Samsung is one of the largest manufacturers of display panels, and they produce some of the best displays on the market. Samsung makes most of the high-quality display brands used. Even Apple’s own iPhone has a display made by Samsung.
On the other hand, Samsung’s TV is also of the highest quality. They make good quality in all sizes, smart TVs, not smart 4K, 8K, their latest innovation, neo-QLED, is the best-advanced technology used in making this TV’s display. However, with such a high-resolution TV, we need to adjust and make some changes so that the viewing quality also matches its hype.
The resolution of your Samsung TV depends on the screen size and the media source being played on the screen. For example, a laptop connected to the TV may lose its resolution or have problems with the aspect ratio of the Samsung TV, especially with a slow Internet signal. A movie playing on a live cable TV should be displayed in high-resolution quality. Changing the resolution is a process based on the screen size and the media sources that display content on the TV.
So, here is how to change the resolution on your Samsung TV.
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How to change the picture size on Samsung TV?
All Samsung TVs allow you to change the resolution by resizing the picture. Depending on your input source, you will have several different resolution options. So, follow these steps to change the picture size on your Samsung TV:
- First of all, press the “Home” button on the remote control.
- Then, choose “Settings”. The “Picture” menu should appear.
- After that, select “Picture Size Settings”.
- Finally, choose the size of the picture you want.
Here are the types of resolutions for your Samsung TV:
- 4:3 is a low-resolution aspect ratio and is commonly used when watching old movies and VHS videos.
- 16:9 is the standard widescreen aspect ratio.
- Fit to Screen is a setting that displays the entire image according to the size of the screen so that nothing is cropped.
- Custom. You can set your custom image size and customize it as you like. If you are using a custom image size, you also have the “Zoom and Position” feature available to you. This feature lets you zoom in on any part of the image and position it the way you want.
Picture size has a large effect on resolution, and adjusting it incorrectly can degrade image quality. The default picture size is automatically adjusted, and this setting is ideal for maintaining the best possible resolution. AutoFit means that the picture is automatically resized to the screen size. However, manual control is required in some cases to adjust the screen size while improving overall resolution and display quality.
How to check the resolution for the input source?
The Samsung TV can display an image in several different resolutions. The size and quality of the picture depend on the picture source. The same goes for the quality of your Blu-ray Player or PlayStation. It all depends on the quality of the device connected to your Samsung TV. If you want to check the resolution for a particular source, here is what you can do:
- Press the “Home” button on the remote control.
- Find and choose “Source”.
- Select a particular source.
- The current resolution is displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. Be sure to give it a few minutes to appear.
You have also to be aware that you can repeat this process for each source to determine the correct resolution. That’s all you have to know about the resolution on your Samsung TV.
How to change the resolution to 1080p on Samsung TV?
The Samsung Smart TV allows you to watch content at 1080p resolution. This setting is available when watching streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix, or Disney Plus. Below I’ll give you the steps to change the resolution of your Samsung TV to 1080p.
To change the resolution to 1080p on a QLED Samsung TV, you need the following:
- The first step is to press the Home button on the remote control.
- Then select Settings.
- Next, you need to select Picture Size Settings in the Picture menu.
- Then select 1080p from the list.
In order to change the resolution to 1080p on Samsung HD TV, you need to follow these steps:
- The first step after you turn on the TV you need to press the P.SIZE button.
- Then when a menu opens, choose 1080p.
So it’s pretty easy to change the resolution. But these steps to change the resolution to 1080p will only work if the connected device and the content being played support it.
Why is your 1080P TV only displaying 720P?
If you find that your 1080P Samsung TV is displaying content in 720p format, there are several reasons for this.
Sometimes it could be because your cable box or satellite dish is interleaving the signal. Since the video output of the cable box is 720p or 1080p.
The TV may broadcast video content of worse quality because the cable box or TV is set up that way. If your TV has an IR remote control, it may be set to 480p.
