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Marantz’s UD9004 Blu-ray Player Shipping Now
Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 11:00 AM ETTags: Marantz, High-Def Retailing (all tags)
The flagship player from Marantz represents, according to the press release, the pinnacle of home entertainment audio and video reproduction. At $6000, it sure better!
Marantz says this player will play virtually any 12mm audio or video disc ever created. A pair of Sharc DSPs are onboard decode HD audio, and the 32-bit floating point Analog Devices DSP gives the purest sound possible. When using the player for audio, video output can even be shut down to ensure that the unit is focused on sound and sound alone.
Dual HDMI outputs allow for audio and video to be sent separately. Video is sent out with 36-bit Deep Color and a 10-bit Silicon Optix Realta chipset. Those recreating the cinema experience in the home will note the addition of a digital Vertical Stretch feature, which eliminates black bars without adding distortion or artifacts. An Ethernet port is available for BD-Live features, but at $6,000, is the inclusion Wi-Fi really too much to ask?
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New Line of Marantz Blu-ray Players Launching In August
Fri Jul 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Industry Trends, Product Announcements, Marantz (all tags)
BD 5004 and BD 7004 set to wow high end consumers
Marantz is launching its new line of Blu-ray players, the BD 5004 and the BD 7004, this August. An established brand in high end electronics, the folks at Marantz are sticking with what they know best, high quality for a high end consumer.
The BD 5004 features DivX playback, BD-Live support, AVCHD, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD bitstreaming, and the 7004 adds 7.1 analog outs, DTS-HD MA decoding, as well as an Anchor Bay Reference Series processor.
Missing are some of the newer features that are becoming standard in Blu-ray players such as access to streaming video, but Marantz seems to be betting against that need. With so many new TVs taking care of that role, a high quality standalone Blu-ray player may be just what the market ordered.
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New Line of Marantz Blu-ray Players Launching In August
Fri Jul 17, 2009 at 12:00 PM ETTags: Industry Trends, Product Announcements, Marantz (all tags)
BD 5004 and BD 7004 set to wow high end consumers
Marantz is launching its new line of Blu-ray players, the BD 5004 and the BD 7004, this August. An established brand in high end electronics, the folks at Marantz are sticking with what they know best, high quality for a high end consumer.
The BD 5004 features DivX playback, BD-Live support, AVCHD, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD bitstreaming, and the 7004 adds 7.1 analog outs, DTS-HD MA decoding, as well as an Anchor Bay Reference Series processor.
Missing are some of the newer features that are becoming standard in Blu-ray players such as access to streaming video, but Marantz seems to be betting against that need. With so many new TVs taking care of that role, a high quality standalone Blu-ray player may be just what the market ordered.
See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.
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