I've found that the Luma Ramp pattern on DVE interacts with the ATI 750 USB's AGC, but it isn't immediately visible to the naked eye the way that some problematic non-DVD sources apparently are. With the help of a scope filter, this test may be useful as an easily-distributable check. That said, it doesn't trigger a really bad capture device I have that's triggered by a lot of other DVD content, so it certainly isn't foolproof.
Test results with ATI 750 USB:
- From black, the pattern's contrast gradually drops over 5 seconds.
- From white, the pattern's contrast gradually drops over 3 seconds.
- From grey, the pattern's contrast gradually drops over 5 seconds.
Avisynth script to produce the visualizations: TurnRight().Histogram().TurnLeft()