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Posted by DH on 01/25/06 12:01
purple pete wrote:
>>I managed to get a 1920 from an online store last week, but they are
>>currently back ordered to the bleddy hilt. You'll be lucky to find one
>>before the end of Feb ! It does plays everything though, which is nice...
> This is on the back of alot of good reviews ;-(
agreed, but I also managed to view one a few months ago in Brum, and knew it was
what I needed.
>>Looking at others, SACD does tend to have the upper hand (lots of Sony's
>>play SACD, but are also tricky to go MultiRegion), which is a shame, as
>>DVD-Audio is (IMO) much better audio quality.
> This is true and altho I only have about a dozen DVDA/SACD's I am wondering
> if its worth spending soo much on the Denon just for 12 discs? ESP as the
> release of titles is simply a joke in the UK - Do you buy from USA?
I only have 13, but do intend to buy more now I have the new player, and some spare
cash coming from ebay (hopefully)
>>If you aren't bothered about Prog Scan or DivX, my Pioneer 656a is on eBay
>>right now, and going for a bloody song :-( Plays DVD-A and SACD. Comp vid
>>out. Lots of other nice features.
> Now thats the funny thing here because its my Pioneer 565a which has packed
> up! Hence the need for a new machine. I am considering a bid as i do
> really like the 565a BUT now I have HD enabled TV I really want to use that
> route. Must say the price is very good at the mo.
> I am interested on your thoughts of the Denon 1920 in terms of pic sound
> quality as well as that awful looking remote along with the on screen menus.
> If you could post any here I would be grateful. The reason for asking is
> that after writing this post I called a Hi Fi shop who said the Denon 1920
> was only a "basic" player and recommended the Denon 2910 (extra £300) or a
> pioneer at 500 to 600 quid which was above my way of thinking on price let
> alone features. He also said that cheaper HDMI cables were inferior to more
> expensive ones but could not explain *why* even tho its digital so its
> either there or not ie ones and zeros. See my post above / below called
> "Which HDMI lead to buy?"
OK, audio first : The Denon does play audio CDs a lot better than the Pioneer, but
that fact is fairly well know, ie, the Pioneer is not too hot on audio CDs.
DVD-Audio & SACD are about the same TBH. DVD Video, esp with DTS is rockingly good.
Even my tone deef missus noticed the difference. Using a Denon 1803 AV amp with
optical cable, and Monster 6ch phono for 5.1 audio.
Video - even upscaling/upsampling or whatever the thing does is a big improvement on
colour vibrance in the Denon. Using component out to the new LG 32" LCD, but just
awaiting delivery of a cheap HDMI gold plated plugs cable at 1.5m for £11 delivered.
If it makes a really noticeable difference to component, then I will auditioin the
Ixos, which (on paper) looks quite good, but I do agree, dig is dig, and no amount
of snake oil should prove otherwise, so I may just stick with my cheapo cable, I'll LYK.
Remote is inconsequential as the 1803 amp remote is able to do the same job. But,
although it looks cheap and nasty, it does all the is required, is uncluttered and
easy to navigate.
In the various chats I had with the shops, most of them were not *quite* clued up
enough to answer all of my questions, but one thing was obvious - these Denons are
flying out of the shops and not generally coming back ! Proof of pudding etc.
I have so far tried DVD Vid, with DD & DTS, DVD-A, SACD, JPG, WMA, XVid (small
screen in centre of TV, only 256 pix high) & MP3, all of which were very good. Also
tried some homemade backups on DVD-R which were a bit blocky due to compression and
THIS showed much more on the Denon than the Pioneer !
> I am still tempted by the 1920 tho and can wait for it to come back in
> stock. Thanks for your help and will be watchingt that 565a you have ;)
Well TBH, I *upgraded* from this same player to the Denon, so in honesty I must
recommend it, or I would look stupid ;-) BUT the pIoneer will go dirt cheap by the
looks of it, so it may save you £200 or so !
Ya pays ya money etc. Good hunting.
David
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