Help me understand some HD TV stuff, please!

[JasonDawg18]

Hi there,

I'm in the market for a new LED TV. I'm absolutely confused.

I'd like to get a 240hz Samsung LED TV. I'm a huge sports fan, and would like the high refresh rate. I love Samsung's Smart TV line. The TVs are beautiful and the pictures are amazing.

That said, I have Verizon Fios TV. From what I've read online, the Fios box only ouputs at 60hz.

Also, I currently run all of my devices (Fios, Apple TV, Blu-Ray, etc) through a receiver that connects via HDMI to my TV.

My main question is this - does it matter what the refresh rate of my TV is if the devices that are outputting to the TV are at a much lower refresh rate?

Please help me understand!

 

[satcomer]

When HD signals fly through the air 1080i is the standard. In flying through air the full 1080p signal would fall apart. When a TV say more GHz is better they really talking about refresh rate for fast movement like sports.

You really get the benefit with RHz with Blu-Ray movies and such.

 

[Tomorrow]

When I bought my last TV, I compared 60 Hz to 120 Hz and couldn't see a difference. Typical refresh rates for video are 30 Hz and for film 24 Hz, so I'm not convinced more is necessarily better.

 

[MacNut]

The signals coming from your provider are going to be compressed anyways, you only see the full picture from a blu-ray. I don't think the refresh rate is as much a problem as the compression downgrading the signal.