Stereophile Magazine reports that the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has introduced a testing method for DVD players. The CEA-896-A Standard Method of Measurement for DVD-Video Players, as the new standard is called, was created to make it easier to compare the functionality of DVD-Video players and defines a comprehensive suite of test signals, which should ease the process of comparing the performance of different players.
"CEA-896-A can be used by manufacturers to gauge the performance of their products and those of their suppliers. It also can be used by consumers and other interested parties who want to evaluate different DVD-Video players," states a CEA press release. "The standard defines test signals and test procedures for measuring different aspects of brightness and color of a DVD-Video player. It also helps measure a DVD player's signal and audio-related characteristics, including the PCM, Dolby AC3, and DTS audio formats. |
For consumers this is only positive as it will make it easier to compare DVD products. More information about this new standard can be found here.
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Source: Stereophile.com
