It's not just linear interpolation, there's all sorts of clever edge detection going on as well. It still cannot invent detail out of thin air of course, but ba

It's not just linear interpolation, there's all sorts of clever edge detection going on as well. It still cannot invent detail out of thin air of course, but based on the type of contents it can infer the detail that "could have been there". YMMV though, I hate it just as much as motion compensation.