For many people, motion smoothing on TVs is only suitable for gaming and watching live sports; enthusiasts typically prefer to turn off the feature when watching anything else, as it can detract from ...

Ever noticed that your TV picture sometimes looks too smooth — almost like a daytime soap opera, even when you’re watching a movie? That’s what people call the soap opera effect (SOE). It happens when ...

If you have watched any movie on any TV in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered motion smoothing. Even if you don’t know what it is, you might have noticed a favorite film ...

One of the most exciting sporting events of the year, March Madness, showcases exhilarating live sporting events. The charged action, monumental stakes, and enthusiastic attendees all combine as ...

Like other modern smart TVs, VIZIO comes with a motion smoothing setting, but also allows you to disable it. Motion smoothing is probably one of the most-hated features on new TVs. Manufacturers think ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Bilge Ebiri who writes about a digital process called motion smoothing, a technical component of TV that "makes... 'Motion Smoothing' Makes Films Look Different On Your ...

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Some Roku TV owners with Roku OS 13 installed say ‘Action Smoothing’ is suddenly enabled on their TVs with no way to turn it off. Some Roku TV owners with Roku OS 13 installed say ‘Action Smoothing’ ...