Hi pwuerr, This is Russ from the Langley Future Shop. We are getting more and more 120hz TV's in every day. That should actually tell the story right there, LOL. I have watched the same sports scene on side by side TV's, one 60hz and one 120hz, you can see the difference in the full motion shots!! Blurr is gone, especially in the new Sharp AQUOS 86 series with the 4ms response time. So if you watch a lot of talk shows it is no big thing, but if you are into sports or action shows........then this is definatley the way to go!
Just remember though this is only part of the picture.....if you want the full experience....... remember to get your source, cables, power and sound to complete the experience!! Just stop by and see me or your local Future Shop Product Expert to try these new sets out.
With digital video, you won't necessarily notice a change. A 120Hz display will however refresh faster with analog/film sources, because it is updating the pixel information mere split-seconds sooner. Some of the higher end systems have built in processors which use algorithms to determine what the picture information would look like if it was filmed in 60fps, creating a smoother transition. If you've ever used the "tweening" command in flash, you'll understand instantly - for those that haven't, well, the processor will essentially extrapolate data based on 30fps, and fill in an average of the 2 continuous frames - effectively doubling the frame rate of NTSC (29.97) and PAL (25).
As for refreshing identical images - as I mentioned, your television will show the picture about one-tenth of a second sooner. Doesn't sound like much on paper, and in fact it isn't too noticeable in person either. The reason lots of the 120Hz sets have better pictures is because of higher quality panels and processors.
As for refreshing identical images - as I mentioned, your television will show the picture about one-tenth of a second sooner. Doesn't sound like much on paper, and in fact it isn't too noticeable in person either. The reason lots of the 120Hz sets have better pictures is because of higher quality panels and processors.
Actually, almost all of the current models on the floor DON'T do black frame insertion, but instead use interpolation to create a new frame - much like what you used to find in still image scanners.
This is new data that doesn't exist in the original source. From what I've seen, it's great for sports, but to me it looks bizarre and slightly out of place in movies (the motion is too smooth - it doesn't feel like a film.)
The best thing to do, if you can, is head into a store and take a look at it. Personally, unless I was watching sports, I'd probably keep the mode turned off. It's really up to the end user to determine if it's something they want to use.
Message Edited by Graham on 08-21-2007 12:41 AM
This is new data that doesn't exist in the original source. From what I've seen, it's great for sports, but to me it looks bizarre and slightly out of place in movies (the motion is too smooth - it doesn't feel like a film.)
The best thing to do, if you can, is head into a store and take a look at it. Personally, unless I was watching sports, I'd probably keep the mode turned off. It's really up to the end user to determine if it's something they want to use.
Message Edited by Graham on 08-21-2007 12:41 AM
