Ever noticed that your TV picture sometimes looks too smooth — almost like a daytime soap opera, even when you’re watching a movie? That’s what people call the soap opera effect (SOE). It happens when ...

First teased what seems like ages ago (at CES 2024), Nvidia’s G-Sync Pulsar is a significant enhancement of the company's variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, promising both smoother motion and ...

According to film buffs and movie directors, motion smoothing is the worst. Even streaming services don't like it. When "Roma" was released on Netflix, the company urged viewers to turn off motion ...

As Shakespeare might have put it (but probably didn’t): Motion smoothing is known by many names, yet it’s just as much of a scourge no matter what you call it. The technology, which rose to prominence ...

Over the years, televisions have grown not just in footprint, but also in the number of software features packed underneath — maybe to the point of confusion. Even if you pick the perfect size and ...

Roku's latest firmware update, OS 13, added a slew of new features, including Backdrops, Roku Smart Picture, and even some new cars to the iconic Roku City screensaver. However, it seems to have also ...

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 you don’t know what it is, you might have noticed a favorite film ...