Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

That ultra-smooth "soap opera effect" isn't your imagination—it's motion smoothing, and it's probably turned on by default. I'll show you how to turn it off. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, ...