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 ...

If your new TV looks strange, like everything is "too real" or "too smooth," it's not you. All new TVs, even the best TVs, have a feature that smooths out motion. It has different names depending on ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have watched any movie on any TV in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered motion smoothing. Even if ...

“Stop motion interpolation!” is the call on a Change.org petition urging TV manufacturers to disable the default “smooth motion” setting on new televisions. As the petition explains, “Motion ...

Your browser does not support the video. Out of the box, new televisions can make many films and TV shows look wrong, with settings that can often make the picture ...

Stop overpaying for marketing hype. Learn which 4 Smart TV features are driving up the price tag without actually improving ...

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 ...

IF you’ve forked out hundreds or even thousands for a posh TV, don’t let a silly settings mistake ruin your picture. There’s a controversial TV setting that top directors absolutely hate – and as a ...

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 ...