Roku Plus Series QLED Calibration Settings

We used the following calibration settings to review the 65-inch Roku Plus Series QLED (65R6A5R), but they're also valid for the 55 (55R6A5R) and 75-inch (75R6A5R) models. These settings apply to most types of content, except for gaming or use as a PC monitor, which require a few additional changes, listed below.

These settings are meant to provide you with a starting point; they're not meant to be copied 1:1. They provide the most accurate image overall, but you should adjust them to match your personal preferences and viewing conditions.

For SDR content, there are five preset picture modes. The 'Movie' picture mode is the most accurate one out of the box and allows for the most customization. For our calibration, from the Customize picture menu, we set Contrast to '100', Brightness to '50', and Sharpness to '60'. We also set Color to '50' and Tint to '0'. Finally, we chose the 'Warm' Color Temperature.

To make the image brighter in SDR, select the TV Brightness range in the Picture settings menu to one of the five preset options and then adjust the Backlight on the Customise picture menu depending on your specific viewing conditions. Changing this setting does not have any impact on the overall picture quality. The Brightness setting, however, is a picture adjustment setting and will impact image quality if you modify it.

In the Expert Settings menu, we set Local Dimming to 'High', Micro Contrast to 'Off', left Gamma Correction to '2.2 (recommended)', and left the other settings to their default values. In the Color Temperature menu, we set Color Temperature Preset to 'Warm'.

HDR is automatically enabled for native apps. When you start playing HDR content, a small HDR icon appears next to the picture mode on the quick settings menu. Once you start playing HDR content, some settings change automatically, including the Backlight. We left all the picture settings at their defaults in HDR, except for Color Temperature, which we set to 'Warm, but you should adjust them to whatever looks best. In HDR, the 'Dark HDR' Picture Mode delivers the most accurate image overall, as it best tracks the PQ EOTF. This ensures that most content is displayed at the brightness level the content creator intended.

For HDR to work from external devices, you have to set the HDMI Mode setting to either 'Auto (recommended)' or 'Standard'. The automatic setting usually works well, so you shouldn't have to adjust this setting, but if you have any issues with older devices, try changing this to 'Compatibility' instead.

The following are the results of calibrating the white balance of our unit to 6500K in HDR. They are provided for reference and shouldn't be copied as the calibration values vary per individual unit, even for the same model and size as the TV we tested, due to manufacturing tolerances. If you want to try them, you'll need to enter all values shown, as all of them are active at the same time. If you end up with worse picture quality, simply reset them to the default values.

The Roku Plus Series QLED supports Dolby Vision from native apps and most external devices. As with normal HDR content, some settings change automatically when you start playing Dolby Vision content, and we left all the picture settings at their defaults in HDR, except for Color Temperature, which we set to 'Warm, but you should adjust them to whatever looks best. For Dolby Vision, the 'Dolby Vision Dark' Picture Mode delivers the most accurate image overall, but you should set this according to your preference and viewing conditions.

The Roku Plus Series QLED has no motion interpolation feature and no settings related to motion.

The Roku Plus Series QLED automatically removes 24p judder from external 24Hz sources, such as Blu-ray and DVD players; no additional settings are required. It doesn't remove 24p judder from any 60Hz source or from internal apps.

This TV can enter 'Game' mode from any picture mode. When you start gaming, set Game Mode to 'On' to get the lowest possible input lag. Continue using the same settings for SDR or HDR. This TV also supports auto low latency mode (ALLM), as long as the Auto Low Latency Mode setting is enabled, and it is enabled by default.

The TV automatically detects when it's connected to a PC and will automatically enter PC Mode, with proper chroma 4:4:4. HDMI Mode needs to be set to 'Standard' for chroma 4:4:4 to work correctly at 4k.

The Roku Plus Series QLED supports both ARC and eARC, allowing it to pass high-quality audio from a connected source through to a connected soundbar or home theater receiver. To use it, you must set Audio output to 'eARC (HDMI 4) and Digital output format to 'Passthrough'.

From the Power settings menu, we disabled all power savings options, as we don't want the TV to turn off or adjust the settings during our testing. We left these disabled, but if you want to limit the power consumption of the TV, these settings help.

This TV has very few accessibility options, unfortunately. You can customize captions to your liking, including changing the font, color, size, and location, as well as adding a background or window around them. The TV also has a screen reader, so it can read on-screen items out loud to you.