set the Random noise reduction to Off.
    • Decrease Sharpness to 50.
    • Change Reality Creation from Auto to Manual, then decrease the Resolution value.