Movies/TV Shows Look like Video

DG,

I'm joking of course.

My background is in digital image processing.

Just trying to make sure the old fashioned audio purists out there that poo poo extra circuits in their audio gear aren't asleep.....

Guess I wasn't quite with it yet this morning, pretty funny!

I've noticed this with a friend's newer TV, which has some LED elements in it. I hate the effect, except with sports.

Along those lines, I also hate the digital projection I've seen in local movie theaters lately. They tout this as a feature, but can anyone actually think it looks good? Grainy,colors washed out, poor blacks, terrible resolution of dark scenes, panning problems. Dreadful. Can this feature have any benefits other than cost reduction?