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120hz is not going to give you better blacks and colors, just smoother pictures. By that I means much better for motion.
Originally Posted by eljitto what would you be using it for? for gaming and video watching, 120 would be much better, as that means there are 120 screen refreshes a second instead of 60. If you are using it for office work, the 60 hz would be OK. from my understanding, however, it is pretty hard to come a across a 60 hz monitor in the larger screen sizes. and if you are using it for a TV, then 120 hz would be better as it provides better blacks and colors |
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im looking at two 47 inch lg's. the 120 is significantly much more than the 60. ill be using it for movies and just regular tv. do you think the 120 is really worth an extra 300 or so?
Originally Posted by eljitto what would you be using it for? for gaming and video watching, 120 would be much better, as that means there are 120 screen refreshes a second instead of 60. If you are using it for office work, the 60 hz would be OK. from my understanding, however, it is pretty hard to come a across a 60 hz monitor in the larger screen sizes. and if you are using it for a TV, then 120 hz would be better as it provides better blacks and colors |
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Correct... virtually no 120Hz TV actually accepts a 120Hz input. They still only except a 60Hz signal and interpolate the additional frames.
The two? 120Hz LCD monitors do accept 120Hz input.
Originally Posted by CajunPower Just be aware that just a TV that features 120Hz refresh rate won't actually have a 120Hz refresh rate. They manipulate other functions of the TV to achieve a simulated affect, but it's not true 120Hz. You can confirm this if you try to set the refresh rate in Windows on a PC hooked up to a 120Hz capable TV. |
The two? 120Hz LCD monitors do accept 120Hz input.
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This is the reason that 60Hz is just fine, and 120Hz is a gimmick. I have chosen to get a 46" Samsung 60Hz LCD on Black Friday for this reason. I had a Toshiba 42" 120Hz TV for a little bit and it was great, but the 120Hz was only doubling each frame from a 60 Hz signal.
Originally Posted by DuckieHo Correct... virtually no 120Hz TV actually accepts a 120Hz input. They still only except a 60Hz signal and interpolate the additional frames. The two? 120Hz LCD monitors do accept 120Hz input. |
120 minimum. because you can get rid of the 2:3 pulldown. you get a nice 5:5 on film and get rid of all the jutter. easier on the eyes.
240 is also an improvement, if you get a samsung or sony. (other sets are just faking 240 by strobing the backlight 240Hz, the panels dont actually achieve it)
here's a good article on it.
http://www.hemagazine.com/240Hz?page=0%2C1
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i think you're thinking of the frame interpolation. which i agree sucks. just turn it off. 120Hz still reduces the hold time on the images & gets rid of the 2:3 pulldown. which makes movies & tv look smoother & less blurry.
it's youre eyes that blur the screen btw, not the screen. it's called hold time. your brain is looking for the next frame while your TV is still holding it so it guesses and thats where the blur comes in. your brain is doing it, not the TV. so this is where 120Hz TVs can help, in that it can refresh the frame twice as fast, even if the frame looks the same; the brain will do less interpreting which will make it appear less blurry.
240 is also an improvement, if you get a samsung or sony. (other sets are just faking 240 by strobing the backlight 240Hz, the panels dont actually achieve it)
here's a good article on it.
http://www.hemagazine.com/240Hz?page=0%2C1
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Originally Posted by stumped i detest how the 120Hz+ tv looks and manipulate the image. Most of the time, the video looks lsightly fast forwarded (i.e. not realtime) and the colors are messed with which make the movie look like a cheapo low budget soap opera. And i've noticed there is not way to turn the 120HZ FULLY off, (i.e. you still get effects when you set the 120Hz to off). IMHO, 60Hz is perfect, especially for blu-ray watching. Still makes top notch movies look like movies, SD still looks real and not fake, and just better all around experience. Also, i've noticed how some blu-rays on 120Hz sets, look extremely cheap and fake, no matter the movie that's being played. |
it's youre eyes that blur the screen btw, not the screen. it's called hold time. your brain is looking for the next frame while your TV is still holding it so it guesses and thats where the blur comes in. your brain is doing it, not the TV. so this is where 120Hz TVs can help, in that it can refresh the frame twice as fast, even if the frame looks the same; the brain will do less interpreting which will make it appear less blurry.
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