The boxing match purists are pretending not to be interested in has almost arrived as Mike Tyson is finally set to take on Jake Paul.
Netflix will be hosting the fight, which takes place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this evening (15 November).
While some fans clearly don’t like the idea of an elderly boxing legend, 58, going up against a much younger YouTuber in Paul, 27, millions around the world will be tuning in to see what happens.
Tyson slapped Paul at the weigh in last night (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
If, as a Netflix user, you do plan on watching, isn’t it nice not having to pay an extra pay-per-view fee?
But to make the most out of your monthly subscription, it’s worth being aware of the streaming service’s ‘secret’ feature that will help improve the picture of your 4K resolution TV.
Assuming you have one, that is, along with Netflix’s Premium tier which allows you to watch programmes and films in 4K.
A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to TV Answer Man that the fight will be broadcast in 4K for Netflix premium subscribers.
To be sure that you have the best picture quality possible – and what the producers intended for you to see – you’ll need to do the following settings.
As reported by Tech Radar, you can’t just enter ‘Test Patterns’ into the search box on the Netflix menu. The process is a little more fiddly.
The world will be watching (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
How to use Netflix’s picture test patterns
- Sign into Netflix on your computer
- Type in https://www.netflix.com/title/80018499 into the search bar of your web browser
- Add the Multipurpose Chart 1920 x 1080: 60fps test pattern (S2: Episode 8) to your Netflix library by clicking on the Add To My List (+) button
- Open the Netflix app on your TV
- Select the Multipurpose Chart 1920 x 1080: 60fps test pattern in the My List section
- Make picture adjustments
To make picture adjustments, you select the colour control section where you can manage adjust red, white, green and blue colour gradients ‘until there is clear definition between the darker centre and brighter surrounding squares in the colour patches’.
The tech outlet says you can adjust the sharpness level in the resolution bars that look a little like the old rulers you used to use in school.
If the numbers are a bit blurry, you can adjust them to make them sharper, which will reflect when you’re watching the fight. If your settings are too sharp, the numbers might be surrounded in white.
“This is basically video noise that isn’t doing anything to add detail to your TV’s picture and should be removed,” they added.
Now your TV is all set up, the undercard for Mike Tyson v Jake Paul is set to take place around 1am our time.
The main event is thought to begin around 4am.
