Watching the World Cup is the one time I’d use motion smoothing on a TV — for streaming movies, I avoid this…
The 2026 World Cup is almost upon us, kicking off on June 11. As someone who obsesses about the beautiful game almost every second I’m awake, I’ve been pondering on how to get my TV best prepared for the biggest sporting event on the planet. (I'm almost as excited as I was finally seeing Arsenal crowned EPL champions after 22 agonizing years…)
It pains me to say this, but I’ve started turning on a picture setting I normally loathe in order to get my eyes fully adjusted before all the balls are kicked across Canada, Mexico and the USA.
The feature in question is motion smoothing. And as someone who typically hates this setting, I must admit I feel more than a little dirty. But the truth is that it genuinely does make watching football on even the best TVs look better.
Now for movies or streamed TV, I’d rather...
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