Smooth motion is something very very important to me too. I'm a firm believer in high frame rate (fps). ...The software.
This 4K/UHD Blu-ray movie title (directed by
Ang Lee) was filmed @ 120fps and transferred to 4K Blu-ray @ 60fps. From several video experts this is smoother motion (the movie plays better on the UHD format).
All the TVs, front projectors, Blu-ray players use processing in their video chips to smooth content @ 24fps (the Blu-ray standard).
And by processing the video signal they all are introducing artifacts...more or less. No one is doing it perfectly. Plasma TVs from yesterday, including KUROs, were some of the best in smooth moving pictures, inherent of plasma technology (600Hz refresh rate).
"The film is notable for its technical execution, shooting at 120 frames per second (presented at a standard 24 for the Blu-ray release but 60FPS for this UHD release). Viewing the film at 24FPS yields an interesting perspective, presenting less a hyper-real take and more a fairly bland, straightforward, almost stage-production-quality picture built on close-ups and perspective shots that call attention to the emotion of the moment and the underlying character analysis playing at its center. At 60FPS, as with this release, it's an entirely different experience, and in a good way.
The film director, Ang Lee clearly knew what he was doing -- this is certainly no gimmick -- and even without the "full" experience the movie plays a fair bit better in this state. The movie offers an entirely different textural quality than one is accustomed to viewing. It's much smoother without losing any detail. In fact, it's just the opposite, finding a significant boost in detailing with the native 4K imagery. The frame rate boost doesn't simply enhance motion, it seems to bring out more nuanced detail than ever before, even glistening tears and reflections in the eye, which are critical in capturing the title character's inner feelings contrasted against outer surroundings in key scenes, particularly during the halftime show. The close-up shots transition from dull and mundane in 1080/24p to a breathtaking experience here, revealing much more character nuance that's not necessarily lost on the other version but certainly lessened by a significant amount. Basic detailing increases by a wide margin as well, including pores and pimples, crisp military uniform lines and decorations, and even the sandy, pebbly terrain in Iraq, boosted even well beyond the fantastic 1080p Blu-ray. The HDR color enhancement is wonderfully complimentary. Everything is notably richer, brighter, more nuanced and better saturated, including blood in a critical scene. It's an amazing display of the format's capabilities and, as with everything else, only enhances the total viewing experience."
I don't have personal experience with the new LG OLED W7 Series, and the new Sony OLED A1E Series. I only know what I'm reading from the experts.
By the way, the Sony OLED A1E has not been reviewed yet by Mr. Thomas Norton (from SoundandVision). It'll come though, soon.
When I first started this thread I was inclined with LG OLED. But upon further readings I discovered Sony's comeback to the scene with their first OLED TV series.
Furthermore, Sony is perfecting more and more the LCD LED technology in their Bravia TVs, including the Z9D Series. The Z9D is a brighter picture, for daytime watching.
I also believe it has more nits than both LG and Sony top OLED TVs.
As for motion flow, from all their 4K video processors, including the ones inside 4K front projectors and 4K Blu-ray players; I am still learning and reading.
* Last: what I am reading regarding the new Sony OLED A1E 4K TV Series, indicates a superior video chip processor...the X1 Extreme HDR processor chip.
I started a thread dedicated to that specific Series.
I am in the exact same boat as you guys; I'm here to learn about the best overall, including blacks and motion flow. I'm 100% open to comparison with other brands of TVs, even in this LG OLED thread. Because what we learn the most from LG OLED is when we compare it with the other market players.
I am not an audio/video dealer, I am 100% unbiased. The info I try my best to gather together I do put the time and effort to learn from the best. @ least I try hard.
The reviews above are from the best, and Tom Norton is a well respected audio/video reviewer. The Sony OLED A1E is still yet to come from Tom...
And we all know that 3D is no more in 2017, so I put aside my inclination to the new expansion...4K Blu-ray standard without 3D.
I'll try to ask some experts which TV is best @ picture motion flow. When I learned something worth mentioning in that regard I'll invite the experts right here to share with us.
But I truly believe that we are extremely limited with 24fps. Ang Lee, Peter Jackson, and James Cameron (most likely other film directors too) are on the right track with higher frame rate per second. That is my opinion. And sometimes what is best is not what we are offered. It takes accustomization for our eyes with the screen display. And time is money, so money first before superior art. It's human $ nature. ...Just like the films that make over a billion dollars @ the worldwide box office. They are not necessarily the best films chosen by the Cannes film judges, absolutely not.
Stay tuned because it is of great interest to me too, or I wouldn't have started this thread here from an elite group of people in search of the best.
