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Marantz BD7004
$800.00
Released August, 2009
The Pros:User manual is very easy to read. Setup is simple and straightforward for anyone with a little experience. Enables some good tweaking and fine-tuning of the picture (color, etc...) to compensate for uncalibrated TVs.
The Cons:Challenging to set up if you don't already have some experience with AV systems. Powered off eject times are about 15 seconds, some discs take 20-40 seconds to load with occasional 1 minute wait.
The BD7004 is a high-end Blu-ray player to be released in 2009 by Marantz. It features upscale design and build quality, as well as an advanced feature set. Like most second-generation players, the BD7004 supports BD-Live and Bonus View for web-activated content, as well as HDMI 1.3a.
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In addition to Blu-ray discs, it plays DVDs and CDs, and features an SD/SDHC card reader enabling playback of MP3 and WMA music files, as well as JPEG photos. Firmware can be updated via an ethernet port, useful since Blu-ray is a relatively new technology. The BD7004 is a step up from the BD5004, adding 7.1-channel audio support, a high-end Anchor Bay Reference Series video processor, and internal decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. The front panel features aluminum and reinforced resin in a black finish, and elegantly arrayed controls, for a high-end look. A three-year warranty is standard.
Features
- Blu-ray/DVD/CD player
- BD-Live and Bonus View support (Profile 2.0)
- HDMI 1.3a
- 7.1-channel audio output
- 1920 x 1080 resolution, 24 fps
- Ethernet port for firmware updates
- SD/SDHC card reader
- DivX/AVCHD/MP3/WMA/JPEG playback
- Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD Master Audio internal decoding
- Composite, component inputs
- Anchor Bay Reference Series video scaling
- 297MHz/12-bit video digital-to-analog converter
- 192 kHz/24-bit audio DAC
- Remote control
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user manual is very easy to read
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setup is simple and straightforward for anyone with a little experience
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enables some good tweaking and fine-tuning of the picture (color, etc...) to compensate for uncalibrated TVs
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at default settings sends a completely undistorted picture to the TV
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button layout on the remote supports quick and easy use
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good backwards compatibility with legacy audio/video equipment
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challenging to set up if you don't already have some experience with AV systems
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powered off eject times are about 15 seconds, some discs take 20-40 seconds to load with occasional 1 minute wait
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