Do n’t get me awry : theannouncementthat LG ’s affiliated high-definition television are get Vudu cyclosis — especially instant - on 1080p HDX movies — is a good affair . It ’s just that we got a few minute with the service , and , well , something ’s a slight … off .
https://gizmodo.com/lg-shacks-up-with-vudu-brings-1080p-movie-streaming-to-5325335
It ’s got nothing to do with Vudu ’s servicing , which is mostly unaltered from the days of the Vuduset - top box . ( I mean , we ’re still in those days , technically , but hey , narrative ! ) The user interface is the same easily navigable solidifying of panels and menus , which seem to work all right with LG ’s received remotes — no standalone clickwheel controller here . The movie excerption is still decent , with simultaneous press release for SD , 720p and 1080p HDX films on a near - videodisk timescale , which has been one of Vudu ’s marketing point since it first hit A / V stacks last year . And it ’s for sure not the 1080p HDXvideo quality , which was excellent on the 47 - inch LH50 and initiate streaming in just a few seconds , even on the demonstration room ’s ~4.5mbps connexion . Nope , it ’s not that .
https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-vs-vudu-vs-xbox-360-video-download-battlemo-363600
The unknown feeling I got from the picture show samples , whether in SD , 720p or 1080p mode , was down to LG : The NetCast sets that ’ll carry the Vudu selection have LG ’s 120Hz Trumotion interpolation engineering science , meaning that they fundamentally insert frame of reference between what ’s already on the source fabric , with the submit aim of “ smoothing ” the video output . As we — and others — have complained about before , though , the effect can bestrange , making motions seem unnatural , and give a multi - hundred - million - buck film an odd , camcorder - like esthetic .
https://gizmodo.com/whats-the-deal-with-240hz-hdtvs-5314510
That issue is really offputting here , and not optional . It made The Knowing look like a daytime easy lay opera house , and made the bus chase shot in The Prisoner of Azkaban look like an elongated Benny Hill survey . Sure , I ’m being a picayune inflated , and for a lot of mass — the the great unwashed who actually care the idea of these mellow refresh rate set , I think — this wo n’t matter . But for anyone who ’s sensitive to this sort of thing , it could be a dealbreaker . Vudu says they ’re in talk with LG to include an option to disenable this feature with future Vudu - enable sets , but for now , well , sorry ,
But despite this true objectionable issue , theprevious conclusionstill stand up : set - top boxesare on their way out , and multi - service web - connected TV ’s are The Thing Right Now . Netflix is show its smart red fount basically everywhere right now , and seemingly , Vudu ’s in talks to essay to get that same kind of mien . Which , 120Hz or not , is a step in the correct direction . [ Vudu on Giz ]
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