Does this projector create the "soap opera" effect everyone talks about? Anyway to disable it?
1679333
That "Soap Opera" effect you're speaking of is called "High Frame-Rate Video". It's a better quality than you've ever experienced while watching movies -- so your eyes are not used to it. I don't know why people look at it like it's some kind of flaw or adversity.. It's pure awesomeness! If your eyes are not ready for High Frame-Rate video and would like to regress back to the primitive 60Hz, I would recommend a lesser quality projector. Go check out the BenQ or Belkin ...
1679334
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.
1679335
Actually this projector does not suffer severely from this issue and it doesn't need any adjustment. Nevertheless, I believe you can adjust the settings.
2108014
There is not much you can do about the rainbow effect, Kim. To reduce it as much as possible us only High Def material in your projector. Unfortunatly this fault is what comes with DLP technology. LCD projectors don't have a rainbow effect but it has a screen door effect. As if you were looking through a screen door at the picture. You pretty much get what you pay for and this particular Ben Q is a good, not a great projector. when you speak of money. Good Luck
1880822
It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not in ECO mode. It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not... » Read More It provides an adequate amount of light, I do not have access to a light meter, however it was bright enough to see images clearly with good contrast etc in a room with lights on. The problem I have with it is that the projector does not recognize the lamp properly so it creates a constant repeating beep that has to do with a thermal sensor according to Epson. When it first turns on it actually creates a low beep that sounds kind of like an alarm, then it goes to a beep that is repeated every few seconds after that. It does not appear to make the beep when you have it in Normal mode and not in ECO mode. « Show Less
428384
If you have set custom Picture Settings, your Picture Mode is changed to "Preference" and the Cinema Mode option is disabled by this choice. If you are still bothered by the picture quality, try setting the ClearFrame option to "Off" in the Advanced Picture Settings menu. I think some people are sensitive to the higher frame rate. Its not a big difference to me but that is the way I have mine set up and I am very satisfied. Good luck!
323705
it splits my signal into a screen and a projector, there isn't any issue between the two but your result may vary :S
839191
I have not found any settings yet for that but do not notice it very much or at all now. The screen looks so rich from all angles that I decided the keep the set since its one of best looking screens I have seen at this price range. I almost sent it back as other have noticed them as well, but at the end of the day I kept the set. If someone knows how to fix the issue post it here.
428385
Go to menu on your remote, then to picture settings, go down to advanced picture settings and click on that, go down to cinema mode, then use the right and left arrows to choose between video and film effect. I believe you want it on film effect such as I have to get rid of the soap opera effect. Hope that helps!
280735
Picture & color quality are excellent. Only complaint is that, at least on the 65-in model, you can't turn off "motion interpolation" aka "Smooth motion" aka "soap opera effect". It's on full-blast on the 65-in.
2048875
Yes, this does include the "soap opera" effect feature but you have the option of turning that feature off.
1364162
Try turning off CineMotion. More discussion here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1QVOR3SEHR7K0/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&cdMsgNo;=98&cdPage;=10&asin;=B002PHM0XQ&store;=electronics&cdSort;=oldest&cdMsgID;=Mx1JHKNKED8Z371#Mx1JHKNKED8Z371
2108015
Unfortunately some people are sensitive to the rainbow effect and some aren't, but the rainbow effect happens in most projectors because of the way the color wheel inside the lens works. If you can sit through it a bit for a while you will notice it less and less. Just takes getting used to.
805676
You have to go into the settings and turn off demonstration. It's either in system settings or display settings, if I remember correctly.
2282556
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
854560
The "Auto Motion Plus" on Samsungs (a different name on other LEDs TVs) is what causes the "soap opera effect". Most video experts recommend turning the feature off.
2019941
I noticed a hair of lag with COD AW on Xbox one. It is playable, but not preferred to me. Much less lag than the 5010 projector had, but its there. Ive read elsewhere that the lag is from the keystone adjustment software. That's why some of the cheap projectors have no lag, they dont have the high tech image adjustment software this one has. But I bet they don't look awesome like this projector does!
1924333
I have not noticed it. But I use it only for playing DVD with sales info in the Salon. There is a lot of background noise there so I may not be as tuned in to it. Sorry. Ill hope someone else has a better answer for you.
981651
What you probably don't like is the motion smoothing (some people refer to this as the "soap opera effect") on modern TVs. You can turn this feature (called "Auto Motion Plus" on Samsung LED TVs) off in the Picture Options menu. Also, if you notice that the audio is slightly ahead of the video, it's probably due to the image processing being done on the video before it's displayed. You can turn this off as well. The easiest way is to put your TV in "Game Mode."