100Hz and above are actually not more than clever, and in some cases, remotely useful gimmicks.

It does have its functions, and it usually carries it out quite well.

Playing games is actually worse with 100Hz and all that turned on.

When the TV is processing the frame, you get input lag, and you might notice a slight delay in movement onscreen and the input of commands.

Also, the TV is adding frames, which might cause some artifacts to appear.

For games, it is better to turn off all forms of processing (Noise reduction, black level enhancement, motionflow, etc.) altogether to try and reduce input lag as much as possible.

I won't disagree with what the article says, as Motionflow does make it look 'smoother'.

But as the article said, the TV has to analyse the 2 frames to get the frame in between and that process takes time, which introduces input lag.

It is a bit difficult to explain without going in depth, but Motionflow seems to be a pretty useless feature (although it does seem pretty decent on some animated films, or TV shows)

ATM, I don't think there are any TVs that are only 24fps.

Most of them have normal refresh rates, but switch to 24fps when a 24fps signal is fed into it.

My TV has 100Hz, but also supports 24fps viewing.

Screen tearing and frame drops would actually be more pronounced on a TV with a interpolation.

'Motionflow' (or whatever else it is called) does nothing but add frames between whatever is being fed by the signal, so if the 2 frames it samples are torn, the frame it adds will also be torn, essentially giving you more torn frames.

Sony's implementation of this is one of the better ones though, and I don't see Bravias introducing much artifacting, so kudos to Sony for that

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Added on April 9, 2010, 7:11 pm
for those who don't get what i'm trying to say

This post has been edited by gnsumas: Apr 9 2010, 07:11 PM

IINM, screen tearing on consoles happens when the 2nd frame in the buffer isn't processed completely and only a part of the entire frame appears on screen, leaving a part of the previous frame visible.

I might be mistaken, though.

That article is only relevant in some cases.

That kind of tearing happens when the display is slower than the signal.

For console gaming, however, its usually a case of the console itself not being v-locked, which is why tearing can be spotted by Digital Foundry and Lens of Truth, who record from the source directly, removing displays from the cause altogether.

What TV you using?

Most TVs I've seen have 3.5mm output jacks, so you can connect the PS3 to the TV via HDMI and plug the speakers into the TV via the 3.5mm cable.

You could also use a Y-splitter and the PS3's RCA cables, but the first method allows anything connected to the TV to use the speakers and not just your PS3.