A Rant About The "Soap Opera Effect"

[Mr Peabody]

The reason "videophiles" seem to be against 120 or 240 Hz is it takes the "grain" effect out of films. I don't think any one minds judder or other negative effects being smoothed. When watching movies the goal seems to be to make it look like in the theater.

It may also depend on the set up or system. Avatar looks more realistic on my older DLP and Marantz BDP than it did on my friend's 240Hz Samsung playing through a PS3. His system made the movie look more like a video game, not sure if that was the fault of the
PS3 or the 240Hz effect.

[Robert-The-Rambler]

The reason "videophiles" seem to be against 120 or 240 Hz is it takes the "grain" effect out of films. I don't think any one minds judder or other negative effects being smoothed. When watching movies the goal seems to be to make it look like in the theater.

It may also depend on the set up or system. Avatar looks more realistic on my older DLP and Marantz BDP than it did on my friend's 240Hz Samsung playing through a PS3. His system made the movie look more like a video game, not sure if that was the fault of the
PS3 or the 240Hz effect.

Its funny how people have such different goals. I want the movie to look more real and I don't even want to try to emulate the theater experience; I want to exceed it.

Watching Avatar "too fast" is a little bit dizzying. I tend to be on the fence with my TV whether the normal setting or high setting is best for interpolation. Sometimes I think the motion enhancement is too aggressive and it is akin to watching the movie after drinking a gallon of coffee.

It was probably the 240hz that was the culprit since after the BLU RAY transfers the data the ball is in the TVs court. Largely the players are going to be similar. The processing on the TVs is going to vary based on the power of the processor in the TV.

I really like DLP. It is unfortunate that the bulbs burn out so quickly. With LED backlights lasting 100000 hours that tech hasn't got a chance without a major overhall and even then it might be too late.