How-to get the most out of the LG G6 OLED TV | Essential Tips

The LG G6 OLED TV is the latest and greatest flagship TV from OLED using its newest generation primary RGB tandem 2.0 LED panel and a new generation of powerful image processing. So naturally you want to get the best image quality of this new advanced tech. I've been testing the LG G6 for the last few weeks, so if you're buying one here are the settings you should choose. First is picture modes. I typically use filmmaker mode when I'm testing TVs, and this is my favourite picture mode on the G6 for Dolby Vision, regular HDR and SDR. To change the G6's picture mode you'll want to press the settings button on the magic remote, which looks like a little cogwheel. The G6 has a handy quick menu that will pop up in the top left corner of the screen. Here you'll want to scroll to picture mode, select it with the middle wheel button on the remote, and then go left or right depending on what picture mode you previously had by default. Then select filmmaker mode. If you find filmmaker mode to be too dim, cinema, also called cinema home in HDR and Dolby Vision, is a slightly brighter mode that's still nice and accurate. If you're planning on using the G6 for sports, while most picture modes are fine, standard delivers the most pleasing picture across different sports I tried, but in all cases you'll want to pick the right motion settings. So let's talk about those next. While filmmaker mode is pretty accurate out of the box, it looks best if you adjust its motion in the picture settings. By default its true motion is set to off, but I prefer to turn on cinematic movement, which help removes judders in movies without creating the dreaded soap opera effect. To select this, press the settings button on the remote, and in the quick menu, navigate to the cog icon at the top of the quick menu. This is the all settings menu. Press it. In the full settings menu, select picture settings and scroll down to advanced settings and select it. Then scroll down to clarity and select that. Once you're on the next menu, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see the true motion heading. Select this and choose the cinematic movement option. Then press the back button a couple of times to close those various menus. For sports, cinematic motion can work, but you can also change to the natural true motion setting. This appears smoother and while it's not great for movies, it works especially well for some sports. A setting some may find useful if you use filmmaker mode is the filmmaker mode ambient light setting. Filmmaker mode is often dimmer than other picture modes, but this option adapts to the lighting conditions of your room, so it looks brighter in a brighter room to overcome the way ambient light can wash out the screen. To select it, open up the quick menu and navigate to the all settings icon at the top and select it. Choose picture on the next menu and scroll to advanced settings. On the next menu, select brightness. Then scroll until you see filmmaker mode ambient light, which will have a toggle next to it. Select it until the toggle turns green and you're done. So feel free to close out the menu. Another option I always change is the sound setting. In the past, I used to choose the entertainment preset, but LG has slimmed down the sound modes in the G6 compared to previous TVs. Of the available options, AI Sound Pro is the best to use with the built-in speakers. I like this setting in last year's G5 and it's undergone a profile change this year, delivering a punchier, more direct sound. To change this, press the settings button, the cog, on the remote and scroll to sound mode. Then using either your mouse pointer or the directional buttons on the remote, scroll left or right until you find AI Sound Pro. Select it and close the menu. You're good to go. Are there any other settings that you think we should be looking at to change? Let us know in the comments below.