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Originally Posted by
greeno 
what is the artifact you see you're trying to defeat/minimize? game mode is the only one that disables all video processing. BUT that's not a recommended mode for calibrating it accurately.
The actual frame interpolation doesn't bother me. I sort of like it actually since I've never been enamoured with film judder. But I noticed artifacts created by the set (around people and fast moving objects) that irritated me to no end. Those artifacts where like an "aura" around people and certain objects as they panned across a complex or fast moving background. Kind of reminded me of some post processing effects on a PS3 game. I also noticed a bit of tearing when certain objects moved.
For instance, during the opening sequence of
Skyfall, the corsshairs of Eve's scope where a broken up mess rather than solid lines. The fast moving background of that sequence looked equally "torn".
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Originally Posted by
sodaboy581
You can't, outside of Game mode.
I never played with Game Mode so I wasn't aware it could defeat frame interpolation. Given the post I quoted above, it's safe to assume GM adds its own unwanted artifacts?
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Originally Posted by
sodaboy581
There was another thread that said turning Film to "Standard" would do it when dealing with a progressive source... but that was never confirmed or denied.
I highly doubt it would and I already got rid of my Sharp. I'm hoping the new 2013 Sharps don't have this problem as I really want a 70" TV that is reliable... If the 2013 Sharp doesn't do it, then I'll grab the Sony 70"... but I'll miss not having a CMS...
Well, I ended up copying the settings from the cnet review and one of the things they did was set Film Mode to Off. Wouldn't you know, that indeed defeated the Frame Interpolation (at least, to my eyes). The artifacts that were driving me nuts are completely gone. Of course, now none of the "Motion Enhancements" (except for 240 Aquoflow, or whatever it's called, that seems to slightly boost the backlight) do jack squat and all seem as if they're set to Off regardless of the setting I choose. But I'm fine with that since the horrid artifacts and image tearing (very noticeable during the tail end of the opening sequence of
Skyfall, for example) are now completely absent from the set.
EDIT: Here's a pertinent bit of info from the
cnet review:
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Video processing: The LE847U performed basically the same as the LE640U in this category, which is to say not very well. Unlike last year's models such as the LC-830U series, 2012 Sharps are not capable of passing the correct 1080p/24 film cadence in my test. Instead, the deck of the Intrepid from "I Am Legend" showed either the choppy stutter of 2:3 pull-down or the too-smooth look of dejudder. The former occurred when I set Film Mode to either Off or Advanced (0), while any of the other Advanced values caused dejudder to kick in.
Despite the presence of 11 smoothness settings, the adjustable dejudder basically toggled between Off (at 0) and Really Smooth (+1 or higher). I'd like to have seen a greater range of visible effect, such as Samsung's system provides, or even a single setting that keeps some judder, like Sony's Standard setting.
The Sharp does offer the option to get full motion resolution without smoothing. To do so you have to engage either of the 240Hz modes. One, labeled AquoMotion 240, revealed all 1,200 lines, while the second, called simply "240Hz," came in around 1,000. There's also a pair of 120Hz modes that yield around 600 lines.
Edited by RocShemp - 2/27/13 at 4:20am
