Video display device, video encoder, and methods for use therewith

A method comprising:

• receiving a video signal, the video signal including a plurality of fields, wherein each of the plurality of fields includes a plurality of pixels;
• detecting motion in at least one of the plurality of pixels and deasserting a filter enable signal when motion is detected in at least one of the plurality of pixels and asserting the filter enable signal when no motion is detected in the at least one of the plurality of pixels;
• generating a processed video signal based on the video signal, wherein the generation of the processed video signal includes filtering the at least one of the plurality of pixels of a corresponding one of the plurality of fields with a first filter when the filter enable signal is asserted;
• and
• producing a encoded video signal based on the processed video signal.

A video display device comprising:

• a receiving module for receiving a video signal, the video signal including a plurality of fields, wherein each of the plurality of fields includes a plurality of pixels;
• a signal processor, operably coupled to the receiving module, the signal processor including:
• a signal processing module for generating a processed video signal in response to the video signal, the signal processing module including a video filter module that is enabled when a filter enable signal is asserted and disabled when the filter enable signal is deasserted, for filtering at least one of the plurality of pixels of a corresponding one of the plurality of fields when the video filter module is enabled;
• a filter enable module, operably coupled to the video signal, for generating the filter enable signal, the filter enable module including a motion detection module for detecting motion in the at least one of the plurality of pixels and for deasserting the filter enable signal when motion is detected in the at least one of the plurality of pixels;
• and
• a video display module, operably coupled to the signal processor, for producing a video display based on the processed video signal.