AVIVO HD vs. Purevideo HD: What You Need to Know about High-Definition Video

Image Quality Benchmarks, Continued

Scoring: All of the video cards scored a 0 on this test, with no difference being observed with hardware acceleration on or off.
- Video Resolution Loss test: out of 25 points

This test simply shows a pattern of lines and color bars. If the DVD player can show the smallest lines without flickering, it is successfully de-interlacing the image.

Scoring: All of the video cards scored a 0 on this test, with no difference being observed with hardware acceleration on or off.
- Jaggies test: out of 20 points

This test simply shows a few rotating lines in a circle. As the angle changes, interlacing makes the lines appear to become stepped. Successful de-interlacing will remove this stepping.

Scoring: Déjà vu... all of the video cards scored a 0 on this test, with no difference being observed with hardware acceleration on or off.
- Film Resolution Loss test: out of 25 points

This test simply shows a pattern of lines and color bars. If the DVD player can show the smallest lines without flickering, it is successfully de-interlacing the image.

Scoring: Say it with me, now: All of the video cards scored a 0 on this test, with no difference being observed with hardware acceleration on or off.
- Film Resolution Loss test - STADIUM: out of 10 points