DVD players Review

Arcam DiVA DV135 review

Arcam's latest universal player sets a new standard

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-03-03March 3rd 2008

Price at launch	£900.00
MPN	DV135
Additional Information	Other disc formats may not play correctly / DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs (Audio CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs) recorded using a DVD recorder/CD recorder or personal computer cannot be guaranteed to play in the DV135
Colour	Silver
Dimensions	430 x 85 x 350
Weight (kg)	8
Connectivity	Analogue Audio Out, Component Video, Composite Video, Digital Output Coaxial, HDMI, RS-232, S-video, Scart, TOSLINK Output
Audio D/A Converter	192kHz/24Bit
Built-In Hard Drive	No
Car Adaptor	No
Clock	No
Display Dimmer	No
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)	No
FM Radio	No
Gold Terminals	Yes
HD Ready	No
Max Frequency Response	20
Min Frequency Response	20
MP3 Compatible	No
No of Scart Sockets	1
Parental Lock	No
PC Compatible	No
Picture Zoom	No
Playable Formats	AVI, DivX, JPEG, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPEG-4, MPEG 2, OGG, PCM, WMA
Progressive Scan Output	No
Radio Tuner	No
Remote Control	Yes
Signal-To-Noise Ratio	105
Supported Media	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX-Disc, DVD, DVD-Audio, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD Plus R, DVD Plus RW, JPEG-CD, MP3-CD, SACD, WMA-CD
Teletext	No
Tuner	No
USB Connection	No
VideoPlus	No
Wired	No
HDMI Ports	1
Video Upscaling	Yes
Component	1
Integrated VCR	No

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Product Summary

Key specs

No of Scart Sockets: 1 |
Supported Media: CD,CD-R,CD-RW,DivX-Disc,DVD,DVD-Audio,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD Plus R,DVD Plus RW,JPEG-CD,MP3-CD,SACD,WMA-CD |
HDMI Ports: 1 |
Video Upscaling: Yes |

Full spec

For

Does everything universally well

Excellent musical replay and a stunningly vibrant picture

Good value

Against

Spec-heads will turn away at the lack of 1080p support

Could do with multichannel SACD and DVD-A support