diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 35ac577..d099e71 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
 
   await SvgUtils.preCacheSVGs();
 
+  // Check if running on android TV
+  final leanBackEnabled = !kIsWeb && Platform.isAndroid ? await NativeVideoActivity().isLeanBackEnabled() : false;
+
   if (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.windows) {
     await SMTCWindows.initialize();
   }
@@ -93,9 +96,6 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
     os: !kIsWeb ? defaultTargetPlatform.name.capitalize() : "${defaultTargetPlatform.name.capitalize()} Web",
   );
 
-  // Check if running on android TV
-  final leanBackEnabled = !kIsWeb && Platform.isAndroid ? await NativeVideoActivity().isLeanBackEnabled() : false;
-
   runApp(
     ProviderScope(
       overrides: [
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.dart b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.dart
index 39f92d6..7910ff6 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
 import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart';
 
+import 'package:fladder/models/settings/arguments_model.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/models/settings/key_combinations.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/custom_color_themes.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/localization_helper.dart';
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ abstract class ClientSettingsModel with _$ClientSettingsModel {
     ColorThemes? themeColor,
     @Default(true) bool deriveColorsFromItem,
     @Default(false) bool amoledBlack,
-    @Default(true) bool blurPlaceHolders,
+    required bool blurPlaceHolders,
     @Default(false) bool blurUpcomingEpisodes,
     @LocaleConvert() Locale? selectedLocale,
     @Default(true) bool enableMediaKeys,
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ abstract class ClientSettingsModel with _$ClientSettingsModel {
     @Default(false) bool showAllCollectionTypes,
     @Default(2) int maxConcurrentDownloads,
     @Default(DynamicSchemeVariant.rainbow) DynamicSchemeVariant schemeVariant,
-    @Default(BackgroundType.blurred) BackgroundType backgroundImage,
+    required BackgroundType backgroundImage,
     @Default(true) bool checkForUpdates,
     @Default(false) bool usePosterForLibrary,
     @Default(false) bool useSystemIME,
@@ -84,6 +85,13 @@ abstract class ClientSettingsModel with _$ClientSettingsModel {
     @Default({}) Map<GlobalHotKeys, KeyCombination> shortcuts,
   }) = _ClientSettingsModel;
 
+  static ClientSettingsModel defaultModel() {
+    return ClientSettingsModel(
+      blurPlaceHolders: leanBackMode ? false : true,
+      backgroundImage: leanBackMode ? BackgroundType.disabled : BackgroundType.blurred,
+    );
+  }
+
   factory ClientSettingsModel.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$ClientSettingsModelFromJson(json);
 
   Map<GlobalHotKeys, KeyCombination> get currentShortcuts =>
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.freezed.dart b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.freezed.dart
index ea1425c..000460d 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.freezed.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.freezed.dart
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ class _ClientSettingsModel extends ClientSettingsModel
       this.themeColor,
       this.deriveColorsFromItem = true,
       this.amoledBlack = false,
-      this.blurPlaceHolders = true,
+      required this.blurPlaceHolders,
       this.blurUpcomingEpisodes = false,
       @LocaleConvert() this.selectedLocale,
       this.enableMediaKeys = true,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class _ClientSettingsModel extends ClientSettingsModel
       this.showAllCollectionTypes = false,
       this.maxConcurrentDownloads = 2,
       this.schemeVariant = DynamicSchemeVariant.rainbow,
-      this.backgroundImage = BackgroundType.blurred,
+      required this.backgroundImage,
       this.checkForUpdates = true,
       this.usePosterForLibrary = false,
       this.useSystemIME = false,
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ class _ClientSettingsModel extends ClientSettingsModel
   @JsonKey()
   final bool amoledBlack;
   @override
-  @JsonKey()
   final bool blurPlaceHolders;
   @override
   @JsonKey()
@@ -702,7 +701,6 @@ class _ClientSettingsModel extends ClientSettingsModel
   @JsonKey()
   final DynamicSchemeVariant schemeVariant;
   @override
-  @JsonKey()
   final BackgroundType backgroundImage;
   @override
   @JsonKey()
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.g.dart b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.g.dart
index 92e2a58..5dcd973 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.g.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/client_settings_model.g.dart
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _ClientSettingsModel _$ClientSettingsModelFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       themeColor: $enumDecodeNullable(_$ColorThemesEnumMap, json['themeColor']),
       deriveColorsFromItem: json['deriveColorsFromItem'] as bool? ?? true,
       amoledBlack: json['amoledBlack'] as bool? ?? false,
-      blurPlaceHolders: json['blurPlaceHolders'] as bool? ?? true,
+      blurPlaceHolders: json['blurPlaceHolders'] as bool,
       blurUpcomingEpisodes: json['blurUpcomingEpisodes'] as bool? ?? false,
       selectedLocale:
           const LocaleConvert().fromJson(json['selectedLocale'] as String?),
@@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ _ClientSettingsModel _$ClientSettingsModelFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       schemeVariant: $enumDecodeNullable(
               _$DynamicSchemeVariantEnumMap, json['schemeVariant']) ??
           DynamicSchemeVariant.rainbow,
-      backgroundImage: $enumDecodeNullable(
-              _$BackgroundTypeEnumMap, json['backgroundImage']) ??
-          BackgroundType.blurred,
+      backgroundImage:
+          $enumDecode(_$BackgroundTypeEnumMap, json['backgroundImage']),
       checkForUpdates: json['checkForUpdates'] as bool? ?? true,
       usePosterForLibrary: json['usePosterForLibrary'] as bool? ?? false,
       useSystemIME: json['useSystemIME'] as bool? ?? false,
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.dart b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.dart
index a061c5f..3af4f0d 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 
 import 'package:freezed_annotation/freezed_annotation.dart';
 
+import 'package:fladder/models/settings/arguments_model.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/adaptive_layout/adaptive_layout.dart';
 import 'package:fladder/util/localization_helper.dart';
 
@@ -10,14 +11,22 @@ part 'home_settings_model.g.dart';
 
 @Freezed(copyWith: true)
 abstract class HomeSettingsModel with _$HomeSettingsModel {
+  const HomeSettingsModel._();
+
   factory HomeSettingsModel({
     @Default({...LayoutMode.values}) Set<LayoutMode> screenLayouts,
     @Default({...ViewSize.values}) Set<ViewSize> layoutStates,
-    @Default(HomeBanner.carousel) HomeBanner homeBanner,
+    required HomeBanner homeBanner,
     @Default(HomeCarouselSettings.combined) HomeCarouselSettings carouselSettings,
     @Default(HomeNextUp.separate) HomeNextUp nextUp,
   }) = _HomeSettingsModel;
 
+  static HomeSettingsModel defaultModel() {
+    return HomeSettingsModel(
+      homeBanner: leanBackMode ? HomeBanner.detailedBanner : HomeBanner.carousel,
+    );
+  }
+
   factory HomeSettingsModel.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$HomeSettingsModelFromJson(json);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.freezed.dart b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.freezed.dart
index e94b30b..e163934 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.freezed.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.freezed.dart
@@ -275,15 +275,16 @@ extension HomeSettingsModelPatterns on HomeSettingsModel {
 
 /// @nodoc
 @JsonSerializable()
-class _HomeSettingsModel implements HomeSettingsModel {
+class _HomeSettingsModel extends HomeSettingsModel {
   _HomeSettingsModel(
       {final Set<LayoutMode> screenLayouts = const {...LayoutMode.values},
       final Set<ViewSize> layoutStates = const {...ViewSize.values},
-      this.homeBanner = HomeBanner.carousel,
+      required this.homeBanner,
       this.carouselSettings = HomeCarouselSettings.combined,
       this.nextUp = HomeNextUp.separate})
       : _screenLayouts = screenLayouts,
-        _layoutStates = layoutStates;
+        _layoutStates = layoutStates,
+        super._();
   factory _HomeSettingsModel.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       _$HomeSettingsModelFromJson(json);
 
@@ -306,7 +307,6 @@ class _HomeSettingsModel implements HomeSettingsModel {
   }
 
   @override
-  @JsonKey()
   final HomeBanner homeBanner;
   @override
   @JsonKey()
diff --git a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.g.dart b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.g.dart
index 8cb95ce..e51bf0d 100644
--- a/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.g.dart
+++ b/lib/models/settings/home_settings_model.g.dart
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ _HomeSettingsModel _$HomeSettingsModelFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
               ?.map((e) => $enumDecode(_$ViewSizeEnumMap, e))
               .toSet() ??
           const {...ViewSize.values},
-      homeBanner:
-          $enumDecodeNullable(_$HomeBannerEnumMap, json['homeBanner']) ??
-              HomeBanner.carousel,
+      homeBanner: $enumDecode(_$HomeBannerEnumMap, json['homeBanner']),
       carouselSettings: $enumDecodeNullable(
               _$HomeCarouselSettingsEnumMap, json['carouselSettings']) ??
           HomeCarouselSettings.combined,
diff --git a/lib/providers/settings/client_settings_provider.dart b/lib/providers/settings/client_settings_provider.dart
index 035d69a..d3ee4f2 100644
--- a/lib/providers/settings/client_settings_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/settings/client_settings_provider.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ final clientSettingsProvider = StateNotifierProvider<ClientSettingsNotifier, Cli
 });
 
 class ClientSettingsNotifier extends StateNotifier<ClientSettingsModel> {
-  ClientSettingsNotifier(this.ref) : super(ClientSettingsModel());
+  ClientSettingsNotifier(this.ref) : super(ClientSettingsModel.defaultModel());
 
   final Ref ref;
 
diff --git a/lib/providers/settings/home_settings_provider.dart b/lib/providers/settings/home_settings_provider.dart
index 335c2ce..40cb96b 100644
--- a/lib/providers/settings/home_settings_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/settings/home_settings_provider.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ final homeSettingsProvider = StateNotifierProvider<HomeSettingsNotifier, HomeSet
 });
 
 class HomeSettingsNotifier extends StateNotifier<HomeSettingsModel> {
-  HomeSettingsNotifier(this.ref) : super(HomeSettingsModel());
+  HomeSettingsNotifier(this.ref) : super(HomeSettingsModel.defaultModel());
 
   final Ref ref;
 
diff --git a/lib/providers/shared_provider.dart b/lib/providers/shared_provider.dart
index be94eac..00664ee 100644
--- a/lib/providers/shared_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/providers/shared_provider.dart
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class SharedUtility {
       return ClientSettingsModel.fromJson(jsonDecode(sharedPreferences.getString(_clientSettingsKey) ?? ""));
     } catch (e) {
       log(e.toString());
-      return ClientSettingsModel();
+      return ClientSettingsModel.defaultModel();
     }
   }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SharedUtility {
       return HomeSettingsModel.fromJson(jsonDecode(sharedPreferences.getString(_homeSettingsKey) ?? ""));
     } catch (e) {
       log(e.toString());
-      return HomeSettingsModel();
+      return HomeSettingsModel.defaultModel();
     }
   }