Intel® HDxPRT builds on the previous Intel® Digital Home Capabilities Assessment Tool (DHCAT) program, a ground-breaking platform evaluation technology for media experience. In creating HDxPRT, we went back to the drawing board and completely redesigned the tool to include the usage categories such as HD video playback, HD Video editing, Photo processing, and media conversion for portable devices, which are relevant today. We retained the innovative user perception modeling technology from DHCAT, but reworked the results communication completely to make them easier to understand.

For those interested in running Intel® HDxPRT themselves, we also put a lot of effort into improving the usability, and now it’s easier than ever to setup and run. And, HDxPRT now only takes about 20 minutes on today’s mainstream laptop and desktop systems.