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3/21/2025 6:18:37 PM EDT
Not even sure this is the right forum.

How do you get the TV to show a movie the way you saw it 40 years ago?

Trying to watch Missing in Action on a Sony flat screen.  But it is playing with a visual effect that makes it look modern,  not grainy and tube TV like.
I'm fucking losing it.  It's like fast Action mode instead of low quality 80s.
Yes, I am old.
3/21/2025 6:26:34 PM EDT
[#1]
If the motion looks unnatural like the TV is smoothing it (soap opera effect) that's motion interpolation. Check for a setting called "motion smoothing", "trumotion", "auto motion plus", or something along those lines and disable it. Every TV manufacturer calls it something different.
3/21/2025 6:28:27 PM EDT
[#2]
Maybe it's motion smoothing?

Look for a setting for "Motionflow" and see what happens if you turn it off and on.

Motion Smoothing: How To Turn It Off On Sony TVs


If this doesn't help, you may need to provide more derails on the model and see if a real guru might be available.
History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which Trump is always right.
3/21/2025 6:32:16 PM EDT
[#3]
Thank you
3/21/2025 6:34:39 PM EDT
[#4]
You guys are the best. I found it and turned it off.
Thank you.
7/14/2025 3:20:28 AM EDT
[#5]
What is the tv brand and model?

A lot of these newer tv's have a "judder reduction" setting that makes the motion look really weird when you're watching a movie. I hate it as it really screws with my eyes and equilibrium.

This article should also be of assistance.

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/tvs/turn-off-these-3-features-in-every-tv-a6127578314/

7/30/2025 11:06:22 AM EDT
[#6]
Most TVs have different picture modes.  They come set up extremely bright and sharp because that is what looks impressive.  Try putting in Cinema mode if you want a more natural look.

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