Tom Cruise is right: motion-smoothing sucks

Most HD television sets have a motion smoothing setting to reduce blur, but if it is applied to movies, it makes the movies look like a soap opera. It’s very annoying. Here’s Tom Cruise, pleading with people not to use motion smoothing while watching movies on TV.

I’m taking a quick break from filming to tell you the best way to watch Mission: Impossible Fallout (or any movie you love) at home. pic.twitter.com/oW2eTm1IUA
— Tom Cruise (@TomCruise) December 4, 2018

Here’s a bit more about motion smoothing: