Test americano PS3 vs. 983
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Received my 983H order today. To my delight, there is a VRS Evaluation & Optimization DVD included. I quickly ran though the disc and HQV 1.4 on the PS3 and then the 983H. Here is my result:
PS3: Firmware 2.10, all default settings
983H: Firmware 0303, all default settings except TV Display set to 16:9 Wide/Auto to match the PS3.
Display: Pioneer's new Elite Kuro 50"
VRS Eval & Optimization DVD (Format: Test: PS3 Result / 983H Result)
Brightness/Contrast: Pass (slight etching on vertical edges) / Pass (no etching)
Y/C Delay: Pass / Pass
Resoltuion: Pass / Pass (The thin lines of colored resolution pattern on the right side appear more even than the PS3)
Image Cropping: 0 all sides / 0 all sides
Gray Ramp: Pass / Pass
ICP: ICP filtered (muted color), flickering image / ICP filtered (muted color), smooth motion with no flickering
2:2 CUE: filtered (muted color), flickering image / Pass (bright color, smooth motion with no flickering)
2:3 CUE: Pass / Pass
Source Adaptive (cadence test) -
2:2: Pass / Pass
2:2:2:4 Fail /Pass
2:3:2:3 Pass / Pass
2:3:3:2:2 Fail / Pass
2:3:3:2 Fail / Pass
3:2:3:2:2 Fail / Pass
3:3 Fail / Pass
4:4 Fail / Pass
5:5 Pass / Pass
6:4 Pass / Pass
8:7:8:7 Pass / Pass
Speed: Fail / Pass
Bad Edit: Visible, quick recovery / No visible problem except "5 of 7", which is recovered quickly
Synthetic Wedge (cadence test): This is a strange one. PS3 failed all tests, including those cadences that it passed with actual video (see above). From the tip to about 1/5 length of the horizontal wedge the resolution was totally messed up. The 983H had no problem at all and the tip of the wedge was clean. I am guessing that the PS3 calculates cadence using probably 3-4 pixel blocks, while the 983H does it pixel by pixel.
Jaggies 45 degree: Pass / Pass
20 degree: Pass / Pass
10 degree: Pass / Pass
All: Pass / Pass
Rope: Ropes with small degree angle (near horizontal) have jaggies or scan lines / Pass
Ship: Lines and ropes with small degree angle have jaggies or scan lines / Lines and ropes with small degree angle have jaggies but appears less frequently
Hocky: Edge of the glass wall shows jaggies now and then / Edge of the glass wall is smooth and solid
Bridge: Cables show etching (bright edge around the cables); Cables show flickering when zooming out / No etching; Cables show flickering when zooming out
Mixed mode: Pass / Pass
Montage: Momentary combing visible when the scenes switch / No combing.
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OPPO 983H vs. PS3 - HQV result
HQV 1.4 benchmark disc result is as the following:
(Format - Test: PS3 Result / 983H Result)
The HQV 1.4 disc is recognized as 4:3 by both PS3 and 983H. All tests are done in pillarbox mode with border added by the players on left and right sides.
Color Bar: Areas 2 and 3 have flickering; Cropped about 3% on left and right / Stable image, no flickering; No cropping.
Jaggies 1: Pass / Pass
Jaggies 2: Pass / Pass
Flag: Pass / Pass
Detail: Pass / Pass (seems to have better detail on the bridge)
Noise Reduction: not tested (don't know how to turn on NR with the PS3)
Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction: not tested. However I noticed apparent etching around the roller coaster tracks with the PS3. The 983H shows no etching.
Film Detail: Pass / Pass
Assorted Cadences:
2:2 30fps Video: Pass / Pass (momentary flickering noticed but quickly recovered)
2:2:2:4 DVCAM: Pass the first round, fail the second round / Pass for both rounds
2:3:3:2 DVCAM: Fail / Pass
3:2:3:2:2 Vari-Speed: Fail / Pass
5:5 Animation: Pass / Pass
6:4 Animation: Pass / Pass
8:7 Anime: Pass / Pass
3:2 24fps Film: Pass / Pass
Mixed 3:2: Pass / Pass
I would say the 983H does a better job processing DVD than the PS3. It handles more cadences, has less flickering, and less etching. Bad Edits handling is also better on the 983H. On the other hand, the PS3 can play Blu-ray and still does a very good job playing DVD, especially animations. I will keep both on my A/V rack, with the PS3 primarily for Blu-ray, and the 983H for the rest of round discs.
I risultati sono interessanti. Parafrasando l'ambito scolastico, mi verrebbe da dire che lo studente Oppo ha al momento un rendimento decisamente superiore alla studentessa Sony, che però - a quanto pare - "se si applicasse di più...".
Tenendo conto che il 983 sta ormai diventando un riferimento, PS3 non ne esce così malaccio (allo stato attuale) e ha sicuramente margini (più o meno ampi non si sa) di miglioramento con i successivi firmwares.
Questo, perdonate l'egoismo di un neoproprietario Sony, mi fa decisamente ben sperare! ;)