Marantz DV 4001 - DVD player - upscaling

The Marantz heritage of building only the finest CD & DVD players is evident throughout the DV4001. This DivX DVD player is capable to handle not only DVD, but also CD, CD-Rs/RWs with music in MP3, WMA, but also JPEG for a nice slight show of your homemade pictures. The DV4001 is an exceptional DVD player for the ideal home theater system, bringing DVD movies to life with stunning digital video and surround sound capabilities. The strict hand-selection of parts, for example, allows for the amazing sound and image quality. A dedicated remote control compliments the versatility of the DV4001.



Technical Details :
* Plays DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-R/CD-RW, VCD 2.0,MP-3, WMA, DivX ULTRA and JPEG HD discs.
* HDMI Output with scaling (1080i, 720p and 480p).
* Progressive scan with 3:2 pull-down film detection.
* 192 kHz/24-bit audio D/A converters, 108 MHz/12-bit video D/A converter.
* Low Profile Aluminum Front Panel.

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK :
Video - superb! I have only used it on component video @ 480p, on my 65" Mitsubishi HDTV, but it completely blows away any other DVD player I have used. With good source material, it looks practically high def, and the color and shadow detail are awesome - very faithful to the original material. I am sure that when upconverted over HDMI it is even better, but I have not personally tried that yet.

Audio - superb! Every single 'bit' of digital audio comes through perfectly. I thought all digital-out players should sound identical, but now I am not so sure... IMO, Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are significantly more "immersive" and dialogue is easier to hear at low volume. Keep in mind, though, this unit does not have optical (toslink) audio out, only digital coax. No big deal, but you should know this.

Build quality is awesome - you will not be disappointed here! The brushed aluminum face is very classy and makes a statement that you are serious about home theatre. Another nice feature - no annoying bright blue light on the front to distract your viewing experience! I hate it when that happens! The "power" light only glows red with the unit is in standby mode.

However, there are few "perfect" things in this world, including this wonderful item. My niggles are:

#1: I wish it would remember where you left off if you remove a disc, like several Sony's I have owned. This is a terrific feature, and I cannot understand why all players don't do this.

#2: For some reason mine has the color and tint controls backwards in the picture setup menu. Marantz did offer to repair it under warranty, but I usually leave the picture settings at default anyway, so I can live with it as-is. It must be a bug in the firmware, but Marantz had never heard of this problem on the DV4001, so don't let this discourage you from purchasing this fine machine.

#3: I'd like to have a choice between optical and coax for digital audio.