TV and sky settings for hurling

thanks. Yeah, I’ve actually run this through a few AI tools and got different info from each. I just thought I’d post here too in case anyone with a good knowledge of these things could provide more real world info.

after checking a few articles and links as above, and playing with AI, this is what it suggests, nice and simple!!

⚡ FULL MENU WALKTHROUGH (DO THIS EXACTLY)

🔹 1. Open Picture Settings

Press:

• ⚙️ Settings → All Settings → Picture

🧱 2. Base Setup

➤ Picture Mode

• Picture → Picture Mode → Standard

👉 This avoids fake sharpening from Sports mode but keeps brightness

🎯 3. Motion (MOST IMPORTANT SECTION)

Path:

• Picture → Advanced Settings → Motion

Set:

• Motion Enhancement → Custom

Then:

• Blur Reduction → 9
• Judder Reduction → 2
• LED Motion Clear → Off

✔ Why this works

• Blur high = less smear on sliotar
• Judder low = avoids ghost trails from Sky compression
• Not maxed blindly → reduces artifacts risk

🧼 4. Disable motion-breaking processing

Path:

• Picture → Advanced Settings

Turn OFF:

• Dynamic Contrast → Off
• Black Stretch → Off
• Dynamic Brightness → Off

If present:

• Local Contrast → Low or Off

🔍 5. Sharpness (critical for ball visibility)

Path:

• Picture → Clarity (or Sharpness)

Set:

• Sharpness → 3–5

👉 Prevents:

• halo around ball
• shimmering edges during motion

📺 6. Noise Reduction (Sky-specific tweak)

Path:

• Picture → Advanced Settings → Noise Reduction

Set:

• Noise Reduction → Off
• MPEG Noise Reduction → Off

👉 Then test:

• If grass shimmers → switch both to Low

💡 7. Brightness & Contrast

Path:

• Picture → Brightness

Set:

• Backlight → 90–100
• Contrast → 85–90
• Black Level → 50 (default)

🎨 8. Colour (keep stable)

• Colour Temperature → Warm 1
• Colour → Default

👉 Avoid over-saturated green (hurts ball visibility)

⚡ 9. Disable auto-dimming (IMPORTANT)

Path:

• ⚙️ Settings → System → Power & Energy

Turn OFF:

• Energy Saving
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Auto Brightness

🔌 10. HDMI / Sky Q optimisation

On TV:

• Settings → Channels & Inputs → Inputs → HDMI (Sky Q)
  → HDMI Mode → Enhanced Format

On Sky Q box:

• Set resolution to:
  • 1080i or 1080p (NOT 4K)

🧪 LIVE MATCH MICRO-TUNING (THIS IS KEY)

While watching hurling:

If the sliotar is blurry:

→ Blur Reduction → 10

If you see ghost trails / double edges:

→ Judder Reduction → 1

If grass shimmers or breaks up:

→ Noise Reduction → Low

If outlines look harsh or “glowy”:

→ Sharpness → 0–3

🧠 Reality check (honest bit)

Even with all this:

• RTÉ on Sky = compressed 50Hz
• Hurling = worst-case motion scenario

So success =
👉 you can follow the sliotar most of the time without losing it

—not perfect crispness.

🏁 Final locked version (safe baseline)

If you want a “set and forget”:

• Mode: Standard
• Motion: Custom
  • Blur: 9
  • Judder: 2
• Sharpness: ~3
• Dynamic processing: All OFF
• Noise Reduction: Off (Low if needed)
• Brightness: High