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I've never seen any artifacts in the ~50hrs on content I've watched in 4K across Netflix and Amazon.

The biggest picture quality issue is possibly the cameras themselves: a lot of TV looks uncomfortably real - like it was shot on a security camera. Though I did get the same impression from Breaking Bad in 4K, even though it was shot on 35mm.

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The "Soap Opera Effect" Is usually more pronounced from running at a frame rate higher than 24fps.

For some reason we've become accustomed to 24FPS as realistic, and the smooth motion on a 120hz screen is jarring.

There is a theory that a thing so smooth as 120hz falls in the "very real but not quite real" case, or the Uncanny Valley. Whereas 24fps tells our brain we're clearly watching a movie and so it's ok.

Just like those highly realistic dolls from Japan where you can tell something is wrong but you can't quite put your finger on it.

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