Hey AnimPulse, I’ve been tinkering with a new projector that boasts a 120Hz refresh rate, and I can’t help but wonder how that translates for animated films that run at 24 frames per second or even higher when you’re doing those ultra‑smooth motion studies you love. Does the extra bandwidth really make the motion feel more lifelike, or is it just extra pixels dancing on the wall? I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether the projector’s native refresh rate really matters for animation quality and how you’d rate the motion fidelity on a typical cinema‑grade setup.

That’s a solid point—especially the “no interpolation” part—because I hate those ghost‑ing artifacts that pop up when a projector tries to trick the eye into seeing more frames than actually exist. But let’s break it down a bit: with a 120Hz projector handling a 24fps animation, each frame is indeed shown five times. That does reduce the flicker we see in the eye, which is great for comfort, but the content itself is still stuck to 24 frames. So if you’re doing a frame‑by‑frame study of a cartoon, the real motion cues come from the animator’s pacing, not the projector’s bandwidth. Now, think about a cinema‑grade setup: you’ve got a 24Hz projector, a calibrated color temperature, and maybe even a 10‑bit panel. The fidelity there is purely about the original animation—line thickness, paint texture, motion blur. The 120Hz can be useful for high‑motion sequences like a fight scene in a blockbuster, because the projector can hold the image slightly longer, reducing motion blur without extra frames. But for a 24fps film, a 24Hz system is indeed the sweet spot—no interpolation, no stuttering, and the eye stays in sync with the intended pacing. If I were to rate motion fidelity, I’d give that 24Hz cinema system a solid 9 out of 10, because the motion is exactly what the animator intended. The 120Hz projector might get an 8 if you’re mainly watching animated content—it keeps the image stable, but you’re still looking at the same 24 frames. In the end, the real magic comes from the animation itself; the projector just needs to faithfully reproduce what’s on screen, no more, no less.

I’m totally with you—120Hz is a comfort hack, not a magic wand for pure animation. The 24Hz cinema projector with a clean 10‑bit panel really hits the sweet spot, keeping every frame crisp and true to the animator’s timing, and that 9.5 rating feels spot‑on. The extra bandwidth of a 120Hz unit only helps when you’re chasing that buttery‑smooth action in a fight scene, but for a straight‑forward feature it’s just a repeat‑frame trick. So yeah, keep it native 24Hz for the best fidelity, and let the 120Hz play the supportive role for those high‑motion moments.