We’ve been trying to caution the public about TV motion interpolation and its resulting “soap opera effect” for years, but in the end, it took one of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities hopping on Twitter ...

For years, new TVs have come with a feature called frame interpolation, or motion smoothing, enabled by default. By creating new frames in between the ones encoded in the movie, it makes motion ...

Adjusting TV audio settings can enhance your viewing experience. Motion smoothing provides realism, but may not be ideal for all content. Identifying motion smoothing terms on your TV is crucial for ...

For many people, motion smoothing on TVs is only appropriate for gaming and watching live sports; enthusiasts typically prefer turning off the feature to watch anything else because it can detract ...

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If you've ever noticed that certain movies or TV shows on a modern television look almost too smooth-like high-definition video rather than traditional film-you've encountered what's commonly called ...

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If you’ve ever noticed that certain movies or TV shows on a modern television look almost too smooth—like high-definition ...

TV manufacturers have been trying to combat something called "motion blur" for years. You may have noticed the blur before and not been able to put your finger on what exactly was so bothersome about ...

There are two types of people in this world: those who are profoundly infuriated by the motion smoothing, or interpolation, effect on modern HDTVs, and those who don't seem to notice that everything ...

Proving that his heroism is not merely limited to on-screen antics, Tom Cruise has starred in a video spreading awareness of a scourge impacting all too many televisions: motion smoothing. It's the ...