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Better FIFA World Cup viewing starts with your TV's settings. Default configurations prioritize power efficiency and general entertainment over sports quality, but there's three adjustments that can change all that.

Most TVs ship with Eco Mode enabled, which washes out picture quality. Standard audio buries commentary under crowd noise. Motion smoothing makes live action look unnatural. These aren't ideal for sports viewing. The good news is fixing all three takes just five minutes.

Here's what settings you should change to make the world cup look and sound incredible.