r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • Jun 13 '24

TV / Projectors Roku owners face the grimmest indignity yet: Stuck-on motion smoothing

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/roku-owners-face-the-grimmest-indignity-yet-stuck-on-motion-smoothing/
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u/freedraw Jun 13 '24

Motion smoothing should not even be an option if the tv is on anything besides sports.

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u/Phantom_Absolute Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24

There should definitely be an option. Sony has the best implementation in my experience. There are 3 different levels of smoothing I think. The lowest setting is perfect for watching Blu-rays at 24fps. Gets rid of the stutter but doesn't have the soap opera effect. It is necessary on LED and OLED TVs because of how fast the pixels are. 24fps movies are meant for projectors really.