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Denon DVD Players

by Gene DellaSala last modified May 31, 2007
Filed under: DVD/HD-DVD Players

Denon's new DVD players look like they are really agressively targeting the competition. The biggest thing we noticed were the new DVD-1920 and DVD 756S which provide a Faroudja FLi2301 chip along with HDMI 1.1 with digital bass management. An aluminum front panel and parallel 480i video output (concurrent with HDMI) make these very impressive players for only $349. Here is the full comparison chart of Denon's new entry-level DVD players.

Feature/Specification
DVD 556S
DVD 1720

DVD 756S

DVD 1920

Availability

Now

Now

Now

Now

SRP

$149

$149

$349

$349

Cosmetic Finish

Silver

Black

Silver

Black

D.D.V.C. -Dual Discrete Video Circuit



Yes

Yes

DVD-Video

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD-Audio



Yes

Yes

Super Audio CD



Yes

Yes

Music/Video CD/CD-R/CD-RW Playback

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD-R/RW Video - Conditional

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

DVD+R/RW Video - Conditional

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Kodak Picture CD Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Fujifilm Fujicolor CD Compatible

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

JPEG Photo-File Viewer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

WMA 9 (Audio only), MP3 Audio Decoder for CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW Discs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Single Disc Play

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Progressive Scan (By Matsushita)

Yes

Yes



DCDi™ by Faroudja Progressive Scan Decoding Engine



FLi2301

FLi2301

3:2 Pull down Detection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

10-bit, 54-MHz Video DAC 480i/480p ((Integrated I/P Converter/Video DAC)

Yes

Yes



Discrete 10-bit, 108-MHz Video DAC - 480i (Integrated I/P Converter/Video DAC)




Yes

Discrete 11-bit, 216-MHz Analog Devices Video DAC (ADV-7322) 480p



Yes


Super Sub Alias Digital Filter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Buffer Memory to decrease Layer change

2MB
2MB
2MB
2MB

Multi-speed DVD-ROM Drive -2X for DVD, 4X for CD

1.5x/4x

1.5x/4x

1.5x/4x

1.5x/4x

Burr-Brown 24/192 Audio DACs (DSD/PCM Discrete)

PCM-1756

PCM-1756

PCM-1738

PCM-1738

Digital Bass Management for DVD-Audio/MLP/SACD, High (12dB) and Low Pass (24dB) with Speaker Configuration/Level Control and Delay Time Control

*Crossover Slopes: DVD-A/V, 12dB High and 24dB Low -SACD, 6dB/12dB



80Hz*

No Delay for SACD

80Hz*

No Delay
> for SACD

Built-In Dolby Digital, dts, DVD-Audio, SACD Decoders with 5.1 outputs



Yes

Yes

4:3 Aspect Ratio Squeeze and Zoom Adjustments - *Available on HDMI

Yes

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

Pure Direct Modes (User Selectable - Video/Digital/Display Off)



Yes

Yes

Composite Video Output

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

S-Video Output

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Component Video Output

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Coaxial and Optical Digital Outputs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parallel Digital/Analog Audio Outputs

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Parallel Video Outputs-*With HDMI: 480i Component/S and Composite

Yes

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

True 24-bit/96kHz Digital PCM 2-Ch. Output

*24/192 on HDMI

Yes

Yes

Yes*

Yes*

HDMI 1.1 (HDCP Compatible -SiL9030) - With Selectable Scaling -480p/720p/1080i



Multi
> Channel

Multi
> Channel

HDMI Bass Management



Yes

Yes

Black Level Adjustment, including HDMI

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Passes Below Black for Monitor Calibration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Discrete Power On/Off

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes


Here are some pics of the new line-up:

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