DVD-player reviews

Aiwa XD-AX10 DVD-player

Traditionally decorated front panel seems perfectly balanced thanks to favorable location and transport luminescent display. Not the most elegant device, but one of the most rigorous study designs, which should please fans of classical forms. Minimum set of connectors, so an S-video output only...
Arcam DV137 DVD-player

Arcam DV137 - the first universal player in the lineup of the British company A & R Cambridge, and touring with a capital letter, with extensive format support (make yourself by looking at the table playable media). The machine used the most advanced to date digital technology: the processor core is...
Arcam DV88 Plus DVD-player

Rapid technological progress has the downside. Purchased today digital equipment headily stales morally. If the question is, for example, about cheap budget DVD player, the trouble is not great. But if it is a top model, which was cost more than $1000? What a shame. Such player can still work perfectly...
Denon DVD-1400 DVD-player

This is an interesting combination of rationality and luxury. There are no any frills and prettiness on the metallic front panel of DVD-player Denon DVD-1400. Large buttons with clear symbols instantly form for the user into two operational zones - playback control and selection of menu options. Only...
Denon DVD-1940 DVD-player

We are going to get acquainted with the "middle" - the DVD-1940 player. Naturally, the question naturally arises: how does it differ from the more affordable DVD-1740? The functional difference comes down to support for DVD-Audio and SACD, as well as a DTS decoder, which the younger model does not have,...
Denon DVD-2910 DVD-player

Denon components can combine functionality and high sound quality, and therefore, choosing a universal device for a comparative review, we did not doubt for a second that it should be DVD-2910. This model has been produced since 2004 and is still in high demand among theater-lovers, since even now it...
Denon DVD-3930 DVD-player

Denon once did a great job on improving digital sound reproducing equipment, so an unusually extensive range of sources - five CD-player, six universal and a couple of sets of class High End - not surprising. This time we will test DVD-3930, which is able to meet all the parameters, not only the most...
Harman/Kardon DVD 1 DVD-player

Designers Harman/Kardon always manages to stand firm and recognizable style to any equipment. No exception and attractive originality DVD 1 - the first DVD-player firm. Model in the American market is popular, but at the time of testing bio already known that the company has prepared a new pair. Deserves...
Harman/Kardon DVD 25 DVD-player

On a strict front panel of polished plastic look great gray-golden disc tray and stylish key Eject. Miniature control buttons are illuminated lettering; "Spacious" display is characterized by a wide viewing angle. Facilitates initial setup menu system with colorful illuminations. In addition to standard...
Kenwood DVF-3060 DVD-player

Classic, not wishing to look outdated ... And indeed, why reinvent the wheel when you can use solutions, time-tested. As a result, the front panel does not look any empty or overloaded, large buttons, which allowed them to put on a clearly marked. Transport ignores the button Open/Close quickly, however...
Luxman DVA-250 DVD-player

Design. Here is an inexpensive DVD-player Luxman DVA-250. Its Achilles heel is the lack of HDMI. This can hardly be justified only by cost - much cheaper models are equipped with such interface. Video-DAC 12 bit works on not the highest height (108 MHz), however six audio DACs are not worse than in competitors...
Marantz DV-12S2 DVD-player

This player is the company Marantz unit as "premium" class. And it looks good value for money. But even if we put aside all the enthusiasm for design front panel and elegant gilt buttons on the remote control, you still can not help but admire how every detail is made DV-12S2: microscopic gaps under...
Marantz DV4610 DVD-player

Marantz's products have always been the personification of the strict elegance. Who could forget, for example, a designer gem like casing of brushed aluminum color "champagne"? However, Marantz products stands out not only "clothes" - it has long deserved reputation audio top class having the proper...
Marantz DV6001 DVD-player

Generational difference manifested, in particular, the fact that there DV3002 audiophile option to disable the video path when playing music CDs, and at much more expensive DV6001 it is not. However, as we have already managed to make a little bit earlier, with proper design of the machine constantly...
Marantz DV6500 DVD-player

By the appearance of the device developers came up thoroughly. The front panel is made of metal, in the back - plated RCA-connectors, not only audio and video outputs, but firm control bus Marantz D.Bus. Cabinet depth is small, but the height is close to the record on the test, that certainly gives the...
Marantz DV7600 DVD-player

Design. The design of the device is stylish and easily recognizable. A curious moment: this model is available only in black and silver versions, while most of the components of this company are traditionally decorated in golden colors. A large mass indicates the solidity of the design. In particular,...
Marantz DV9500 DVD-player

This player is not aimed at Orthodox music lovers, but at people who need a comfortable and omnivorous device. It can lead the most advanced AV system, since in technical terms it is not inferior to its competitors (the digital path is based on the modern CS4398 DAC, the branded micro-assemblies on discrete...
McIntosh MVP861 DVD-player

Can discuss any number or condemn design McIntosh, but ... the best Swiss watches also not very much has changed in the last hundred years. Here there is a charisma, and inimitable style, and something oligarchic - say, the rest is not given to understand or feel. The photograph is not able to convey...
NAD T524 DVD-player

Model T514 enjoyed good success with followers of the brand, and when she did a bit outdated (in particular, became popular support DivX), the designers did not make a fuss, and published a new model, which is like two peas similar to the old, and they are sold in parallel - not all because of the swing...
NAD T532 DVD-player

NAD T532 machine creators relied on solutions, tested by time. Plastic front panel with rounded edges is made in the traditional style of NAD. The location and shape of the tray, display and controls - classic. It is commendable that the front elevation can choose not only the playback speed, but the...
NAD T535 DVD-player

The first thing you notice - high quality performance. The front panel is made of plastic, but it evokes a feeling of strength and solidity - in the same way as the traditional NAD remote control - large, uhvatisty with powerful rubber buttons that will not be the demolition of many years. The full-size...
NAD T585 DVD-player

NAD Electronics often wins the competition with quality/price ratio. We'll see, will not be there except for this versatile player. Just over a year since its inception, he managed to gather a lot of positive reviews in the trade press. Good chance it in our test - that universal T585 has an affordable...
Naim DVD 5 DVD-player

The commitment of the British Naim to the once-chosen design line still surprises me. Have you ever seen a DVD player with only four buttons, four LEDs and a five-bit display? It is the one and only - DVD 5. It is very good that, while designing its first DVD player, Naim engineers did not make changes...
Onkyo DV-SP501 DVD-player

On the metal front panel DVD-player Onkyo DV-SP501 derived controls all, without exception, functions until the initial installation - immaculate solution in terms of ergonomics and embodied in an excellent design. Screen menu system very clearly, moreover, provided with an explanation of each option...
Panasonic DVD-S25 DVD-player

At first glance, it seems insufficient equipment of the machine - it is not equipped SCART'om not provide signals S-Video and RGB, transcodes NTSC-PAL signal only 60, thereby preventing the copying to the PAL-VCR movies, digitized color in the American system. But closer examination it turns out that...
Panasonic DVD-S47 DVD-player

The front panel is as original as it is ergonomic. Control keys are issued in advance, so the unit can be positioned at any height - on usability is not affected. Design. Follower of novelty must draw DVD-trucks last generation (working quickly and confidently); Owner also alerted the absence of...
Parasound D200 DVD-player

Recently appeared Parasound components of the new series of Halo, the hallmark of which are eye-catching design and advanced circuitry. But do not miss your attention and components of the "classic" series. In fact they are a quarter-century ago brought us from San Francisco worldwide fame. Player...
Parasound Halo D3 DVD-player

The universal Parasound Halo D3 player differs by more advanced capabilities for connection to the system: the player has HDMI, multi-channel audio output (5.1) is supplemented with stereo line and two-channel balanced ones, as well as two composite, two S-Video and two component video outputs. As you...
Philips DVD 711 DVD-player

The closest relative of the black player DVD 951 and DVD 711 differs from it is minimal. First, what is visible from the outside: body color is not silver, and there is no adjustable headphones output. Inside - a digital audio decoder is excluded and is not provided in conjunction with other equipment...
Philips DVP9000S DVD-player

A panel of brushed aluminum, refined symmetrical design, lighting and tray key point display - all attracts attention. However, in the pursuit of external beauty is not without casualties: small inscription on the same buttons and a tiny display can not be called top convenience. At the rear there is...
Pioneer DV-535 DVD-player

This Pioneer player can be regarded as an example to simplify the model by simply subtracting the digital audio decoder. Everything else remains the same as its big brother, DV-635D, including even the two levels of the setup menu (basic and "experts") and the same remote control. Note that it also has...
Pioneer DV-565A DVD-player

Thin, with a distinctive edge along the front, which makes silver "face" gracefully gleaming, a minimum of buttons - that's what guise appears DV-565A. But most pleased elongated display, which shows the mode multi-channel audio decoder, there is an indicator of progressive scan, and all the numbers...
Pioneer DV-585A-K DVD-player

This model is a modification of the proven machine with index DV-575, it is not surprising that the changes are mostly decorative in nature, for example, the display is shifted to the right, and control buttons - left. The cabinet has fallen below 5 mm, lost some weight and almost 3 cm in depth. Connectors...
Pioneer DV-668AV DVD-player

Business-class player, radically different design from budget "machines". Developers seek to attract potential buyers solid construction, suggesting the idea that the voluminous and massive body, its powerful power supply and high quality components. As a result, DVD-player received a striking similarity...
Pioneer DV-868AVi DVD-player

At first glance, the "flagship" model is indistinguishable from the more modest costs fellow: front panel has the same wide chamfer at the top, the same controls. A keen eye will notice some differences: Standby mode indicator on the power button and the LED indicating that the activation of tires i.Link....
Pioneer DV-989AVi DVD-player

Design. Before us is a very serious device. It occupies the top position in the line of the eminent manufacturer and therefore simply must be equipped to the eyeballs. Indeed, none of the test participants can boast of 14-bit video DACs. There is also a proprietary VQE9 system that improves picture quality....
Primare DVD30 DVD-player

In addition to the design, this device is remarkable by its features. First, it is universal and reproduces not only audiophile SA-CD and DVD-Audio, but also mp3. Secondly, Primare DVD30 allows you to connect to the system through both standard digital and analog outputs, as well as balanced lines -...
Rotel RDV-1093 DVD-player

Early models of DVD-players Rotel, with good performance and a standard set of features that were quite expensive, so are primarily of interest to those wishing to create a single-brand home theater system. But with the release model RDV-1092, created exclusively by its own forces, the situation has...
Sherwood SD-871 DVD-player

Solid shell thickness not only inspires respect to the product, but also gives certain advantages to designers in the layout of the device - there is no need to stamp firmly components, creating the risk of interference and mutual influence. For the player who claims to quality playback formats DVD-Audio...
Sony DVP-NS305 DVD-player

The front panel design is worthy of appreciation. Key Open/Close is located exactly in the middle, and the transport and display as if it continued occupying almost the entire length of the sloped forward pad. For overlay handed power button (on the left), which is balanced by the pressure regulator...
Sony DVP-NS905V/S DVD-player

The player compared to the previous model series QS slightly shifted accents. DVP-NS905 became sleeker, but as a result - something has disappeared. However, clearly secondary disappeared. Headphone output, for example, or reducing to 40 the number of disks on which you can function RESUME. But among...
Tangent DVD-200 DVD-player

When I see any device with a large round pen, feel an irresistible desire to undertake it and twist. Apparently, the creators of such technology Tangent addiction too familiar, as is all separate components of this luxury brand are exactly the knob on the center front panel. Even CD-player CDP-100 and...
TEAC DV-3500 DVD-player

Mirror inset on the front panel for devices TEAC company is very unusual, but other manufacturers use such a design solution quite often. Set of buttons on the front of the DVD player TEAC DV-3500 - the minimum, however, better not to use them at all, so as not to contaminate the box. In the algorithm...
Toshiba SD-130E DVD-player

Laconic lines concave front panel gives completeness convex pad, part of which serves as a screen for fluorescent display. He sunk quite deep, so that the angle of its review small. Fitted with a player to a minimum - there is not only internal decoders, but these seem to be the usual things like...
Toshiba SD-530E DVD-player

Lessons on the concave front panel buttons control most functions do not want to touch - for fear of contaminating the mirror insert which serves as a window for luminescent display. Last deeply recessed, so it has a limited viewing angle. When you first turn DVD-player Toshiba SD-530E offers simplified...
Yamaha DVD-S2700 DVD-player

According to the modern standards, Yamaha DVD-S2700 is almost a rarity. Sales of this player began at the end of 2006. It is a universal player that supports DVD/CD/SACD media, is fully adapted for multichannel systems and equipped with all possible video outputs, starting with composite and ending with...