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24 fps or off?

Have a Samsung 8500 4k player dedicated to LG 6150 4k tv.  Should I set it to 24 fps or turn it off? 
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auxinput
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I would actually set it to "auto". This doesn’t force the output to always be 24fps. It allows the player to output 24fps signals when you play a blu ray that is authored in 24fps format. Other formats, such as 60hz frame rates, will not be changed. The 24fps will allow movies to be shown in their more natural format. The reason to turn 24fps off is when you have a display device that has a problem with 24hz frame rates. The "auto" feature should automatically determine this through hdmi.
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jpainter236 OP
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Thank you.

mb1audio
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" The reason to turn 24fps off is when you have a display device that has a problem with 24hz frame rates."

24fps seems pretty low. Are you saying a TV that is able to display Blu Ray quality resolution may have trouble with 24fps? 

I'm not saying you're wrong. With video, I don't know every small detail like I do with audio. I thought you need to be somewhere around 30+ fps. Maybe I'm confusing HT video with computer graphics?
auxinput
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Well, if you are thinking of modern display devices, they will usually up-scale the frame rate to their native display rate. Good display devices will have a native frame rate of 240 hz. This allows natural multiplication of both 24fps and 30/60fps signals.  Some other devices have 120hz framerate, which is not the best for movies. Older CRT projectors could do a native framerate of 48Hz, but nothing really less.

The 24fps would be to keep the natural frame rate of the movie. Otherwise, you’re looking at up-converting it to 30 or 60 fps, which can cause motion defects (judders, etc.).

dg1968
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"24fps seems pretty low. Are you saying a TV that is able to display Blu Ray quality resolution may have trouble with 24fps?"

Yes, you are confusing HT with computer graphics.  Most (basically all) films are actually shot at 24 fps.  To display these movies perfectly, both the source and the display need to be capable of, and set to, true 24 fps.

auxinput had a very good explanation of the technical reasons underlying this issue, much more information can be found on line, of course.


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