How to Turn Off Motion Smoothing on Any TV (Samsung, LG, Sony and More)
How to turn off motion smoothing and the soap opera effect on Samsung, LG, Sony, TCL, Hisense, Vizio, Roku and Fire TV, and when to keep a little of it.
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How to turn off motion smoothing and the soap opera effect on Samsung, LG, Sony, TCL, Hisense, Vizio, Roku and Fire TV, and when to keep a little of it.
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