24P (Is it worth it?)

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Originally Posted by turboLAZER

i'll try to explain this a again,

the 48hz flicker or "flashing effect" is supposed to be there to replicate the flicker you would see in a traditional movie theater, but the higher the brightness on your tv the more noticeable it will be.

96hz is not trying to reproduce a film-like image you get a the movie theater, the purpose of 96hz is to eliminate the uneven judder associated with 2:3 pulldown.

48hz = cinematic flicker effect

96hz = smooth image, but in no way meant to look like it did in the movie theaters

That is not correct. Both 48Hz and 96Hz, being multiples of 24, show actual 24fps; in other words, you only see the 24 frames per second that were actually shot by the director. There is no interpolation occurring with the 96Hz mode.

The difference between the 48Hz and the 96Hz is the refresh rate at 48Hz is low enough that it can be visible to many people; if you have a computer monitor that can go below 60Hz, try it and you'll see what I mean (most monitors don't go below 60Hz for that very reason). That slower refresh rate is what manifests as a "flashing" or "flickering" effect.

This is not the same thing as the "judder" that is inherent in 24fps material.

And the 96Hz mode is not an interpolation mode like 60Hz or 3:2 pulldown which creates interpolated frames to bridge the difference between 24fps source material and 30fps playback on TV's.