LCD Refresh rate

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

I think that is delay in the feed during a live game..but I have been wrong before...

No, you're right this time.

It's just the feed and the compression more than anything else. Unfortunately cable companies over-compress most signals.

Originally Posted by Driver_King

I'm sorry I made you . I just had to when you were starting to . I hope we don't have to anymore.

[RubberDucky]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Really not tense about it, though honestly I do hate it when people talk about turning down 120hz. Pet peeve I guess.

I'm actually west of Milwaukee in a little town, but I work in Milwaukee. Is it maybe Racine? That's pretty large (and a bit south of here, depending on your outlook).



You had me all . I was like... "surely not DK!"

its not racine but close its something creek I think I am not to sure

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

just curious, don't beat me to hard if i'm way off on this. when watching something like a football game in HD and it switches from say a shot of the stands back to the field you notice some "digitizing" of the picture, is this the refresh rate, or lack there of, at work??

thats called macro-blocking and is caused because of compression.

[Teabaggins]

Originally Posted by aramis109

No, you're right this time.

It's just the feed and the compression more than anything else. Unfortunately cable companies over-compress most signals.

so the whole "120hz thing for sports" is pretty much a marketing ploy?

I have 60hz and have never seen one bit of pixelation even in super fast action during live events aside from the compression you mentioned. I have looked very hard to find since buying the set because that was a big concern for me as the guy selling the tv kept pushing it

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by RubberDucky

its not racine but close its something creek I think I am not to sure

Oak Creek.

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

so the whole "120hz thing for sports" is pretty much a marketing ploy?

I have 60hz and have never seen one bit of pixelation even in super fast action during live events aside from the compression you mentioned. I have looked very hard to find since buying the set because that was a big concern for me as the guy selling the tv kept pushing it

Well, yes and no. You're trying to reduce motion blur with a faster refresh- images stay on the screen for less time and thus there's less ghosting/blurring. Look for that instead of pixellation/compression. Compression is the macroblocking described above. 120hz is meant for ghosting and for proper resolution of 24p sources, like BD's.

[RubberDucky]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Oak Creek.



Well, yes and no. You're trying to reduce motion blur with a faster refresh- images stay on the screen for less time and thus there's less ghosting/blurring. Look for that instead of pixellation/compression. Compression is the macroblocking described above. 120hz is meant for ghosting and for proper resolution of 24p sources, like BD's.

yup thats it I live in IL about 20min from the border in Fox Lake

[Teabaggins]

ok I will check for motion blur/ghosting but I haven't noticed any so far

[prankster]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

ok I will check for motion blur/ghosting but I haven't noticed any so far

you may not even notice it until you see a 120hz set in action.

[Teabaggins]

I saw a few 120 hz in the stores. luckily I have the short term memory of a gnat so I won't feel too bad when comparing the two.

I hate the term "ignorance is bliss" but in this case it truly might be. why torture myself with something that might be better when I have no intention of upgrading anytime soon and I'm very happy with my current set when I view it in my house.

y'know, when I think about it I ***** a lot about watching SD channels with my wife but if I watch it for a few minutes I tend to kinda "adjust" and accept/forget the SD...until I switch to an HD channel that is. then I'm like "damn you charter cable for not having this channel in H Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!"

[prankster]

Originally Posted by Teabaggins

I saw a few 120 hz in the stores. luckily I have the short term memory of a gnat so I won't feel too bad when comparing the two.

I hate the term "ignorance is bliss" but in this case it truly might be. why torture myself with something that might be better when I have no intention of upgrading anytime soon and I'm very happy with my current set when I view it in my house.

y'know, when I think about it I ***** a lot about watching SD channels with my wife but if I watch it for a few minutes I tend to kinda "adjust" and accept/forget the SD...until I switch to an HD channel that is. then I'm like "damn you charter cable for not having this channel in H Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!"

haha yeah, i feel the same way. ignorance really is bliss sometimes. but hey, as long as you're happy, who cares, right?