4K Blu-rays look like motion smoothing is on

[David M]

Originally Posted by DigitalFirefly

TV: Sony 65x900H
Players: Xbox Series X, PS5 (both plugged directly into the TV)

Last year I got my first 4K TV and both consoles. When watching 4K Blu-Rays on both players it looks like motion smoothing is on. If I watch the same movie on regular Blu-Ray or 4K streaming it looks fine.

I've turned off motion flow and cinemotion on the TV. I've made sure it's not in game mode. Is there another setting I'm missing? I've looked all over and can't find a fix for this. Is it because I'm using an Xbox and PS5 for movies? Will a stand alone 4K player fix this? I was considering getting one for Dolby Vision, but if I'm still going to have the same issue I won't bother.

Make sure the display is in the accurate picture mode (Filmmaker Mode, Professional Mode, Cinema Mode etc.) and especally make sure anything that messes around with the picture temporally is off, so look for any Noise Reduction controls are make sure they're off.

A standalone player vs a console won't make any difference, this sounds like a display issue.