Quality of 1080i deinterlacing (H264 and VC1) in our deinterlacing test streams was not as good as the result from some of our other testbeds. (Appearance of multi-threaded VP8 decoders in VLC might help in the future)ġ080p24 RMVB couldn't be decoded at full frame rate in VLC using the CPU. Full software decoding wasn't of much help either.ġ080p24 VP8 in WebM couldn't be decoded at full frame rate in VLC using the CPU. Let us take a brief look at the test streams which had issues:ġ080p60 8 reference frame H264 encode stuttered badly, and played back at a fraction of the expected frame rate. VLC could play this back without bitstreaming, but GraphStudio, with the Sage splitter was able to properly deliver the TrueHD soundtrack to ffdshow for bitstreaming). Monogram GraphStudio with Sage Mpeg Demux Splitter (for 3, which the latest MPC-HC M2TS splitter couldn't split properly. Monogram GraphStudio with MPC-HC Matroska Splitter (for 024-1080p24., which had minor stutters with the default MPC-HC combination used to playback other streams) The following softwares were used to process our media streamer test suite: It was quite difficult to find the correct splitter / filter / renderer combinations for some of the test streams. Not all files were played back from the same software. The Zino 410 HD HTPC scored 328 out of a maximum of 358 in our test suite. In addition to that, for HTPCs, we will also indicate all the different softwares / codecs used to enable playback of all the test streams.
Instead, moving forward, we will only indicate streams which have playback issues. Presenting a table listing every stream would make this section messy. We now have 50 streams in our test suite and a maximum possible score of 358. Weights have been assigned to each stream based on how frequently one might encounter each type of file in a home theater setting.
Recently, we added Blu-Ray and DVD folder structures to the mix in v1.0.3.įor the Zino 410, we used v1.0.3 of the media streamer test suite. In v1.0.2, we have added two Xvid clips (one with Q-Pel and another with GMC (Global Motion Compensation) with 3 warp points) and a MKV with forced subtitles. In v1.0.1 of the test suite used in the WDTV Live Plus review, we added DVD and Blu-Ray folder structures to the mix. We have been using our media streamer test suite for the last few reviews in the HTPC / media streamer space.
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