Why Does My TV Look Blue?
Your TV’s settings are the most common reason your TV might look blue. Most TVs have a wide variety of image quality adjustments that can alter how the image looks. While most settings make the TV look better, a mistake can cause unwanted results, including an overly blue appearance. It’s not the only reason a TV may look blue. Other causes include:
An incorrect setting on an attached device.Faulty cables or connections.A defective backlight on an LCD television with an LED backlight.
A blue tint does not always mean there’s a problem. Some TVs have a slight blue tint when operating normally.
How to Fix a TV That Looks Blue
Follow these steps to fix a TV that looks blue. These steps should resolve the problem caused by incorrect settings on your television, incorrect settings on a device, or a faulty connection.
How Do You Fix a Blue Screen on an LED TV?
Does your LED TV still look blue? There are two possible reasons. This section will include preset modes with labels such as Cinematic or Bright. Flip through these modes to see if the resulting image is more to your liking. Some TVs will instead list color temperature in degrees Kelvin, such as 6500K or 5700K. Adjust the TV to a setting below 5000K. If you’re curious about color temperature, you can read more on color temperature on modern televisions; it’s more interesting than you might think. Consult the device’s manual for more information on the settings it provides. Our guide to troubleshooting HDMI connection problems can provide more detail.
The TV is working correctly but has an inherent blue tint.The TV has a defective LED backlight.
Most flat-panel LCD TVs have an LED backlight. An LED backlight is bright, slim, and efficient, but LED lighting often has a cool color temperature which casts a slight blue tint. This quality is most noticeable when viewing a white image and much less noticeable when viewing other colors. It should significantly change when you change your TV’s color temperature, though this may not eliminate the blue tint. However, if the problem is more serious, the LED backlight might be defective. It’s likely true if the blue tint bleeds into all colors shown on the television, especially if it’s visible in dark gray or even black portions of an image. A defective backlight will appear blue no matter the color temperature you select on the TV. You can manage a TV with an inherent blue tint by changing the color temperature to the warmest setting available. You can only fix a defective backlight by contacting the TV manufacturer for a warranty repair or taking the TV to a local repair shop.
How Do You Fix a Blue Screen on an OLED TV?
Despite similar names, LED and OLED TVs use fundamentally different technology. The blue tint issues that can occur because of defective LED backlighting are not present on OLED TVs. That doesn’t mean OLED is immune to blue tint. A defective OLED panel might cause a permanent blue tint, but this should be obvious when taking the TV out of the box.
