60HZ, 120HZ, 240Hz I got my new TV and DVD over Thanksgiving. I have gone through 100 different hookups with my surround sound system. Every time I check "INFO" I am getting 1080i but only at 60 Hz, not the stated 240 of the TV. Finally after eliminating all possibilities I called my provider (Dish Network) and was told that their signal and box will only support 60 Hz. I think I have wasted my money for a 240Hz TV. Anyone else have this problem and can offer me any solutions? 60HZ, 120HZ, 240Hz I got my new TV and DVD over Thanksgiving. I have gone through 100 different hookups with my surround sound system. Every time I check "INFO" I am getting 1080i but... » Read More 60HZ, 120HZ, 240Hz I got my new TV and DVD over Thanksgiving. I have gone through 100 different hookups with my surround sound system. Every time I check "INFO" I am getting 1080i but only at 60 Hz, not the stated 240 of the TV. Finally after eliminating all possibilities I called my provider (Dish Network) and was told that their signal and box will only support 60 Hz. I think I have wasted my money for a 240Hz TV. Anyone else have this problem and can offer me any solutions? « Show Less
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Thanks for the info. Will check to see if I have the auto motion plus turned on
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From what I have read about my 1080p flatscreen. The picture is automatically upconverted to 1080p
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Does that also include the whole 1080p thing as well? Some blu ray players HDMI outs only display 1080i, if we have the 1080p tv will it automatically convert it and display it in full 1080p??
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This is probably coming from your cable box, which brings in a 1080i. My understanding is that the TV converts to 1080P. I am not sure about the Hz, but perhaps it is true there as well
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I have the 55" LM6700 not the 47" but I have noticed that it does appear to be 60hz instead of the advertised 120hz. This doesn't bother me too much because I dislike the way 120 hz. looks. TruMotion is horrible.
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The tv is 120hz in 3D mode, but no tv has support for 240hz in 3d mode yet. everything else can be set to 240hz, games, movies, etc
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What do you have attached to hdmi 1 . I have a Dish 722 receiver which is a 1080 p device and the tv operates at 1080 p. I also have a Roku unit on Hdmi 2 and it also operates at 1080. I suspect your device on HDMI 1 is not capable or set for 1080
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I have the 60LA7400 with 240Hz and I have a 55" Samsung with 120Hz and I really cannot tell the difference. All Bluray players send a 60Hz signal and the TV's procesor uses the 240Hz to show you the best quality picture. Also do not be fooled by people that tell you that you need a 3D ready or 120 or 240Hz ready HDMI cable. All HDMI cables are the same except the ones that have Ethernet capabilites and there is not technology for that yet. A $10 HDMI cable from Amazon will show the same quality picture as the $200 one a salesman will want you to buy from yor local electronics store. The only diffence is the amount of shielding in the cable that the $200 has, so unless the cable is going from your Bluray around your washing machine then around your dishwasher to your TV your fine...HDMI is digital, either it works or it doesn't work.
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I want to but the LN46A630 and want to ensure that I get the correct HDMI cable that will support 120 HZ, etc. So what exact product should I get? When folks reply, please give the model # so I know what to get. Thanks!
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Use 120Hz to watch movies and regular TV. The 240Hz is for watching sports with high motion. It really comes down to personal preference once you watch for a while you will figure out what bothers you about both rates. The new TVs allow you to turn the features off in the menu structure. There is only about a 30% improvement from 120Hz to 240Hz. You have to experience it to make a decision. Go to a big box store and make the change in the menu to allow you to see the difference.
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The input feed is always 60Hz, and that's what it's telling you. 120Hz is the refresh rate internal to the TV, so your TV up-converts from the 60Hz internally.
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the Tv is not recieving a truue digital signal.... you must connect thru the HDMI or colorstream ports and ALSO have a true digital signal coming in to get a 1080p on start up.... most DVD's (not blue ray) can not generate true 1080... and some cable networks you need a 1080 converter..... dish satelite or digital over the air should draw a 1080 response.. hope that helps... PS: my Tv works great... and has since I bought it.. Joe
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I was also wondering, as I got my tv yesterday and hi def time warner cable today. I also put it on 120hz. So, can anyone tell me when and how to benefit from this feature? Also would appeciate any recs on sound system- not too expensive to add to tv, and what to go with blue-ray or other high def DVD player..thanks.
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Yes, I purchased this tv recently and notice a tick after powering down the unit. It lasts about five to ten seconds on this tv. The sound is so awful with the tv's speakers I may take it back to the store. The conversion from my dish hd box seems ok at best. For the money they should provide decent speakers. I have a 1081i samsung from 2002, the speakers are much better. Obviously you have to purchase home theater to go with this unit, more$$$. In many ways my old unit is preferrable. Oh well, can return if I want. Good luck.
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I don't have this bluray player but I am buying it for my mother as a Christmas gift. Bluray Players are all 1080p24, or 24 Hz, so there is absolutely no point in having the player send a "120 Hz" signal. The 120hz is to be set on your TV ( I have a 40" 120Hz Samsung and a 240Hz Samsung TV. All the settings on my Bluray, Laptop and desktop computers are all set to 24hz which is the native resolution for the film. You will always get a clean picture setting your Bluray to 24hz as apposed to 60hz. The 120hz is refers to the refresh rate of the TV screen not the Bluray Player. Technically a 120Hz or 240Hz TV should also perform well with 30Hz video material and 60Hz video material, but 24Hz is the Holy Grail of film reproduction. Neither the Blu-ray player or the TV has to perform any special processing (read 3:2 pulldown) to display the image at the panel's native refresh rate. This creates an amazingly natural and filmlike experience at home, on an LCD panel. If your TV has any kind of special motion smoothing features associated with the 120Hz (such as AutoMotion Plus from Samsung), I recommend turning it OFF (if possible) when you watch movies for the most film-like experience. This type of smoothing performs best of sports programming and some other video-based sources. I hope this helps.
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What he means by "true" 120Hz technology is that you aren't getting 120 Hz from your source, the TV just creates it, kind of like upconverting an old DVD, you dont get "True" 1080p because the DVD is only 480p. You also don't get true 120Hz because the DVD is 24Hz or 30Hz. So, technically speaking, right now I don't know of any way you can get a true 120Hz picture other than maybe a very high end PC if there are any that support it. That is also assuming that the TV would accept it as input, many TVs are strange like that.
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TV and movies aren't recorded or displayed in anything higher than 60hz would cover. In my opinion, the 120hz is the way to go. Just google "240hz a gimmick" to see lots of info on the matter.
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I had tried this TV but the 120hz wasn't fast enough for me. I returned it and purchased the 240hz model 7100. It's more expensive, but the picture looks much better. I'm very happy with it. It will give you the effect you mentioned.
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Laurence,I've been doing a lot of research on these various Sony models (S,V,W, etc) and it appears that the S models do not have 120 hz refresh - only 60 hz - may be reason why they are the least expensive of all the models. Also, this 24p compatibility apparently only functions with Blu Ray players! Interesting.jm