Denon Blu-ray Disc DVD/CD Digital Player/ Transport System

I got a refurbished Denon AVR-590 at the same time and this transport works perfectly with it. HDMI connection offers very easy set-up. As mentioned, the "upscaling" of standard DVDs is excellent. Audio and video performance both outstanding. This is an incredible value for the price and I am very glad I managed to get one! I have an Onkyo TX-SR 706 with an Oppo BDP-83 in another set-up, and the Denon combination is fully its equal, except Denon DVD-2500BTCI does not play SACD.

I had just purchased a Denon Receiver last year AVR689 and thought this would be great to go along with it. It's a great DVD player but too advanced for my receiver. Becuase the only output is one HDMI my receiver is only capable of getting the video through he HDMI connection and requires separate audio outputs which this does not have. Make sure your receiver is fully compatable in that respect. Luckily my flat screen has a digital audio output so I just run the DVD to the tv and the audio from the TV to the Receiver. The only thing I'll miss out on is being able to use the simcard to store music and run that directly to the receiver. Otherwise an excellent purchase, just one step ahead of my receiver.

I'm the moron that paid $1000 for this player when it was released. For *** bucks- this is a steal. If you have a high end receiver this Blu-ray player has everything you'll need. If you need or wish to run 5.1 or 7.1 analog- this receiver will not work. Only buy it if you want to bitstream audio via HDMI. Like most Denon products, it is SOLID. You can easily feel/tell the construction difference between this and other popular Blu-ray players (Panasonic/Samsung.) Those brands, while able to display nice pictures, feel cheap and flimsy. The Denon chassy is top notch. It does not, however, have any of the new bells and whistles that newer players do. No Pandora or Netflix streaming. If you only want a solid player with great audio and video via one simple HDMI cable- buy this. And don't buy an expensive Monster cable- buy a simple 10 dollar cable that will do the exact same thing for a fraction of the cost.

I thought my JVC DVD player did a good job of converting to 1080p this one blows the jvc out of the water! The picture is so clear for a standard dvd and the sound is excellent processed through a denon receiver.