so picked up the G10...

[ss218]

i want to make a new topic, but it wont let me, so here it goes

hey, wondering if the g10 is any good at playing blu rays? it does 600 hz or something, right? so it should look significant better than my sammy lna46550 which is 60 hz?

[Grif32]

Originally Posted by ss218

i want to make a new topic, but it wont let me, so here it goes

hey, wondering if the g10 is any good at playing blu rays? it does 600 hz or something, right? so it should look significant better than my sammy lna46550 which is 60 hz?

The G10 is jaw dropping when you play Blu Ray.

[ss218]

why am i hearing stuff like jaggering and flickering and all this pull down nonsense? will it look better than my 60hz samsung? or a 120hz sony?

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by ss218

why am i hearing stuff like jaggering and flickering and all this pull down nonsense? will it look better than my 60hz samsung? or a 120hz sony?

This is in regards to 24p source playback...you have to set your Blu-ray to output at 24p. Movies are filmed at 24 frames per second. TV's that refresh at 60hz use 3:2 pull down method since 60hz is not a multiple of 24. This creates what is called judder...almost a stuttering effect that you may notice when the camera in a scene pans. The G10 has a 48hz mode which is more ideal since it is divisible by 24. When the camera pans in a scene in this mode it is silky smooth, but at this refresh rate some people can see flickering. Some people find it rather distracting while others are not bothered if they even notice it at all. Pioneer sets have 72hz modes which eliminates this flicker and the Panasonic V10 and Z1 sets have 96hz modes which also eliminate flicker. Samsung's plasmas have 96hz modes if I'm not mistaken.

[ss218]

so the g10 doesnt have anything to take care of the flickering and the jugger.. so its not an ideal blu ray tv?

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by ss218

so the g10 doesnt have anything to take care of the flickering and the jugger.. so its not an ideal blu ray tv?

It fine for Blu-ray. You don't have to output at 24p and most people don't see the difference since 3:2 pull down works pretty well. Like I said before, if you want to use the 48hz feature it also works, but some people notice a flicker. This doesn't bother everyone, so its a good idea to go take a look at it first to see if you notice it or not. You can avoid the possibility altogether if you get a set with 72hz or 96hz refresh rates. By the way...to answer your earlier question, an LCD's 120hz processing is more for motion resolution to eliminate motion blur which plasmas don't have any problems with. 120hz does allow for correct 24p processing by the way.

[ss218]

ok.. i think i understand

lojack, do you have an lcd and plasma? i just want to know if the plasma would look significantly better for blurays or not