Performance

By Tom's Guide Team, published on June 4, 2005
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: , , , , , , ,

4. Performance

To test quality, we compared the original image from a DVD to S-Video and Composite Video inputs of the Turtle Beach Video Advantage and ATI TV Wonder Elite. The TV Wonder Elite has an excellent reputation for noise filtration. Other hardware remained the same, using the same high-quality cables on the same system. All images are shown at full resolution, cropped (click for un-cropped image).

Test System
CPU Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz, 512k Cache
FSB 200 MHz
Motherboard Soyo P4I875P Dragon 2 V1.0
Memory 2x Corsair XMS4000 Pro, 1024 MB
Graphics ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT
HDD Western Digital WD800JB 80 GB ATA (8 MB)
DVD Compaq DVD-115
LAN Intel Pro/1000 onboard
Power Supply Custom
Drivers & Configuration
Graphics ATI Catalyst v5.4
Chipset Intel Inf. Update
OS Windows XP Prof. SP1a
DirectX DirectX 9.0c

The original image shows fast motion, a wide gamma range, and fine details

ATI reproduces the image very well using S-Video Input

Turtle Beach S-Video produces similar results with slightly less detail S-Video inputs work well for both cards, but the TV Wonder Elite exhibits slight horizontal squishing, while the Video Advantage suffers slight losses in detail.
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