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Roku TV owners complain that motion smoothing is stuck ‘on’ after an update


We’re just as confused as you are.

Somebody, call Tom Cruise — several Roku TV owners say that motion smoothing is suddenly enabled on their TVs with no way to turn it off. The mention a new “Roku Smart Picture” feature that will optimize based on the content being watched, so there may be a bug there. It can be useful while watching fast-motion sports, but some complain it can take away the cinematic look of movies made for 24fps and create a hyperrealistic soap opera vibe instead.

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