LG B7 and Desktop BFI

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LG B7 and Desktop BFI

Post by Leemyoung » 08 Dec 2021, 18:23

Hello! First time poster here and I guess this a question for the software developer of desktopbfi or another software black frame insertion software….

I have been trying out the DesktopBFI software, which has worked great for 60hz on my LG b7a

I was wondering if it’s possible to change the interval to get an effective 48hz or 72hz from the 120hz signal with the software?

I was able to do this with my Plasma as it interprets 24fps content at 48hz and it pulses the images, but I would love to do something similar with my OLED even though it doesn’t have hardware BFI.

Basically I really like watching 24fps content at 48hz or 72hz with BFI because it reminds me more of what I see at the cinema.

If anyone can help me with this, I’d really appreciate it and I’m hoping some other people will find it useful too. Thanks!

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Re: LG B7 and Desktop BFI

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 08 Dec 2021, 18:28

Hey,

Have you tried Special K's new black frame insertion feature? That's a new one that just came out. It only functions during games rather than the WIndows desktop.

As for 72Hz, you need to create a custom 144Hz mode. Does your LG support 144Hz?
As for 48Hz, you need to create a custom 96Hz mode. Does your LG support 96Hz?
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Re: LG B7 and Desktop BFI

Post by Leemyoung » 08 Dec 2021, 20:05

Hello and thank you for your response! Also I apologize as I definitely posted this in the wrong category...

I have used special K before, but not for this application. Although I didn't mention this in my initial post, I would like to use it when watching movies.

I'm pretty sure by LG B7A only does 120hz although I would be happy to be wrong.

Is there a way to have something like DesktopBFI black out something other than half the frames on a 120hz only monitor (like for 48fps more black frames or for 72hz less black frames) ?
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08 Dec 2021, 18:28
Hey,

Have you tried Special K's new black frame insertion feature? That's a new one that just came out. It only functions during games rather than the WIndows desktop.

As for 72Hz, you need to create a custom 144Hz mode. Does your LG support 144Hz?
As for 48Hz, you need to create a custom 96Hz mode. Does your LG support 96Hz?
(probably not)

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Re: LG B7 and Desktop BFI

Post by Chief Blur Buster » 12 Dec 2021, 18:13

Leemyoung wrote:
08 Dec 2021, 20:05
Is there a way to have something like DesktopBFI black out something other than half the frames on a 120hz only monitor (like for 48fps more black frames or for 72hz less black frames) ?
120 is not divisible by 48 or 72.

However, 120 is divisible by 5 so you could do 1:4, 2:3, 3:2 or 4:1 black frame insertion with 24fps cinema material but it would flicker very badly, like 48Hz. You could use 144Hz to double-strobe 48Hz in a cadence of 1:2:1:2 or 2:1:2:1 ON:OFF:ON:OFF

Unfortunately, neither DesktopBFI nor SpecialK supports this.
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