Does High Def 65"+ TVs kill TV?

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#190665 8-Jan-2016 11:22

Hi have a new 65" Panasonic TV..

But.. All I see in movies and TV Shows.. is very realistic videos..

So realistic.. it looks like a Movie set, with Joe Smoe doing video recording?

i.e. its too real now? before there was a perception of real?

Does anyone feel same?

Dean

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#1465744 8-Jan-2016 11:27

Do you have all the "enhancements" turned on, such as motion interpolation? This can cause the "soap opera" effect where everything looks too-smooth. Try turning off all picture enhancements, reducing the sharpness etc, etc.

Even better if you have access to a "test" disc (DVD/Blu-Ray) and adjust the brightness, contrast etc.

By the way what set do you have?

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#1465772 8-Jan-2016 11:53

I think I know what you mean, it's what I notice on new LCD sets - super sharp photo realistic images when fed hi def.

I quite like it, great for sports and general TV watching - but no so much for movies. For movies, LCD just can't quite pull of the cinematic feel of the later model plasmas IMHO.

RIP plasma.

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#1465785 8-Jan-2016 12:17

Switch over to Prime on Freeview, a dose of good old SD wil fix you up fine.... :)

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#1465787 8-Jan-2016 12:19

As above, do you have any picture enhancement options turned on, like 200Hz mode or motionflow etc.

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#1466312 9-Jan-2016 06:50

Panasonic has had more conservative default picture and motion settings than other brands. Disable overscan and the quality will improve more

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/27/hd-101-overscan-and-why-all-tvs-do-it/

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#1466561 9-Jan-2016 15:28

I actually have a newish Plasma 65" Panasonic (1 year old)..

And yes I have turned off motion flow etc now.. seems better..

I think that is better

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#1466587 9-Jan-2016 16:21

Yuck. Why get a TV that can make things not look crap and then disable those features? No such thing as looking too real IMO.

Richard rich.ms

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#1466653 9-Jan-2016 18:38

attewell: I actually have a newish Plasma 65" Panasonic (1 year old)..

And yes I have turned off motion flow etc now.. seems better..

I think that is better

A couple of other options:

Under picture mode, turn sharpness right down.

Also, the preset cinema mode is great for movies in a darker room.

Enjoy, you have one of the best tv's ever invented!

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#1466657 9-Jan-2016 18:42

richms: Yuck. Why get a TV that can make things not look crap and then disable those features? No such thing as looking too real IMO.

I don't think a cinematic feel to a picture is crap. In fact, I reckon it can't be bettered.

Even though I think new LCD looks great with hi def, it still falls short of the film quality reproduction of plasma.

IMHO ... !

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#1466687 9-Jan-2016 19:12

But film looks awful. Covered in noise and a frame rate so now it barely looks like motion.

Richard rich.ms