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HD80 Benchmark Testing and Results

by Clint DeBoer last modified September 13, 2007

Audioholics/HQV Bench Testing Summary of Test Results

Perfect SD Score is 130
Perfect HD Score is 100
Optoma HD80
Benchmark SD Score: 80 (you are going to get an excellent picture)
Optoma HD80 Benchmark HD Score: 75 (you are going to get an excellent HD picture)

SD Test Max
Points
Results Pass/Fail
Color Bar 10 10 Pass
Jaggies #1 5 5 Pass
Jaggies #2 5 5 Pass
Flag 10 10 Pass
Detail 10 10 Pass
Noise 10 5 Pass
Motion adaptive Noise Reduction 10 0 Fail
Film Detail 10 10 Pass
Cadence 2:2 Video 5 0 Fail
Cadence 2:2:2:4 DV Cam 5 0 Fail
Cadence 2:3:3:2 DV Cam 5 0 Fail
Cadence 3:2:3:2:2 Vari-speed 5 0 Fail
Cadence 5:5 Animation 5 0 Fail
Cadence 6:4 Animation 5 0 Fail
Cadence 8:7 animation 5 0 Fail
Cadence 3:2 24fps film 5 5 Pass
Scrolling Horizontal 10 10 Pass
Scrolling Rolling 10 10 Pass
Total Points 130 80

The HD80 was sent 480i via HDMI from a Denon DVD-3930CI.

HD Test Max
Points
Results Pass/Fail
HD Noise Reduction A & B 25 0 Fail
HD Video Resolution Loss 20 20 Pass
Jaggies A & B 20 20 Pass
Film Resolution Loss 25 25 Pass
Film Resolution Loss Stadium 10 10 Pass
Total Points 100 75

The HD80 was sent 1080i via HDMI from a Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD Player.

Comments on HQV Testing

We were quite pleased with the results of the onboard PixelWorks DNX processing. In fact, the HD80 scored higher on our HQV Benchmark DVD tests than the HD81 with the outboard Gennum processor. This may be surprising to some, but PixelWorks is no slouch when it comes to deinterlacing and scaling. The Film Detail test passed, but just barely as the lock on took right up until the very border of fully passing to engage. We've seen quicker processors, but the system had a good memory and it never missed its mark. Noise reduction was acceptable at lower settings, though it wasn't as effective. When turned up, the display exhibited what I call “floaters” - where the center of an item remains detached from the edges which are being processed to reduced noise. The effect is of objects orbiting inside themselves in a very unnatural way. In motion, trails could be seen at any setting above 4. If you want to engage the noise reduction, just be sure to keep it below this level.

 
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