TV shows ghosting or blur on fast-moving content
This is motion smoothing making the picture look softer. Turn off motion smoothing, TruMotion, or MotionFlow. This removes the ghosting and gives you a sharp picture again. This one setting fixes it for almost everyone.
Motion smoothing creates extra frames to make movement look smoother, but it also creates ghosting or blur as a side effect. Turning off motion smoothing removes the ghosting and gives you a sharp, natural picture. The downside is that some movies look slightly more choppy, but the ghosting goes away.
- ✓Have a sports game or action movie ready to test with
- ✓Have your TV remote handy to access the settings
- ✓Know that different TV brands use different names for motion smoothing
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Turning motion smoothing on thinking it will make sports look better. It actually makes them look worse with ghosting
- Not realizing motion smoothing has a different name on different TV brands
Signs you need professional help
- If you have turned off motion smoothing and local dimming but still see ghosting during fast motion, give us a call and we will check what is causing it.
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