Is it film or is it game? - Blu-ray Forum

Jodi · 06-02-2008, 01:29 AM

Lately I have been looking at quite a few flat-panel TVs. On some of the TVs, which display movies like "PotC: Dead Man's Chest", I notice something kind of weird. One TV would have this movie on, and it looks a lot more like a video game than it does an actual film.

Bill Hunt (of The Digital Bits), in his infinite wisdom, talks about the importance of a film LOOKING like honest-to God film when we watch movies (particularly in Hi Def). But, again, some of these TVs (I don't know who makes them, but one of them was a rather big Sony XBR LCD) display the images in a way that makes them look more like really tricked-out PS3 games ("graphic" motion look) than a film with touches of grain in them.
What's up?

Jodi

BStecke · 06-02-2008, 01:31 AM

That's the motionflow feature on the 120hz sets. You can turn it off.

JasonR · 06-02-2008, 01:33 AM

Motion Flow/Plus on 120 Hz TVs

allstar780 · 06-02-2008, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jodi

Lately I have been looking at quite a few flat-panel TVs. On some of the TVs, which display movies like "PotC: Dead Man's Chest", I notice something kind of weird. One TV would have this movie on, and it looks a lot more like a video game than it does an actual film.

Bill Hunt (of The Digital Bits), in his infinite wisdom, talks about the importance of a film LOOKING like honest-to God film when we watch movies (particularly in Hi Def). But, again, some of these TVs (I don't know who makes them, but one of them was a rather big Sony XBR LCD) display the images in a way that makes them look more like really tricked-out PS3 games ("graphic" motion look) than a film with touches of grain in them.
What's up?

Jodi

its strange. i saw this exact same movie at the Visions where I live... but everyone above me is right... its the 120Hz which can be turned off for movie watching but looks great for video gaming and sports

Jodi · 06-02-2008, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by allstar780

its strange. i saw this exact same movie at the Visions where I live... but everyone above me is right... its the 120Hz which can be turned off for movie watching but looks great for video gaming and sports

Cool!!!
Thanks!!

Jodi

aramis109 · 06-02-2008, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by allstar780

its strange. i saw this exact same movie at the Visions where I live... but everyone above me is right... its the 120Hz which can be turned off for movie watching but looks great for video gaming and sports

It's not the 120hz. It's the motionflow technology. There's a difference. There's a great thread about this in here somewhere...

*edit* Here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=33838 It's a sticky!

allstar780 · 06-02-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

It's not the 120hz. It's the motionflow technology. There's a difference. There's a great thread about this in here somewhere...

*edit* Here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=33838 It's a sticky!

motionflow is just another name for 120Hz.

xAyoFoolx · 06-02-2008, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by allstar780

motionflow is just another name for 120Hz.

No its not

There are HDTV sets which are not 120Hz and has motionflow on them.

allstar780 · 06-03-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by xAyoFoolx

No its not

There are HDTV sets which are not 120Hz and has motionflow on them.

Motionflow is just sony's name for 120Hz.

SellmeyourDVD · 06-03-2008, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by aramis109

It's not the 120hz. It's the motionflow technology. There's a difference. There's a great thread about this in here somewhere...

*edit* Here: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=33838 It's a sticky!

isn't motion flow 120 hz?

JasonR · 06-03-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

isn't motion flow 120 hz?

No, it is a smoothing feature available on 120Hz TVs. Sony calls it Motion Flow, Samsung's is Movie Plus, Sharp's is TrueD, and Toshiba's is Film Stabilization.

SellmeyourDVD · 06-03-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

No, it is a smoothing feature available on 120Hz TVs. Sony calls it Motion Flow, Samsung's is Movie Plus, Sharp's is TrueD, and Toshiba's is Film Stabilization.

so motionflow IS 120 hz

BStecke · 06-03-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SellmeyourDVD

so motionflow IS 120 hz

No, it's a feature that's available on a 120hz set. You can turn it off and it still refreshes at 120 hz. Just because the set is 120hz doesn't mean the motion feature is active.

allstar780 · 06-03-2008, 09:47 PM

as far as i recall motionflow is sony's term for 120hz

the ones from samsung and toshiba you're referring to I know to be judder reduction

06-02-2008, 01:29 AM	#1
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	Is it film or is it game? Lately I have been looking at quite a few flat-panel TVs. On some of the TVs, which display movies like "PotC: Dead Man's Chest", I notice something kind of weird. One TV would have this movie on, and it looks a lot more like a video game than it does an actual film. Bill Hunt (of The Digital Bits), in his infinite wisdom, talks about the importance of a film LOOKING like honest-to God film when we watch movies (particularly in Hi Def). But, again, some of these TVs (I don't know who makes them, but one of them was a rather big Sony XBR LCD) display the images in a way that makes them look more like really tricked-out PS3 games ("graphic" motion look) than a film with touches of grain in them. What's up? Jodi

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06-02-2008, 01:31 AM	#2
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	That's the motionflow feature on the 120hz sets. You can turn it off.

06-02-2008, 01:33 AM	#3
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Motion Flow/Plus on 120 Hz TVs

06-03-2008, 09:47 PM	#14
allstar780 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Grande Prairie, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:2	as far as i recall motionflow is sony's term for 120hz the ones from samsung and toshiba you're referring to I know to be judder reduction

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