Video Quality Tests Page 2

Test Screens and MPEG-2/MPEG-1 Format

Test patterns are used to test the clarity and brightness of the created files. The test screens are compared with the images provided on the Pioneer disc, without any kind of conversion. A gradual range of Black to White bands are used, as well as dark and light areas on the screen.

Clicking on the images will reveal high resolution images for better comparison.

DVD unconverted image
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SuperVCD
VCD

In this test screen you see different hues of black to white bands. Color level 1 should always be seen as pure black, while level 16 should always look like pure white color. Color levels were identical to those of the original source file. We were happy to see that color levels were maintained after the conversion. However, in this case, brightness was slightly reduced, but this does not detract from the good performance of the device.

DVD unconverted image
DVD 4mbps
DVD 6mbps
DVD 9mbps
DVD 15mbps
SuperVCD
VCD

Similar screen as before, only simpler. No color levels are shown but the same results are observed. As before, the device performance was very good, and we observed similar results to those of the Plextor ConvertX.