What if i'm playing in 1080p, and i'm using the upscaling HDMI cable that comes with the TV? Will I have 120hz or will it be limited to 30hz?
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That depends... If you are playing something at 1080p 30hz the U-Vision adapter will upscale it to 2160p (4k) 30hz. If you are playing something that is over 30hz you will get an output of 1080p at the same refresh rate as whatever you are playing whether it's 60hz or 120hz. But the converter will give you expanded color depth and some better details. I'm assuming you are using hz and fps interchangeably for the answer above. If not, see below... The screen of the TV itself will always refresh at 120hz no matter the input, what you are limited by is the image processor and hdmi cables bandwidth. If you are displaying something that is 30 frames per second on a TV that refreshes at 120hz each frame of video will be displayed for 4 of the TV frames. If you are watching something that is 60 fps it will show up for 2 of the TV frames. The only way to send a true 120fps signal to a TV is to do so from a computer as far as I know. Tvs that have motion smoothing will interpolate (make up) a frame that is partway between the actual frames that the video source is putting out so that the motion appears smoother. This TV (depending on what firmware you have) does do this. The only downside is that you ha e to access the manufacturer service menu to enable or disable it.
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Even with the combination of the special cable the resolution is still very very poorThe tv and the rest if super cheap quality I regret my buy
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1080p should be at 120hz, as long as the source is outputting at the same rate
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It will be playing at 60htz, the default rate. You will only be limited to 30htz when running at 4k, since hdmi 1.4b still has limited bandwidth. There are methods however to get the tv run at 120 htz when hooked up to a computer.
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The included HDMI cable does not upscale the signal. Seiki did announce one that actively upscales in the cable, but the one included with the tv simply supports the resolution on the tv. The TV itself has a scalar that upscales lower resolution stuff.If you have a PC you can force 120hz refresh at 1080p, I haven't tried a console.
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If you look at your game when you play, it is running at 60hz only. I think it has to do with the PS3 output capabilities.
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i am having the same problem, I even went ahead and got the high end cables they say works for 600Hz but no change, xbox and ps3 both say 1080 @60Hz
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Then what does it mean when a blu-ray player is input through HDMI and it says 24Hz? Then when I hooked the same BD player through my receiver (new Pioneer Elite) it's back to 60Hz. Never have seen 120 Hz.
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No clue. I bought the 46" version and it is 60Hz only. The 55" apparently is 120Hz, at least according to the specs. I doubt the refresh rate is selectable
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Yes. Set the player to output at 1080i. As you stated, your tv will dowconvert the signal to its native resolution of 720p.This is the setup I use and it works perfectly.
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Good info, totally makes sense. Im excited for the 3D and all that but I am also looking forward to the 240Hz in 24" and at the price as there is currently nothing like that now. Will probabaly have to use a different Blu-Ray player for movies to have that smooth look to them as I don't think the PS3 can play movies past 60Hz. Still curious how it looks. I personally like smaller HD screens and am curious how it will look.
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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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no I am getting refresh rates of 1080p at 60 Hz, using Time Warner with 720p/60HZ, Cable will only downgrade the refresh when you are going to 4K from 1080p/60Hz
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No, most games are maxed at 60. I play the 360 downstairs on my LG 120hz refresh rate and actually have to turn it off because of ghosting. Most 120 sets have an option for "game mode" which turns 120 off and goes to 60 for this reason.
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Generally speaking, the refresh rate is not that important. Scenes with smooth motion and panning will generally look cleaner on a 120hz set, because the TV is successfully able to insert new frames (your video signal is not 120hz, but about 30hz. The difference is made up by the TV analyzing the frames and making new ones that go in between the original frames). Scenes with very choppy motion typically look worse (because the frames inserted by the TV don't match up correctly, making the image sharper and crisper-seeming but jerky and jittery). This is not a 120hz TV, though. If that feature is important to you, you're going to have to look at the true TV line (T260HD is really a monitor with TV features) I have a T260HD, and if you are going to use it primarily as a monitor, but also as a TV, it's pretty good. I've owned monitors that looked better, and I own a TV that looks better, but this unit is a good meld of the two. It has a very limited ideal viewing angle, and some problems with banding and bleeding at the edges, but it looks pretty good and it has all of the TV inputs. If you're looking for a TV that you will use as a monitor only occasionally, buy a TV that has a bunch of HDMI ports, and just get a DVI-&gt;HDMI adapter for your PC. Samsung's got several very nice TVs at 32" (the alternative you were considering). If you want the 120hz, the LN32B650 or LN32B640 will do it for you. If you don't care, the LN32B550 is a very nice display as well (I have the 40" B550, and I like it). Samsung doesn't have many high quality options in the 26" size (they're all 720p only, except for the monitor-TVs like this one)
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I just bought my tv and hooked it up, so I'm not completely sure. My guess however, is that maybe it's with how you are connecting it to a device or set top box. For instance when I connect my tv to my old DVD player with component cables, it is only capable of 720p and 60Hz. I believe if I were to connect it with HDMI cables to an HD device that would change. Like I said though, I'm new to this too, but right now that's my understanding.
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The reason behind this is that the content is streaming through your Ethernet cable instead of through an HDMI, component or composite cable, so there's no way for the on-board processor to apply the 120Hz tech. In other words, the resolution of the streaming content is dependent primarily on the connection to the source (website/server that broadcasts the signal) as well as the quality at which it is streamed (HD or SD). The video is processed by the server, then transmitted through the Internet and your Ethernet cable, basically just acting as a medium for the source material, it's not being processed by your TV or Blu-ray player's video decoding because it's not originating from them, it's originating from a a distant source. I'm reasonably sure that I don't have all the details correct but if I'm not mistaken that's basically the gist of why 120Hz does not apply to the Netcast media. Think of it this way, (if you have a computer) your computer's video card cannot apply all of its technology to streaming content on Youtube because the data is not stored or coming from your computer, it's coming through your Internet connection which is instant and temporary. You can modify what's stored locally but not what's located at an external source, if that makes sense.
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Yes, the refresh rate applies to the screen display, not what signals are coming to the tv via the HDMI cable. The HDMI is the only way to go. You must use HDMI to get full 1080 HD resolution. The other types of cabling gives you 720 or 480 depending upon the cable connection you use. The 3 types of connections require 3 different cable sets. Of course you must have a HD tv to get full HD, but it would be a shame to have a 1080 HD tv and not get the full resolution by cabling the tv wrong.
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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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HDMI cables will support the resolution of 2560x1080 natively. It will also cap out at 60fps so it'll match the refresh rate of the monitor as well.
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It sounds like you have the AutoMotion Plus 120Hz on all the time. This feature gives movies a "lifelike" feel and takes some definite getting used to. It works best for me when watching a blu-ray disk. I actually feel its annoying when NOT watching anything blu-ray.To turn the 120Hz feature off, go to your TV menu -> Picture -> Scroll to "AutoMotion Plus 120Hz" and set it to "Off". I think you'll enjoy your 1080i picture in a more traditional fashion with this off.