What is it that makes movies look like "video" on the newer LCD TVs?

[93LXHORSE]

You know, that phenomena that makes the view look like you're "on set" with the film crew, lol......?

I have a Samsung UN46C9000 LED LCD 3D unit.... a very good TV.... and movies, even old ones, have a picture quality that looks like video or soap operas. Know what I mean? I am pretty sure I read somewhere that it has something to do with the higher refresh rate of the newer LCD units.

Something weird though.... when I changed up my HDMI cable configuration to accomodate my new Blue Ray player- I am now using both HDMI inputs on the TV. I had to do that because my ONKYO AV receiver wasn't passing the 3D capability all the way through from Blue Ray player => AV Receiver => TV, (and therefore my system refused to recognize 3D content) so I went directly from the Blue Ray player to the TV using one of the HDMI inputs to carry the video, and used the other input to carry the audio from the Blue Ray, or Satellite box to the AV Receiver.

It was when I changed up the cable configuration that I noticed the dramatic increase in picture quality, and the "Soap Opera" effect while viewing content from any source.

It seems like there is some signal that is carried through the HDMI cable that gives it that effect. I haven't backtracked and played with the cable configuration to see if I can change the picture quality back to just a good HI Def picture (without the soap opera effect), but I plan to mess with it soon.

Am I explaining this well? LOL. Kinda hard too describe, but I know some of the folks with high end equipment know what I mean....


Thanks

[8mpg]

sounds like your receiver cant do the 120/240hz refresh rates.

[jluv]

I hear people describe similar things, but I've never experienced it. Good luck!

[Lason]

Its called Interpolation.

My Epson projector does it. Basically it bumps up shows from 30fps to 60fps and they become lifelike. Sucks for everyday shows but rocks for video games and sports. Only thing is if the camera pans quick the image becomes pixalated.

[93LXHORSE]

Its called Interpolation.

My Epson projector does it. Basically it bumps up shows from 30fps to 60fps and they become lifelike. Sucks for everyday shows but rocks for video games and sports. Only thing is if the camera pans quick the image becomes pixalated.

Are you talking about the 3:2 pulldown? Where certain frames of the 24 fps film content is multiplied by a number divisible by 60 so the screen refresh does not omit frames? Err..... maybe that's just for DVD content, which is 24 fps.

So over the air broadcasts are 30 fps native, and the TV interpolates the content and displays at 60 fps? Where does the 240 HZ refresh rate come into play? I kinda was up on the technology but I didn't renew my Home Theater magazine subscription so I'm a bit rusty.

On a side note, I googled for the optimum settings for my model TV and noticed a decent improvement in picture quality, except it was a bit too earth tone-ish for my taste so I tweaked the R/G ratio as well as the Color value.

I wonder if having it ISF calibrated would be worth the 300 bucks? I mean, would the difference knock my socks off? Anyone ever had this done?

[Lason]

Are you talking about the 3:2 pulldown? Where certain frames of the 24 fps film content is multiplied by a number divisible by 60 so the screen refresh does not omit frames? Err..... maybe that's just for DVD content, which is 24 fps.

So over the air broadcasts are 30 fps native, and the TV interpolates the content and displays at 60 fps? Where does the 240 HZ refresh rate come into play? I kinda was up on the technology but I didn't renew my Home Theater magazine subscription so I'm a bit rusty.

On a side note, I googled for the optimum settings for my model TV and noticed a decent improvement in picture quality, except it was a bit too earth tone-ish for my taste so I tweaked the R/G ratio as well as the Color value.

I wonder if having it ISF calibrated would be worth the 300 bucks? I mean, would the difference knock my socks off? Anyone ever had this done?

No clue, Im a noob at best but here is what Im talking about. Basically the software creates frames in between the ones being recieved to bump it up to 60fps. On my projector I have the options of off, low, medium and high. I usually keep it on low or off for everday tv. For a football game Ill bump it up to medium or high and video games it stays on high.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_interpolation

[tribaltalon]

lol i know exactly what you're talking about. my Vizio does it when we watch movies on netflix thru the tv. I have no idea why it only does it with netflix tho. It almost looks 3D, i think it looks pretty bad ass.