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by pb7 1367 days ago
>I hate it when movies look like cheap sitcoms on modern TVs

That has nothing to do with "TVs" in general and more the software smoothing settings that are on by default. Properly configured (takes literally minutes or less one time) using a website like rtings.com for the optimal settings, a TV will look better than a similar quality projector every time, and in greater lighting situations. There's a reason why projectors aren't popular and it's not because people forget about them. Movies on my OLED TV look incredible, better than a cinema frankly.
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FireBeyond 1367 days ago
Since we're talking Samsung, there's a picture mode called FILMMAKER (weirdly all caps I know) that promises to not do any 'smart' fuckery. And I guess there's an alliance of other manufacturers too who offer the same mode with the same name.

https://www.trustedreviews.com/explainer/what-is-filmmaker-m...

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thirdsun 1366 days ago
While that's a good thing it's really just a preset and you can get there with any TV by disabling all those "enhancements".
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