View Full Version : 60Hz vs. 120Hz
cyborger
07-18-2009, 08:00 AM
I'm saving up to buy my very first HDTV and I've already settled on a Samsung for the brand and 1080p for the resolution. All I need to do know is pick a model and decide whether to go with a 60Hz or 120Hz. So far I've read just about every article there is on the subject but I still can't decide which one to pick. Just in case it helps I'm mainly getting this TV for gaming on my Xbox 360. That's not to say that I want to sacrifice normal TV viewing though.
I really don't think you could go wrong with a LN46A950 (S Panel), if you can find one.
mikemcculley
07-23-2009, 09:38 AM
they didn't really make it clear in the show, but most TV is broadcast at 30 or 60hz while many bluray movies are 24hz. 120hz is the least common multiple, so you can get smooth even picture from both frame rates without employing any pulldown methods (ie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecine).
peter-gandalf
07-23-2009, 05:34 PM
I'm saving up to buy my very first HDTV and I've already settled on a Samsung for the brand and 1080p for the resolution. All I need to do know is pick a model and decide whether to go with a 60Hz or 120Hz. So far I've read just about every article there is on the subject but I still can't decide which one to pick. Just in case it helps I'm mainly getting this TV for gaming on my Xbox 360. That's not to say that I want to sacrifice normal TV viewing though.
I would go for 120hz because with LCD the pixel response rate(time it takes a pixel to go from white to a color) is slow, measured in milliseconds, with plasma this really isn't a problem. To make up for this and to eliminate motion blur LCD manufactures double the image fresh rate. All they are doing is repeating certain frames in a 60hz or 24hz image to get 120hz.
Another plus about having 120Hz tv is increased motion resolution. LCD's will loose a lot of resolution if there is a pan or movement in the frame running at 60hz.
Hope that helps.