Guide to 120Hz HDTVs: Which Sets Have That Magic Number?

Click to viewIn thefirst part of this serieswe showed you how 120Hz technology will double up frames and make watching movies on HDTV even crispier than ever . Heck , with all those framing spewing forth , its butta - smoothness is almost like hyper - HD . Now , the first wave of these sets has come on these shores . We repose our own eyes on many of the 120Hz sets on the show floor at CES , and can vouch for their stupendous character .

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At CES in January , most of the major flat jury display maker were showing 120Hz goggle box , aiming to squelch those rumbling that some of the standard HDTV Set were n’t laying down smooth - enough television , particularly when watching movies .

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Studying the HDTVs with this latest 120Hz technology build in was an illuminating experience . We were blown away by their overall quality . But then , the weather sheet - keen prototype of most high-definition television , even those that are capable of just 720p video at garden - variety 30/60Hz , are so good that a much of the programme material is n’t as good as the presentation themselves . Even so , 120Hz gain a noticable diff , and we savvy .

Sony

ThisBravia KDL-70XBR31080p HDTVfrom Sony costs $ 33,000 and brings the serious specs . Sony call its 120Hz technology Motionflow , and we could see nary a blur on its 70 - inch screen . It also was take Sony ’s x.v . color technology , and exhibit colors that were almost too vivid for our tippy eye . Be still my spunk . Some of us were even talking about surcharge a bank to get one of these into our Gizmodo lair . Some of us are such bullshitters !

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Incidentally , Sony was also showing off an 82 - inch prototype 1080p LCD silver screen , also graced with that sought after 120Hz frame rate . Its picture was nothing short of exquisite . Too bad it ’s not available yet , nor will it be for some prison term . And when it is , well , we ’ll just have to take up gun run or something to ante up for it .

JVC

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JVC was one of the first to roll out 120 Hz high-definition television , albeit theirfirst iterations , a 37 - inch ( LT-37X987 ) and a 32 - inch ( LT-32X987 ) set , were merely 720p displays . But still , there ’s that 120Hz refresh pace , give them smooth interpolated motion between frames and crispy sporting response .

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Then JVC updated those two models with more 120Hz LCD HDTVsearlier this week(pictured above ) , looking a lot like their 37 - in and 32 - column inch predecessors . However , they also stopped short of 1080p with their 1366×768 resolve . expect for the 32 - in LT-32LC95 and 37 - inch LT-37LC95 models to roll out in Japan later this month for $ 1889 and $ 2381 severally . Their 42 - in bro , the LT-42LC95 , will be available in March for $ 3038 .

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Update : JVC says it only plans to unloose the above models in Japan , and in September will set up a yoke of 120Hz 1080p stage set in the U.S. with 42- and 47 - inch screen sizes .

Panasonic

You ca n’t look Panasonic out of the 120Hz derby , either , and it show itsTC-32LX700 LCD HDTVat CES play back 720p images in all their glory . Panasonic cry its 120Hz smoothed - up film proficiency Motion Picture Pro , and its feature article - labored specification even let in an SD plug-in expansion slot . The companionship did n’t mention a Leontyne Price for its 32 - inch 120Hz - packing monitor , but vowed to send it March .

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Sharp

And then there ’s our fave , the gorgeous Sharp Aquos D92 Series line , refresh with 52 - inch screens and smaller , where thetop of that linewill be you $ 5,200 as they first go on cut-rate sale in the amount weeks . Sharp made some bluff claim for the line that also includes 42- , 46 - inchers , quote a contrast ratio of 15,000:1 . It ’s also jam the inputs , with three HDMI ports on the back , plus a DVI porthole to plug in your PC . Those big contrast ratio turn might be a lot of stuff , but to our eyes , this was the best - looking HDTV production model we saw on the full show floor .

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Also looking spiffy was Sharp ’s 65 - inch 1080p LCD which it ’s now calling the D93 . It ’s similar to the Sharp Aquos 65 - incher we saw on the CES show floor last year for just under $ 20,000 , but now it ’s get that 120Hz refresh rate along with a lower price — shoot , it now cost a bare $ 11,000 . Imagine that , it ’s almost half the price compared to a year ago .

This is by no mean value a accomplished tilt of all the 120Hz video display in universe , but it ’s a representative sample distribution of what ’s make the market place thus far . This technical school is proliferate and we ’re thinking shortly 120Hz will be the standard frame charge per unit . It ’s just too perfect — you may breed 24 frames by five and get 120 , or you may breed 30 or 60 systema skeletale and get 120 as well . It ’s just a good , wizardly identification number for HDTV exhibit , handling a variety of frame charge per unit natively . There ’s still a tenuous toll bounty for this technology , but we ’re thinking that will be short - lived . The resultant role ? well TV for you and me .