{"id":689,"date":"2008-05-05T20:50:37","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T09:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hifi-writer.com\/wpblog\/?p=689"},"modified":"2010-02-13T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2010-02-13T00:22:31","slug":"denon-dvd2500bt-blu-ray-player-the-way-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hifi-writer.com\/wpblog\/?p=689","title":{"rendered":"Denon DVD2500BT Blu-ray player – the way of the future?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rear Earlier today I emailed Audio Products Group<\/a>, the Australian distributor for Denon, along with other brands, about whether it would soon be releasing the Denon DVD2500T. Despite the name, this is actually a Blu-ray player.<\/p>\n

Or not.<\/p>\n

In truth, Denon call it a ‘Blu-ray Disc Transport’. This became apparent when I looked at the brochure they emailed me and inspected the picture of its back. There on the back was an RS-232C serial port, an IR in and an IR out socket, and a HDMI socket. That’s it. No component video outputs. No S-Video, analogue audio or even digital audio. This unit delivers the contents of a disc (CD, DVD Video, Blu-ray and various computer formats) digitally, and that’s all there is to it.<\/p>\n

Is this the way that Blu-ray players will go? I suspect that it’s likely. I think that in the end all the outputs other than HDMI will be shed. However, some more internal processing will be required. In particular, it will necessary for a full set of audio decoders to be included — ones capable of decoding two streams at once — two support the highest quality primary\/secondary audio output. This unit offers bitstream output but, as I understand it, no internal decoding.<\/p>\n

APG expects the Denon DVD2500BT to be available in Australia in September, selling for around $1,899. It is a full Final Standard Profile unit and uses SD as its storage medium. The pricing reflects the premium nature of the product, which weighs a massive 9.2 kilograms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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