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LN46A650 120hz and AMP questions

Feb 3, 2009 11:25PM PST

I have some questions that will probably seem very dumb, but I recently purchased the LN46A650 model largley so I could have the 120hz for video games and Blu Ray. Whenever I go to play a game (Playstation 3 hooked up via HDMI), or anything really, it never says 120hz at the top left of the screen (it's usually 60hz or in the case of a Blu Ray, 24hz).

I also had a question about the AMP. I don't really understand what it is, and what exactly the different level settings do differently from one another?

Sorry if these questions are answered somewhere else.

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Just the AMP Questions...
Feb 3, 2009 11:34PM PST

Sorry, I found a thread further down that explained the 120hz thing. I still don't fully understand the AMP feature and settings though.

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Feb 9, 2009 3:02PM PST

jpkelm1,

Welcome to the forum. Seems we have a lot of new users and current issues. I have you in my queue now, so any follow up questions should be relatively quick.

Okay, so to clarify, the INFO bar shows the incoming signal. The television itself will always upconvert the signal to a 1080p signal at 120Hz.

AutoMotion Plus is the picture processing technology that does this. So you have a couple of options (Off, Low, Med, High) for the processing. Even in the Off position, the picture will be upconverted but then nothing more. The other processing options allow the picture to to be "tweaked" (to keep it simple) depending on the input. So it may look great on "high" with a Blu-Ray player in HDMI-1, but look good on "low" with your cable/sat box on HDMI-2. So each input has its own specific setting for AutoMotion Plus.

I hope that helps explain, and let me know if you have any follow up questions.

--HDTech