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Anthem MRX700 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver - Deinterlacing/Scaling Tests

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HQV Benchmark DVD Video Quality Evaluation Test Disc - Test List
HQV Benchmark DVD Video Quality Evaluation Test Disc - Test List

HQV Benchmark DVD Video Quality Evaluation Test Disc - Test List

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In order to test the video performance of the Anthem MRX700, I used the standardized HQV DVD Benchmark Test Disc from Silicon Optix (IDT). The test has a series of test patterns and images that test how well a video processor in a Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, TV, or Home Theater Receiver can display a good quality image when face with a low resolution or poor quality source.

In this Step-by-Step gallery, the results of several of the tests listed in the list above are shown.

Screen shots were obtained using a Sony DSC-R1 Digital Still Camera. All photos were taken at at 10 megapixels and resized for posting.

1. Using an OPPO Digital DV-980H DVD Player, I set the output resolution to 480i, and connected the Composite (yellow) video output to the matching composite video input on the Anthem MRX700.

2. The Anthem MRX700's HDMI output was connected to a Westinghouse Digital LVM-37w3 1080p LCD Monitor. I confirmed, via the onscreen display of the Westinghouse, that it was receiving a 1080p signal (converted and upscaled from 480i) from the HDMI output of the MRX700. I also checked, via the DVD player's onscreen menu, that it was outputting a 480i signal to the Anthem MRX700.

3. I inserted a Silicon Optix (now IDT) test disc in the DVD player and ran through a series of tests designed detect the deinterlacing and scaling ability of the Anthem MRX700.

After going through this Step-by-Step look at some sample tests, also check out my Review and Photo Profile of the Anthem MRX700.

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