Why Do Movies Look Like Soap Operas on this TV?? What's up with that?
741965
Just turn off the Tru-Motion setting. I agree it looks horrible and I don't understand why it is the default. Maybe it is nice for sports and games, but for movies it immediately cuts about 40 million from the production value.
1602591
In my experience, it depends on the station you're watching. Some have higher pixels, some smaller. Movies as a rule are truer to 1080.
2104296
Yes, DVDs don't look that great on this television. This television is designed for high definition and DVDs don't have that kind of quality.
1065585
It has Dynamic, Stsndard, movie, game and PC. Not sure what soap opera effect is.
1792459
its bull. thats what it is. they do that sometimes with tv's that are compatible with 1080p. basically downscales 1080p back to the max resolution. its not 1920x1080p. its practically scam
2048875
Yes, this does include the "soap opera" effect feature but you have the option of turning that feature off.
834399
Personaly because this tv is so revealing, it doesn't look very good. On hd contnet it looks realy sharp but on lesser stuff not so good. The other night I was watching my favorite actress jessica alba in the eye from 2008 and it really looked horrible because it was in standard def. If your going to get a tv like this and spend this much, you need to put the best quality input into it.
1507754
With the TV off its got a Matt finish. I'm sure its a design feature that enhances the picture and colors as it passes through the screen. Also probably helps in minimizing reflective properties and glare. Great HD presentation.
818181
Actually why would someone have an expensive wide screen and watch it at 4:3 is beyond me. It becomes very hard to see and it is like your TV has shrunk. Most recent flat screens will widen it without too much distortion.
837913
Thanks so much for the tip! I enjoy watching movies that are supposed to look like movies.
1416018
You can turn off what's called "Motion Eye Care" for each input in the advanced settings of each input. This gets rid of the "soap opera" effect. I have this turned off on ALL my inputs, I do not care for it at all. After turning it off, the picture looks simply amazing! I love this TV and so do people who come over to watch movies with us. I hope that helps. ~Steve~
1619543
It's an HD TV, but not the best resolution. My guess is the the salesperson was probably refering to the display resolution of this model - 1024 x 768. They are probably trying to sell you a more expensive set with better specs.
1224712
is it possible that it IS hd but dimmed? when i got my satellite upgrade, i was horrified to see that the picture i was getting was about half the brightness of over the air broadcasts that looked absolutely beautiful. it took me a day or so to figure out that the tv comes from the factory defaulted to 'autoview' under 'picturemode' in the picture menu. put it on 'sports' or 'standard' to suit your taste. this tv is all about inputs, and i assume you have it set on 'antenna/cable'. if you do, i should think you'd be getting HD just fine. good luck. -dan
919532
The quality of the picture is not that great, especially since you get a free TV with 4 cans of Corn and a loaf of Bread. I recommend you buy a TV with HDMI or High Def. Good luck.
971154
One thing to check is your input signal. I thouvght my picture was "soap opera-y" too and have been trying things here and there to see what might make it better. One test I did was to change the output of my cable box from 1080i to 720p, when I did this it got way worse. So you might want to check to see if you have a similar setting on your cable box and check what it is set to. If it's already 1080i, some of the other suggestions might help. I'm getting DirecTV on Sunday and am hoping their 1080p HD will make some difference for the good... I'll let you know.
381794
Ha, LOTR was the first DVD I tried on my new tv and I too thought it looked ridiculously silly. My husband could understand what I was talking about. I even went so far as to explain to him that it looked like PBS footage. Thanks for your spot on explaination.
1385944
There is no soap opera effect with this TV. This TV is apparently a 60HZ panel that LG is trying to claim "Trumotion 120HZ." Apparently LG started these shenanigans with some of its 2012 models. HDGURU wrote an interesting article on its website about this called "When 120HZ is not really 120HZ." There are also no menu options for changing the "Trumotion" settings on this TV, LG claims 120 HZ is "always on." Even though this TV is likely not 120HZ it still looks amazing and 3D is spectacular. This set is definitely a great value and most won't be disappointed unless of course you prefer the "soap opera" effect.