Tektronix video signal analyzer targets HDTV systems

Tektronix Inc. has announced the availability of the VM500HD analog video signal analyzer that performs video measurements in 1080i/HDTV, 720p, 480p, and SXGA formats using industry-standard video parameters.

The device is claimed to simplify product testing and evaluation by eliminating the need for instrument set-ups, algorithm selection, manual measurements, or tedious results correlation. By pushing a single button, the VM5000HD is able to perform 100 different parametric measurements in eight specific test categories within 10s.

The analyzer offers a high-definition matrix test signal test for the creation of standardized test signals including color bars, multiburst, sweep, and five other signal types, for testing in Y/Pb/Pr and RGB color space.