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watching the big game here's how to get your TV ready for Super Bowl 2017 if you have a high-definition cable or satellite box make sure it's connected over HDMI the game won't be broadcast in 4k but you'll still want to make sure you're tuned into the HD broadcast if you have a compatible TV for the best picture quality calibrate your TV the HDTV picture forum on CNET has calibration settings and instructions for many popular models also make sure to turn off any room lighting sensors automatic brightness controls or energy saver controls to get an accurate green color from the fields try turning on the movie cinema or thx preset these modes will make the green look more realistic than some sports modes that can pump up the color saturation don't forget audio with TVs speakers make sure the output is set to stereo rather than 5.1 surround sound for sound bars or external sound systems play with the equalizer to get the audio as you like it in San Francisco I'm Lexus Avedis cnet.com for CBS News