Want one thing on the main screen and something smaller beside it? Samsung's US support page calls this feature Multi View. To split screen on a Samsung TV with it, you open it with the Home button on the remote, choose what shows on each side, then set the size, the corner and the sound. This guide follows Samsung's page, step by step.
Is your remote slow to respond, or has it stopped responding altogether? If you searched for how to reset a Roku remote, note that Roku's support page groups its steps by remote type. It names different actions depending on the remote type, and it treats restarting the remote and pairing it as separate steps.
A 48-inch TV that RTINGS reviewed as a monitor is easy to misread as a TV review. This LG OLED48C6PUA review leans on that write-up, in which RTINGS reviewed the 48-inch LG C6 (its model table lists it as OLED48C6PUA) using settings chosen to better represent PC-monitor use.
A TV input labeled "HDMI 2.1" sounds like a clear promise, but the label alone doesn't settle which features that TV supports. So what is HDMI 2.1? According to RTINGS, it's a significant upgrade to the HDMI standard that raises the maximum bandwidth and adds a list of new features, and a TV doesn't have to support all of them.
Your TV's box, menu or remote says "HDR," and it's easy to nod along without knowing what changes on screen. So what is HDR on a TV? According to RTINGS, it's a way for creators to master video so a TV can show a wider range of light and color than SDR, or Standard Dynamic Range.
You've connected an antenna or a cable box and need to set up your channel list. Here is how to scan channels on a Samsung TV, following Samsung's US support page on scanning for channels. The page lists seven steps, from making sure the antenna or cable box is installed and set up to selecting Close, and they appear below in Samsung's order.
Is Roku a gadget you plug in, or something built into a TV? Roku's support pages show both. So the short answer to what is Roku is this: Roku OS can be built into a Roku TV, or Roku can be a separate streaming player or Streaming Stick that connects to a TV. Either way, Roku's setup guides go beyond plugging in. They also walk you through connecting to a network and signing in to a Roku account. This guide follows those guides, one at a time.
A Samsung remote that does nothing, or one that seems to press buttons by itself, is hard to pin down. This guide to Samsung TV remote control problems follows Samsung's US support page on remote problems, which sorts its fixes by symptom. Samsung says that if a remote seems to press buttons by itself, the buttons may be dirty. This guide covers TVs only, follows that one page, and does not say how to tell which type of remote you have.
You may see a contrast ratio on a spec list or in a review and wonder what it tells you. So, what is contrast on a TV? RTINGS describes it as the brightness difference between white and black, and this guide follows RTINGS' contrast ratio test page to explain it. It covers what contrast is and how RTINGS measures it. It follows that one page, so it does not compare panel types, give settings advice or name TVs.
How long do TVs last? This guide does not give a single number. It reports what RTINGS’ longevity test results page says about an accelerated test of 100 TVs, with each figure dated. It also says plainly what the page text we reviewed does not give: an average lifespan in years, manufacturer information, a failure rate from real homes, or a split of the results by TV technology or brand.