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Denon DVD-1800BD Blu-ray player review

An 'entry-level' Blu-ray deck that fails to justify its price tag

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2009-02-03February 3rd 2009

Price at launch £550.00
720p/1080i Output Yes
1080p Output Yes
Weight (kg) 4.1
Memory Card Compatibility SD Card
Wired Yes
MP3 Compatible Yes
Description Blu-ray Player
Dimensions 434 x 81.5 x 357.1
Remote Control Yes
Features HD Bitstream Output Support / 1080/24p output / HDMI output (Ver.1.3a with Deep Color) / High-grade I/P conversion and scaling up to 1080p / Supports DivX file playback (Ver. 6) / Supports memory cards and playback files / Supports extended functions for BD-Video
Connectivity Coaxial, Component Video, Composite Video, HDMI, Stereo Audio
Supported Media BD-RE, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX-Disc, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus RW, JPEG-DVD, MP3-CD, WMA-CD
HDMI Ports 1
No of Discs Held 1
Video D/A Converter 10 Bit signal processing
USB Connection Yes
Multiregion No
Sound Output Modes Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD, DTS-HD
Audio D/A Converter 192kHz/24Bit
Video Upscaling Yes
1080p/24 Output Yes
Colour Silver
Ethernet no

Product Summary

DVD-1800BD Blu-ray player

Denon DVD-1800BD

Price at launch

£550.00

For

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Good quality HD pictures and sound

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Build quality

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Great features

Against

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No BD-Live

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No HD audio decoding

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