HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray Myths

[kn]

Entroper said:

kn said:
I suspect that we will start to see screens capable of 72fps which will do a straight 3:3 pulldown and things will be a bit better. Regardless, 1080i vs. 1080p, with proper de-interlacing, is identical.

The reason our TVs are 60 Hz is because the AC power coming out of the wall socket in the U.S. is 60 Hz. In PAL countries, AC power runs at 50 Hz, hence so do their TVs. We are starting to see 120 Hz TVs, which can repeat each frame 5 times for a 24 fps film with no juddering.

Today's digital sets are not tied to the electrical current like back in the days of black and white. The TV can refresh at any rate it wants without generating hum bars. Case in point: PC monitors refresh at all sorts of odd rates when gaming and you don't get bars or strange behavior when the refresh rate falls or climbs... Pioneer has a line (and I believe Panasonic, too) of sets that provide 72FPS mode. They will take a 1080P feed and triple each frame -- no 3:2 pulldown -- and as a result produce a smoother flowing image from frame to frame. If we are to move higher than that, we certainly could see sets go to 144fps but I don't think that is going to improve things. The 120 sets are an interesting development and each manufacturing is doing their own unique thing with it. 72FPS would provide for a clean, smooth panning full screen and it would be very, very difficult for the average person to see any flicker since the threshold is about 60fps for flicker-free viewing.