---
title: preferredDisplayCriteria
framework: avkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avkit/avdisplaymanager/preferreddisplaycriteria
---

# preferredDisplayCriteria

A hint for the TV to set the display mode to best match the currently playing content’s display criteria.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var preferredDisplayCriteria: AVDisplayCriteria? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The display manager uses the preferred display criteria only when user settings allow. Set this property to nil to allow the system to guide you to a display mode that’s suitable for a wide range of video and nonvideo content.

## See Also

### Matching a Video’s Native Display Mode

- [isDisplayCriteriaMatchingEnabled](avkit/avdisplaymanager/isdisplaycriteriamatchingenabled.md)
- [isDisplayModeSwitchInProgress](avkit/avdisplaymanager/isdisplaymodeswitchinprogress.md)