I still think it's the frame rate more than anything. There have been film systems with higher framerates- and although they were very sharp and clear, there were complaints that they looked too much like video.

I know a lot of videophiles don't like the 120Hz feature on newer TVs and complain when there's no option to defeat it.

lordjedi said:

I think you're going to be hard pressed convincing the casual viewers among us of the differences between video and film. I know for myself, I don't have a clue what you're talking about and I don't see any difference.

I remember when I was a kid and first realized there was a difference between film and video- the cast of Growing Pains did a TV promo on film and they said something like "hey look! we're on film!" or whatever (the show itself was shot on videotape).

I understood then that that's why shows shot on tape like Three's Company had such a different look and feel than shows shot on film like Dynasty (aside from the sets and lighting, of course).