Preço: £ 1499
Avaliação: * * * * *
A simply stunning player. If you want the very best, you have to audition the ’3800BD
For
Solidly built; scintillating picture quality; sounds dynamic, rhythmic and detailed
Against
Only Profile 1.1; remote could be more intuitive
From the front, the Denon ‘3800BD looks pretty much identical to its cousin, the DVD-2500BT. From the rear, it’s clear that this is a different proposition.
The HDMI output for sending 1080p/24fps images and HD audio is not alone. Beside it, there are two sets of component video outputs (one uses RCA connectors, the other BNC), a set of eight-channel analogue outputs and dedicated stereo outputs for CD playback.
Denon has gone to town in an attempt to raise the bar for sound performance.
Inside the machine’s heavy-duty chassis you’ll find Denon’s AL24 processing and high-grade audio DACs. Besides bitstreaming the soundtrack, the ’3800BD can decode all HD audio formats and output them, either through the multichannel output or over HDMI.
The result is that Blu-ray soundtracks are pleasingly detailed and refined. When Meryl Streep bursts into song with Mamma Mia! the Denon brings the musical to life.
Differentiation between bass notes is impressive, as is the solidity of her vocals and the natural sound of the accompanying instruments.
Accurate, rhythmic delivery
Switch to CD, engage the Pure Direct mode (all video circuitry is turned off) and the ’3800BD shows good timing and delivery.
Much attention has also been paid to the pictures. The player features a 10-bit Realta sxT2 HQV video processor; you can tinker and save all your picture settings. Once again, the Denon steps up to the plate with crisp, detailed and well-defined pictures.
It produces a level of clarity that only the likes of the Sony BDP-S5000ES and the Pioneer BDP-LX91 players can match. Across both Blu-ray and DVD, black depth is great, colours are perfectly balanced and there’s a fine sense of three-dimensionality.
Our only gripes are that the Denon is Profile 1.1 – at this sort of money we’d expect it to be 2.0 enabled – and that the buttons on the remote control could be more responsive.
These aside, this Denon machine is an awesome all-rounder: it’s a breathtaking Blu-ray player that’s capable of a listening experience that impresses greatly.
Tech Specs
HD DVD
No
Blu-ray
Yes
DVD-Video
Yes
DVD-A
No
SACD
No
CD
Yes
MP3
Yes
DivX
Yes
DVD-R/-RW
Yes
DVD+R/+RW
Yes
DVD-RAM
No
HDMI out
1
HDMI 1.3a
Yes
DVI out
0
Component out
2
RGB Scart out
0
S-Video out
1
Composite out
1
Optical digital out
1
Coaxial digital out
1
Phono audio out
1
FireWire out
0
Multichannel analogue out
8ch
Video scaling
1080p
24fps
Yes
Dolby Digital Plus decoding
Yes
DTS HD decoding
Yes
Dolby TrueHD decoding
Yes
DTS HD Master Audio decoding
Yes
Dolby decoding
Yes
DTS Decoding
Yes
PCM decoding
Yes
Dolby Digital Plus HDMI output
Yes
DTS HD HDMI output
Yes
Dolby TrueHD HDMI output
Yes
DTS HD Master Audio HDMI output
Yes
PCM HDMI output
Yes
Dimensions (hwd, cm)
14x43x39
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