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oceanplexian • today at 12:02 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

The way frame rate work on conventional film vs. an LCD are completely different. It’s like trying to ask the bitrate of a Vinyl record.

Conventional film projectors don’t show each frame continuously, they transition the shutter blade smoothly between frames, and projectors often flash each one a couple of times (48 or 72hz). A cinema projector is going to demolish a LCD in smoothness and motion quality even if it technically has a higher refresh rate on paper.


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swiftcoder • today at 1:53 PM

Right, but we're mostly all watching 24 fps movies on LCDs. I don't have a cinema projector in my living room.