was thinking of buying this player for its upscaling to improve over my samsung 850, does any one have the denon and shed any light on its price tag? is it worth the money?,i do have an hd tv

I am not 100%, but the upscaler will only work via the HDMI output, so yes you will need a HD TV

On a personal note, I have the Flagship DVD Denon A1 AVXA-P and will add that Denon DVD range is very good.

However, you might be better waiting for the PS3 which i believe
to be the cheapest Blu Ray HD-DVD on the market when it comes out in 3 months time.

Might be worth waiting until then...

I would buy a DVD player that will offer a good picture in 576p or 480p
from a standard DVD disc for best picture results if you do not have a HD screen yet.
Last edited by bootycall : 30-12-2006 at 14:11

I recently bought the Denon DVD-1930 for just under £200 and have found it to be a superb player for the price. No, it's not as good as my £1000 Denon DVD player but is a step up from budget category players.

Over the Samsung HD-850 you are getting DVD-A & SACD capability, Faroudja technology for the video engine and scaling up to 1080p through the HDMI.

I don't have any direct experience of the Samsung so can't make a valid comparison but having read reviews in the Home Cinema mags recently, I believe you will notice a marked difference in image sharpness & detail over all sub £150 players. The Denon DVD-1930 was also voted 2006 Product of the Year (& Best DVD player £200 - £500) by What Hi-Fi, though I hasten to add that I wasn't aware of this when I made my purchase.
Last edited by soulboy77 : 30-12-2006 at 14:49