Why the “black color” in TV screen are not black?

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It so disappointing when you watch movie in the dark and you can see that the black color of your TV it’s not the same black as the room that you are in, it’s looks more like a dark grey.

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Could be due to what’s called “setup”. It’s the way tv broadcast signals were established, with the darkest levels (maximum black) set to be at 7.5 IRE (units of brightness measurement) above the darkest possible levels. More here http://www.glennchan.info/articles/technical/setup/75IREsetup.html and here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRE_(unit)

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