Sony STR-DN1020 Home Theater Receiver - Video Performance Tests

In order to test the video performance of the Sony STR-DN1020 Home Theater Receiver, 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 Sony STR-DN1020.

2. The Sony STR-DN1020's HDMI output was connected to a Tosbiba 47TL515 LED/LCD TV (on review loan). I confirmed, via the onscreen display of the Toshiba, that it was receiving a 1080p signal (converted and upscaled from 480i) from the HDMI output of the STR-DN1020. I also checked, via the DVD player's onscreen menu, that it was outputting a 480i signal to the Sony STR-DN1020.

3. I inserted a Silicon Optix test disc in the DVD player and ran through a series of tests designed detect the deinterlacing and scaling ability of the Sony STR-DN1020.

After going through this Step-by-Step look at some sample tests, also check out my Review and Photo Profile of the SonySTR-DN1020.