Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Player - Video Performance Test Results
The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D/Network Blu-ray Disc Player combines compact, thin design, with abundant features. The DMP-BDT360 provides 2D and 3D playback of Blu-ray Discs and both 1080p and 4K upscaling of standard DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. It also provides the ability stream audio/video content from the internet and connected home network. In this profile I test how well the DMP-BDT360 can perform video processing and upscaling tasks.
In order to test video processing and 1080p upscaling performance (4K upscaling was not tested as a 4K TV/monitor was not available during the review period) of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player, I used the standardized HQV DVD Benchmark Test Disc from Silicon Optix (IDT - Qualcomm). The disc has a series of test patterns and images that test how well a video processor in a Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, TV, or Home Theater Receiver can display a good quality image when face with a low resolution or poor quality source.
In this Step-by-Step presentation, the results of several of the tests listed in the above, pictured, list are shown.
The tests were conducted using the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Player with a Westinghouse LVM-37w3 1080p TV Monitor. The DMP-BDT360 was set for 1080p output and connected to the TV via its HDMI output so that the test results reflected the video processing performance, specifically related to deinterlacing, scaling, and video noise reduction, of the DMP-BDT360.
Screen shots in this presentation were obtained using a Sony DSC-R1 Digital Still Camera. Photos were taken at 10-Megapixel resolution and resized for posting on the following pages.
Note: Any blurriness or double imaging visible in the photos shown is the result of the camera shutter, not the performance of the Blu-ray Disc player or the TV.
After going through this Step-by-Step look at some sample tests, also check out my supplementary Photo Profile and Review of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Player.
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 1
Pictured on this page is a test in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion within a stationary circle, which is referred to as the Jaggies 1 test. In order to pass this test, the rotating bar needs to be straight, or show minimal wrinkling or jaggedness, as it passes red, yellow, and green zones of the circle. As you can see in this example, the rotating line exhibits very slight roughness along its edges as it passes through yellow and enters the green zone inside the circle.
However, since the line is not excessively jagged, this is considered a very good result. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this portion of the test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 2
Here is a second look at the Jaggies 1 test, in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion within a circle, this time captured in a different position along its rotation. Just as with the first example, the bar shows slight roughness along the edges as it moves from the green zone and into the yellow zone. However, just as with the first example, the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this portion of the test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 3
Pictured on this page is a more close-up look at the Jaggies 1 test, in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion inside of a circle. As you can see, as shown in this photo, even in this close-up there is just slight roughness along the edges and a very slight crimping at the end. Taking all three examples into consideration, the DMP-BDT360 pases this test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 2 - Example 1
This test, known as the Jaggies 2 test, consists of bars moving and down in rapid motion. In order to pass this test, at least one of the bars needs to be straight. If two bars are straight that would be considered better, and if three bars were straight, the results would be considered excellent.
As you can see, the top two lines exhibit very, very, slight roughness along the edges, but are not jagged or wrinkled.
The bottom line, in turn, is just slightly wavy along the edges. This is considered a near excellent result - the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
Proceed to the next photo..
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 2 - Example 2
Here is another, more close-up, look at the Jaggies 2 test. Three bars are moving and down in rapid motion. At least one of the bars needs to be straight in order to minimally pass this test. If two bars are straight that would be considered better, and if three lines were straight, the results would be considered excellent.
As you can see, just as with the previous example none of the lines are jagged or wavy, with the bottom line just showing some slight roughness along the edges.
The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test with a near-excellent result.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 1
Probably one of the most demanding video processing tests is how a waving American Flag is handled. If the flag is jagged, 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see in the example shown, the stripes of the flag are very smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
By proceeding to the next photo you will see the results with regards to the differing position of the flag as it waves...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 2
Here is a second look at the flag test. If the flag is jagged, the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see here, the stripes of the flag are very smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 continues to passes this test.
By proceeding to the next photo you will see the results with regards to an additional position of the flag as it waves...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 3
Here is a third look at the flag test. If the flag is jagged, the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see here, the stripes of the flag are smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. Once again, the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
Combining the three frame results of the Flag Waving Test, it is evident that the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling ability of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is very good so far.
Proceed to the next series of tests...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Race Car Test - Example 2
Pictured on this page is one of the tests that shows how good the video processor of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is at detecting 3:2 source material. In other words, the video processor is tasked to detect whether the source material is film based (24 frames per second) or video based (30 frames a second) and display the source material correctly on the screen, so as to avoid artifacts.
In the case of the race car and grandstand shown in this photo, if the video processing this area is poor the grandstand would display a moire pattern on the seats.
However, if the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 has good video processing in this area, the Moire Pattern will not be visible or only visible during the first five frames of the cut.
As shown in this photo, there is no moire pattern visible as the image pans and the race car goes by. This indicates that the video processing in the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is accurately processing film or video-based content containing detailed backgrounds and fast moving foreground objects.
For another sample of how this image should look, check out an example of this same test as performed by the OPPO Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player from a previous review used for comparison.
For a sample of how this test should not look, check out an example of this same deinterlacing/upscaling test as performed by the Pioneer BFDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player, from a past product review.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Titles Test
Here is a second photo of the "Race Car Test" that shows how good the upscaling DVD player section of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is at detecting 3:2 source material - the video processor has to be able to detect whether the source material is film based (24 frames per second) or video based (30 frames a second) and display the source material correctly on the screen, so as to avoid artifacts.
As shown in this photo, no moire pattern is visible as the image pans and the race car goes by.
This indicates that the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is performing well with regards to accurate processing of film or video-based content containing detailed backgrounds and fast moving foreground objects.
For another sample of how this image should look, check out an example of this same test as performed by the OPPO Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player from a previous review used for comparison.
For a sample of how this test should not look, check out an example of this same deinterlacing/upscaling test as performed by the Pioneer BFDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player, from a past product review.
Proceed to the next test...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - HD Loss Test
Even though a video 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 Panasonic DMP-BDT360 can detect the differences between the titles and the rest of the image, the titles should appear smooth.
As you can see in the example shown above, the letters are smooth (any blurriness is due to the camera's shutter) and shows that the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 detects and shows a very stable scrolling title image.
Proceed to the next test...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 -High Definition Resolution Loss Test Bar CU
For this test, the image used has been recorded and mastered onto a Blu-ray Disc in 1080i. Upon playback, the Blu-ray Disc player needs to reprocess image information as 1080p for screen display.
In addition, the DMP-BDT360's video processor needs to distinguish between the still and moving parts of the image. If the processor does its job properly, the moving bar will be smooth and all of lines in the still part of the image will be visible at all times.
However, to make the test more challenging, the squares on each corner contain white lines on odd frames and black lines on even frames. If the squares continuously display still lines the processor is doing a complete job at reproducing all of the resolution of the original image. However, if the squares are seen to vibrate or strobe alternately in black (see example) and white (see example), then the video processor is not processing the full resolution of the entire image.
As you can see in the above photo, the squares in the corners are displaying still lines. This means that these squares are being displayed properly as they are not showing a solid white or black square, but a square filled with alternating lines.
Proceed to the next photo...
Here is a close-up look at the rotating bar in the test shown in the previous example. The image has been recorded in 1080i, which the DMP-BDT360 needs to reprocess as 1080p (using the deinterlacing process). If the processor deinterlaces the image properly, the moving bar will be smooth.
As seen in this close-up photo, the rotating bar still looks fairly smooth, as it did in the previous example. This is a good result as it shows that the DMP-BDT360 does well with both 1080i to 1080p still image conversion and 1080i to 1080p conversion of moving images.
NOTE: Blurriness, ghosting, and "scratchy-like" artifacts in the photo is caused by the camera shutter, not the Blu-ray Disc player or the TV.
Final Take
Here is a summary of the additional tests performed that are not shown in the previous photo examples:
Color Bars: PASS
Detail (resolution enhancement): PASS
Noise Reduction: FAIR
Mosquito Noise (the "buzzing" that can appear around objects): FAIR
Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction (noise and ghosting that can follow rapidly moving objects): FAIR
Assorted Cadences:
2-2 PASS
2-2-2-4 PASS
2-3-3-2 PASS
3-2-3-2-2 PASS
6-4 PASS
8-7 PASS
3:2 (Progressive Scan) - PASS
Looking back at the entirety of the test results, the Panasonic DDMP-BDT360 does a excellent job in almost all aspects of processing and scaling standard definition video, whether from DVD or streaming content.
For additional perspective on the Panasonic DMP-BDT360, plus a close-up photo look at its features and connection offerings, check out my Review and Photo Profile.
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The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 3D/Network Blu-ray Disc Player combines compact, thin design, with abundant features. The DMP-BDT360 provides 2D and 3D playback of Blu-ray Discs and both 1080p and 4K upscaling of standard DVDs and Blu-ray Discs. It also provides the ability stream audio/video content from the internet and connected home network. In this profile I test how well the DMP-BDT360 can perform video processing and upscaling tasks.
In order to test video processing and 1080p upscaling performance (4K upscaling was not tested as a 4K TV/monitor was not available during the review period) of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player, I used the standardized HQV DVD Benchmark Test Disc from Silicon Optix (IDT - Qualcomm). The disc has a series of test patterns and images that test how well a video processor in a Blu-ray Disc/DVD player, TV, or Home Theater Receiver can display a good quality image when face with a low resolution or poor quality source.
In this Step-by-Step presentation, the results of several of the tests listed in the above, pictured, list are shown.
The tests were conducted using the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Player with a Westinghouse LVM-37w3 1080p TV Monitor. The DMP-BDT360 was set for 1080p output and connected to the TV via its HDMI output so that the test results reflected the video processing performance, specifically related to deinterlacing, scaling, and video noise reduction, of the DMP-BDT360.
Screen shots in this presentation were obtained using a Sony DSC-R1 Digital Still Camera. Photos were taken at 10-Megapixel resolution and resized for posting on the following pages.
Note: Any blurriness or double imaging visible in the photos shown is the result of the camera shutter, not the performance of the Blu-ray Disc player or the TV.
After going through this Step-by-Step look at some sample tests, also check out my supplementary Photo Profile and Review of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Player.
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 1
Pictured on this page is a test in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion within a stationary circle, which is referred to as the Jaggies 1 test. In order to pass this test, the rotating bar needs to be straight, or show minimal wrinkling or jaggedness, as it passes red, yellow, and green zones of the circle. As you can see in this example, the rotating line exhibits very slight roughness along its edges as it passes through yellow and enters the green zone inside the circle.
However, since the line is not excessively jagged, this is considered a very good result. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this portion of the test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 2
Here is a second look at the Jaggies 1 test, in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion within a circle, this time captured in a different position along its rotation. Just as with the first example, the bar shows slight roughness along the edges as it moves from the green zone and into the yellow zone. However, just as with the first example, the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this portion of the test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 1 - Example 3
Pictured on this page is a more close-up look at the Jaggies 1 test, in which a bar moves in a 360 degree motion inside of a circle. As you can see, as shown in this photo, even in this close-up there is just slight roughness along the edges and a very slight crimping at the end. Taking all three examples into consideration, the DMP-BDT360 pases this test.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 2 - Example 1
This test, known as the Jaggies 2 test, consists of bars moving and down in rapid motion. In order to pass this test, at least one of the bars needs to be straight. If two bars are straight that would be considered better, and if three bars were straight, the results would be considered excellent.
As you can see, the top two lines exhibit very, very, slight roughness along the edges, but are not jagged or wrinkled.
The bottom line, in turn, is just slightly wavy along the edges. This is considered a near excellent result - the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
Proceed to the next photo..
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Jaggies Test 2 - Example 2
Here is another, more close-up, look at the Jaggies 2 test. Three bars are moving and down in rapid motion. At least one of the bars needs to be straight in order to minimally pass this test. If two bars are straight that would be considered better, and if three lines were straight, the results would be considered excellent.
As you can see, just as with the previous example none of the lines are jagged or wavy, with the bottom line just showing some slight roughness along the edges.
The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test with a near-excellent result.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 1
Probably one of the most demanding video processing tests is how a waving American Flag is handled. If the flag is jagged, 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see in the example shown, the stripes of the flag are very smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
By proceeding to the next photo you will see the results with regards to the differing position of the flag as it waves...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 2
Here is a second look at the flag test. If the flag is jagged, the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see here, the stripes of the flag are very smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. The Panasonic DMP-BDT360 continues to passes this test.
By proceeding to the next photo you will see the results with regards to an additional position of the flag as it waves...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Flag Test - Example 3
Here is a third look at the flag test. If the flag is jagged, the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling is considered below average. As you can see here, the stripes of the flag are smooth along the edges of the flag and within the stripes of the flag. Once again, the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 passes this test.
Combining the three frame results of the Flag Waving Test, it is evident that the 480i/480p conversion and 1080p upscaling ability of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is very good so far.
Proceed to the next series of tests...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Race Car Test - Example 2
Pictured on this page is one of the tests that shows how good the video processor of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is at detecting 3:2 source material. In other words, the video processor is tasked to detect whether the source material is film based (24 frames per second) or video based (30 frames a second) and display the source material correctly on the screen, so as to avoid artifacts.
In the case of the race car and grandstand shown in this photo, if the video processing this area is poor the grandstand would display a moire pattern on the seats.
However, if the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 has good video processing in this area, the Moire Pattern will not be visible or only visible during the first five frames of the cut.
As shown in this photo, there is no moire pattern visible as the image pans and the race car goes by. This indicates that the video processing in the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is accurately processing film or video-based content containing detailed backgrounds and fast moving foreground objects.
For another sample of how this image should look, check out an example of this same test as performed by the OPPO Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player from a previous review used for comparison.
For a sample of how this test should not look, check out an example of this same deinterlacing/upscaling test as performed by the Pioneer BFDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player, from a past product review.
Proceed to the next photo...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - Titles Test
Here is a second photo of the "Race Car Test" that shows how good the upscaling DVD player section of the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is at detecting 3:2 source material - the video processor has to be able to detect whether the source material is film based (24 frames per second) or video based (30 frames a second) and display the source material correctly on the screen, so as to avoid artifacts.
As shown in this photo, no moire pattern is visible as the image pans and the race car goes by.
This indicates that the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 is performing well with regards to accurate processing of film or video-based content containing detailed backgrounds and fast moving foreground objects.
For another sample of how this image should look, check out an example of this same test as performed by the OPPO Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player from a previous review used for comparison.
For a sample of how this test should not look, check out an example of this same deinterlacing/upscaling test as performed by the Pioneer BFDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player, from a past product review.
Proceed to the next test...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 Blu-ray Disc Player - HD Loss Test
Even though a video 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 Panasonic DMP-BDT360 can detect the differences between the titles and the rest of the image, the titles should appear smooth.
As you can see in the example shown above, the letters are smooth (any blurriness is due to the camera's shutter) and shows that the Panasonic DMP-BDT360 detects and shows a very stable scrolling title image.
Proceed to the next test...
Panasonic DMP-BDT360 -High Definition Resolution Loss Test Bar CU
For this test, the image used has been recorded and mastered onto a Blu-ray Disc in 1080i. Upon playback, the Blu-ray Disc player needs to reprocess image information as 1080p for screen display.
In addition, the DMP-BDT360's video processor needs to distinguish between the still and moving parts of the image. If the processor does its job properly, the moving bar will be smooth and all of lines in the still part of the image will be visible at all times.
However, to make the test more challenging, the squares on each corner contain white lines on odd frames and black lines on even frames. If the squares continuously display still lines the processor is doing a complete job at reproducing all of the resolution of the original image. However, if the squares are seen to vibrate or strobe alternately in black (see example) and white (see example), then the video processor is not processing the full resolution of the entire image.
As you can see in the above photo, the squares in the corners are displaying still lines. This means that these squares are being displayed properly as they are not showing a solid white or black square, but a square filled with alternating lines.
Proceed to the next photo...
Here is a close-up look at the rotating bar in the test shown in the previous example. The image has been recorded in 1080i, which the DMP-BDT360 needs to reprocess as 1080p (using the deinterlacing process). If the processor deinterlaces the image properly, the moving bar will be smooth.
As seen in this close-up photo, the rotating bar still looks fairly smooth, as it did in the previous example. This is a good result as it shows that the DMP-BDT360 does well with both 1080i to 1080p still image conversion and 1080i to 1080p conversion of moving images.
NOTE: Blurriness, ghosting, and "scratchy-like" artifacts in the photo is caused by the camera shutter, not the Blu-ray Disc player or the TV.
Final Take
Here is a summary of the additional tests performed that are not shown in the previous photo examples:
Color Bars: PASS
Detail (resolution enhancement): PASS
Noise Reduction: FAIR
Mosquito Noise (the "buzzing" that can appear around objects): FAIR
Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction (noise and ghosting that can follow rapidly moving objects): FAIR
Assorted Cadences:
2-2 PASS
2-2-2-4 PASS
2-3-3-2 PASS
3-2-3-2-2 PASS
6-4 PASS
8-7 PASS
3:2 (Progressive Scan) - PASS
Looking back at the entirety of the test results, the Panasonic DDMP-BDT360 does a excellent job in almost all aspects of processing and scaling standard definition video, whether from DVD or streaming content.
For additional perspective on the Panasonic DMP-BDT360, plus a close-up photo look at its features and connection offerings, check out my Review and Photo Profile.
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