You asked: Filmmaker mode vs. movie mode and why 85-inch OLEDs aren’t

In today’s episode of Ubuzile: Why don’t all large TVs come with legs that can sit the TV on the floor? Filmmaker vs. Movie mode. And should you still be buying TV models for 2024?

Filmmaker mode is compared to movie mode

@brandonchappell1535 asks: My TCL has a filmmaker mode. Is this considered better than movie mode, as it is more accurate?

You answered part of the question there, Brandon. More accurate? Literally, yes. It is designed to be more precise in how content is created. Motion processing is disabled. Colors and brightness are very accurate. Basically, if you want to get closer to a cinematic experience, that’s what the filmmaker mode is for, but we’ll come back to that in 30 seconds because there’s a small caveat.

He also asked: Is it better? That part is subjective. If you’re a purist who wants to see the movie as intended, you’ll find it better, but you may need the right conditions to enjoy it.

That caveat I mentioned is that the filmmaker mode is generally not as bright as the movie mode, and certainly not as bright as the other modes on the TV. So if you’re in a bright room or it’s an old movie that’s been remastered for HDR and it doesn’t hit right with the contrast, you should reserve the right to exit the filmmaker mode if you need to.

I keep changing my TVs, and my parents’ TVs when I visited them a few weeks ago, you’re welcome, you’re out of normal mode. But recently I was watching an updated version of one of my favorite movies, Heat, and I really needed to go to Normal mode. It was painful. And maybe something is going on with the version I was watching on Plex or whatever server it was from and it’s not processing properly. But in any case, it wasn’t as bright as it should have been. And I know it from seeing the movie a few times before.

Very accurate? Yes. But is it better? It depends on where you look at it. Movie mode can still get you a picture that’s accurate, not over-processed and bright enough to enjoy. But it’s good that TCL finally added it last year.

And, to my fellow Heat fans out there, I don’t know if you know but the characters Heat 2 you look crazy. Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale have been confirmed, while Adam Driver, Austin Butler and others have their names attached to it. With Michael Mann back to direct, I can’t wait.

OK, back to the questions.

Why don’t large TVs come with floor stands?

@victorjohnson7512 asks: Why don’t these big TVs just come with legs? Like 18-24 inch legs so they can sit down. This seems absurd to me.

So I agree with this for the most part. That would make sense, and it does make sense with the 115-inch TCL QM891G we had a few years ago. That was a joke. And the legs felt like they should have their own weight. Even when we took him out of the studio, we were holding his legs because it was difficult to move him and get up and end up the other way.

But then there was the Hisense 110 UX. It wasn’t that big, but somehow, it didn’t need those big legs. And since it looked like a joke, we managed to find it in the media console. Correct viewing angle and all that aside, I preferred that because it was a better use of space. Having big legs under your screen means you probably won’t be able to find storage underneath it. If you have a soundbar, where does that go?

I would imagine that most of these larger than life TVs fit into dedicated theater rooms or something. So maybe you don’t care about the look, but in a functional living room where there are other things like speakers, game consoles, a Blu-ray collection, all that kind of stuff, it makes sense to keep it near the TV, and I think the big legs prevent that. It’s also not a good idea. I know that would never fly in my house.

Not to mention, shipping a TV with larger, thicker legs adds to the cost of production and the price you pay for the TV and shipping. Maybe that doesn’t matter if you’re already spending more than $10 on a TV, but even so, it seems unnecessary.

Maybe I’m not there at all. I’m just thinking unless the TV is so heavy and thick that there’s no way two feet can support it on a media console, you can go that way or mount it on your wall.

Should you still buy a 2024 TV in 2026?

@user-fz6uj2ru3z asks Is it worth buying Hisense U7N in 2026 and how good are the games on PlayStation 5?

If you can find one, yes, it’s still worth buying. I was actually exchanging emails with the gentle man who had the question in the previous episode, and we both agreed that it’s always good to avoid the urge to always be on the latest and greatest. So yes, even if the U7N is a 2024 model, it is still a good one that supports 4K 120 Hertz games, a great result from the PS5.

But like I said, you might not be able to find it. It’s been replaced by the 2025 Hisense U7QG, and even that could see the numbers drop slightly as the new 2026 model hits stores this year. However, if you get the U7N or any 2024 model, hopefully you’ll get a good value for it.

Is there an 85-inch OLED TV?

@robertzenniful asks: Is there an 85-inch Old Lad TV currently on the market?

That’s how the question was written. Perhaps through speech in the text. Maybe translated into another language. Still, I think Old Lad would be a good name for TV.

I think he meant OLED, not as far as I know. There are 83 inch OLEDs. There are 85-inch Mini LED TVs. But 83 inches is the most common OLED size because it makes the most efficient way to cut the mother glass. By going with 83 inches instead of 85, that leaves a reasonable amount available for other screens such as phones, tablets and small monitors.