Your TV Is Ruining Every Movie You Watch. Turn Off This Setting Now

Many TVs use “motion interpolation,” commonly called motion smoothing, to convert content running at native 24 or 30 frames per second into higher refresh rates like 60 or 120. The process digitally combines frames to simulate extra motion, which can help for live sports and video games, but often makes movies and most scripted TV look unnaturally fluid and distracting—an effect sometimes described as the “soap opera effect.” The article says viewers don’t have to keep it on: check picture settings for a motion-related option and switch it off. It notes that brand names vary, but suggests using “Cinema/Movie mode” and then, if needed, disabling motion settings such as Action Smoothing on Amazon Fire TV, Motion Enhancement/Motion Clarity on Google TVs (including Hisense models), TruMotion on LG, and similar options on Roku.