Sony introducing the first ever 240Hz LCD TV and the world’s thinnest TV.

[BottledSpringWater]

Viper1 said:

BottledSpringWater said:
How would a 240Hz TV translate into playing a game that's 30 frames per second?
Can't TV's now that are 50-60Hz display a game without any problems, what would the extra 100+ Hz do?
Oh man, I'm really sounding like an idiot right now.

 

Most video is recorded at 24 frames per second yet your TV refreshes (in the US) at 60 frames per second.  Notice how the frames are not perfectly aligned such that 24 doesn't go into 60 evenly?  Special software in your TV (known as 2:3 or 3:2 pulldown) introduces and/or removes frames to compensate allowing the image to to be displayed.

 

At 120 hz (and 240 hz) the 24 frames per second movie can be displayed smoothly 5 times (or 10 times) over with no need to special software to sync things up.  Basically you get a smoother picture when the camera moves or during heavy on screen motion.  

120 hz should be more than adequate though.   240 hz just seems like a marketing "my numbers are bigger" type deal.

 

 Nicely done. Thanks.