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Viewsonic Precision Pro8100 Deinterlacing/1080p Scaling - Video Titles Test

From Robert Silva, About.com

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Viewsonic Precision Pro8100 1080p LCD Video Projector - Video Titles Over Film Source Test

Viewsonic Precision Pro8100 1080p LCD Video Projector - Video Titles Over Film Source Test

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Even though a video projector's processor may be able detect the difference between video and film-based sources, such as shown in the previous photo, can it detect both of them at the same time? The reason this is important is that often, video titles (moving at 30 frames per second) are laid over film (which is moving at 24 frames per second). This can cause problems as the combination of both these elements can result in artifacts that make the titles look jagged or broken. However, in this case, if the pro8100 can detect the differences between the titles and the rest of the image, the titles should appear smooth.

In this photo you can see examples, in the upper left hand corner, of what both a good and poor result might look like. As you can see in the real world example in the larger image, the letters are smooth (the blurriness is due to the camera's shutter) and compares much more closely with example of how they should look, as opposed to the example of how they should not look. Once again, the Pro8100 passes the test.

For more details on how these tests are conducted and how to interpret the results, check out the Silicon Optix HQV DVD Benchmark Test Scoring Document.

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