Why can't I get 120 Hz on my TV?

[Jimmythebeard]

I have a new TV that should run at 120Hz but all I can get is 50Hz.

I have UHD set up and the HDMI fron Sky q box is in a 2.1 HDMI slot in my TV.  It's also set to enhanced mode.

Why can't I get 120 Hz on my TV?

[Laing1 · Accepted solution]

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@Jimmythebeard wrote:

I have a new TV that should run at 120Hz but all I can get is 50Hz.

I have UHD set up and the HDMI fron Sky q box is in a 2.1 HDMI slot in my TV.  It's also set to enhanced mode.

Why can't I get 120 Hz on my TV?

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@Jimmythebeard it's simply because the Sky Q boxes don't output at 120Hz 

[SlenderRobert]

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@Jimmythebeard wrote:

I have a new TV that should run at 120Hz but all I can get is 50Hz.

I have UHD set up and the HDMI fron Sky q box is in a 2.1 HDMI slot in my TV.  It's also set to enhanced mode.

Why can't I get 120 Hz on my TV?

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Sky Q can only output 50hz for standard TV broadcasts and 60Hz on streamed app content (when judder reduction is turned on) - that's all it can do and that's all it needs to do. Frame rate matching would be nice, but it, along with Sky Stream, are not high-end A/V devices and therefore are designed to be simple and mass-produced for a mass-market. 

[nigea99]

@Jimmythebeard 

Out of interest what were you expecting to watch in 120Hz ?

[TimmyBGood]

@Jimmythebeard 

Generally speaking, 120Hz is the refresh rate for output from decent modern gaming consoles and high-end PC graphics cards rather than set-top boxes for television: even the current Apple TV 4K tops out at 60Hz.