looming on an HDTV where light bleeds into a dark area

Blooming occurs on an HDTV when light from a bright area of the screen bleeds into a darker area, creating a glow, halo, or bloom effect around the bright object. It usually occurs in areas of high contrast such as white letters on a black background.

Below is another example. Note the grayish halo around the letters:

Blooming effect on an HDTV

Because the problem is inherent to how each HDTV handles dynamic backlighting and contrast, there is no way to fix the problem short of purchasing another television.