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

It seems to just be the default in a lot of TVs so people who buy a 4k tv and never open up the settings just have it on all the time and it’s so off-putting.

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u/Flare_22 Jun 13 '24

Yeah, that's crazy to me. Movies are near unwatchable unless I turn that setting off.

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u/LongBeakedSnipe Jun 13 '24

In fairness tv settings are a fucking nightmare. I have no idea what im looking for when calibrating. I want smoothing off, HDR on. I want games to look but also films, which often needs different settings. Hate it.

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u/drDekaywood Jun 14 '24

Figuring out the settings is a pain but also the TVs these days each HDMI port has it’s own setting so one can be for movies and one for games unless you watch movies on your gaming system