Just about a year ago,
JVC introduced its
first lineup of quickly refreshing LCD TVs, and now the company is reinstating its support by offering up adequate replacements. The forthcoming High Speed 2 series of sets will sport a second-generation version of its
Clear Motion Drive technology, which enables a 120Hz refresh rate that was "designed specifically for
Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) displays" and is said to "improve motion detection fivefold compared to the original high speed driver." Essentially, CMD II will offer up reduced blurring, flickering, and motion interpolation, and it will work side by side with the fifth-generation D.I.S.T. (Digital Image Scaling Technology) engine on the "JVC-exclusive" 32-bit Genessa chip. Additionally, the trio will sport three
HDMI 1.3 ports apiece, a slimmer bezel around the display, and a whole lot less plastic compared to previous iterations. While there's no word on price just yet, the 37-inch LT-37X898, 42-inch LT-42X898, and 47-inch LT-47X898 should hit US shores sometime this fall.
[Via
Electronista]
posted May 18th 2007 8:31AM
Surprised you all did not mention that it allows you to do 24fps for movies, that's one of the biggest selling points of 120hz refresh rates.
That would be awesome. My current LCD's 60Hz is pretty lame for games.
Of course, the dirty little secret here is that there aren't any 120hz HDTV sources that can really take advantage of this. Not HD-DVD, not Blu-Ray, not ATSC television transmissions.
These TV's are designed to take a 60hz signal, interpolate frames, and pump out twice as many frames as the input. So it's not "real" 120hz.
I have yet to see any actual tests on these, personally, but I would find it hard to believe there aren't big problems with this approach. These sets *may* make motion appear smoother (which can be a problem on LCD's), but at what cost? Resolution? Maybe - those interpolated frames can't possibly be as sharp as the real ones. That's what I'm curious about.