Are you able to set the picture to get rid of the "soap opera effect" when watching movies? If yes, does this setting extend to Netflix + other apps?
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Yes you can. The soap opera effect is created by the Tru-motion function of the TV. This function has several options including "off" so if you don't like the look you can remove it entirely. The picture settings are for all functions which includes TV and all apps since the adjustment is upstream of the signal output. My favorite Tru-motion setting for a balance of clarity and natural picture is "clear plus". I don't know what this setting is from a technical stand point but it looks good.
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Lisa, I haven't actually seen the "soap opera" effect come up in normal HD tv yet, but I did see some of it show up in 3D. To be honest, I haven't had time to tinker yet...so, I will do my best to let you know when I have the time to research it.
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Soap Opera Effect- I don't have this problem, so far. I think LG's TruMotion technology, with the 240 MHz, is the way to go. AmazonPrime movies, Blu-ray/3D player, YouTube clips,etc. are playing smoothly and flawlessly on my TV.
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S. Grubbs, I'm having the same problem. Turning off Auto Motion Plus doesn't fix the problem. The closest thing to a solution I've found is setting Auto Motion Plus to "Clear." That fixes the problem for some non-HD programming on cable, but for the HD stuff on Netflix, Vudu, etc. (and I'm assuming for DVDs) the problem is still there.This really sucks. The effect is, put simply, NOT WHAT THE FILMMAKERS INTEND. Otherwise they would've shot the movie that way. Screw this new technology.
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VERY IMPORTANT - Select the 'CINEMA' setting. In all the other settings, colors are off. But with the Cinema setting (I think that's what its called), colors are actually PERFECT! Amazing quality. At first I didn't know about this, but saw some discussion of it online. I am really very impressed with near photo-quality using this setting - but ONLY this setting has worked for me.
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Sorry, this feature is not defeatable. However, most customer have reported a smooth, blur free picture with a natural, film-like image with little or no "soap opera effect".
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On the remote there is a "format" button which works when watching dvd etc.,when watching netflix you have to quit netflix and open netflix again-netflix causes format change when switching from some tv shows to fullscreen movies.
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From another post, Matthew Swalwell said to set Film Stabilization to "standard" if you want the soap opera effect to go away, in my opinion, it works!
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It has Dynamic, Stsndard, movie, game and PC. Not sure what soap opera effect is.
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Thank you! I couldn't figure it out for the life of me! Now I'm watching my netflix :)
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The so called "soap opera" effect is simply a result of high refresh rate combined with high resolution. Its not too bad on this projector at all... no way to disable it that I know of.. Its not nearly as noticeable as say a full 1080P LED 240Hz TV. Either way .. in my humble opinion the soap opera look is something that I noticed on my LED TV at first and within 2-3 months after I bought, It was something I completely stopped noticing.
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Overall these setting really helped. Thank you. When I go to the real cinema setting in the advanced menu, it is shaded gray and I cannot change that setting. Does anyone know why?
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TO: "I Can See For Miles"Great! This worked! We'll see how long it lasts. I had tried to reset to factory settings through the menus before your reply, but it didn't work. I didn't realize there was another option (didn't even think to look for another option). Thanks again. And yeah, I recommend setting the automatic updates "off". The last one made me upgrade or else it wouldn't go to Netflix. Thanks again!
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If the channel provider has subtitles, then it's an option with the Roku 2. When I click on a title in Netflix I now have an extra option of "Audio/Subtitles" where I can turn them on & off.
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I also just got this tv & am having the same issue. It's very distracting & is driving me crazy! Im actually considering sending it back & going back to my sony sxrd. Any help would be much appreciated because i do love the color depth on this tv & hate to get rid of it.
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To turn off the soap opera effect, you may Press the HOME button, go to [Picture & Display] [Picture Adjustments] then select on [CineMotion], then set to Off. This will disable the soap opera effect on the TV. Hope this helps. CEly
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I found that if I change the setting on the BD390 to 1080i, then I DO get audio when streaming Netflix. There is no audio if I set it to 1080p or "auto" when streaming Netflix. Hope this helps other people out as well.
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Yes, you can turn it off, but you will need to pick another mode. If you don't have a cable service with HD, then don't even bother watching shows with this TV. Sadly, the definition is so good, that the standard cable service looks bad. Plasma (this is my opinion) is the worst of the three ( LCD, LED and Plasma). The graphics and quality of the images (HD or 3D) are beautiful. I already gave you my opinion about cable, so I'll tell you about the rest: Videogames: They look like you are watching a movie! Movies (DVD): It depends of the quality of the movie, a couple of them may look bad bacause of the ratio. Movies (Blu-Ray): Soap Opera makes them look like you are watching how the movie is being film. Movies (3D): I'll call this the best 3D you can get out there. My big concern was this. I wanted a TV with the best 3D definition for my movies. This TV went over my expectations.
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Just a note to anyone using their TV as a second monitor, if your REGULAR monitor is an LCD also and you use Windows you can't have a second ClearType setting for the other monitor. Watching movies etc is fine, but if you use a different style LCD TV the text may appear blurry. It's not a bad connection, just a windows thing :P I wasted a LOT of money connecting my Panasonic TV with all types of different cables before realizing this. Games, images, movies etc don't suffer, just text.