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I have the chance to get a really great deal on a Denon DVD 5000 that has just been serviced ( Laser replaced ). This DVD player was regarded as one of the best at the time of release. There was a lot of talk about whether it was worth the money ( AUD5,000.00 ). I can pick this one up for AUD 1,400.00. If I am not interested in DVD-Audio or SACD, how does this player stack up with the players availiable now for about the same money - say USD800; GBP500? Has the technology improved much since, what 1999? How does it play plain CD's?Any information would be much appreciated.
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DVD technology has advanced a long way since those halcyon days of 1999.You can probably get just as good video quality from a sub-$1000 player. What you won't get is the battleship build build quality of those late 90s players. Everything is so lightweight and disposable now.
The Denon 5000 was next to useless for CD replay.
From the same time period the only DVD players that had CD quality even close to a similarly priced CD player was the Sony DVP-S7700 and the Pioneer DV-717.At 1400AUD the Denon is way overpriced.
Excellent build, mediocre performance.
For comparison, I recently picked up a well used, slightly rough looking US spec Sony DVP-S7000 with full multi-region inc. PAL playback/disabled Macrovision but no remote for a mere $200NZD.
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I believe there has never been a interlaced DVD player that has met the quality of the Sony S-7000. S-7000s are selling on Audiogon for around $350...Good Luck...
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