BRISTOL NEWS: Denon high-end Blu-ray player debuts at Bristol Show

Following Toshiba's decision to pull the plug on HD DVD, we're likely to see a rash of new Blu-ray players coming to market.

First up is the Denon DVD-2500BT transport which made its debut at the Bristol Sound and Vision Show last weekend.

Technical highliights of the DVD-2500BT include:

Blu-ray Profile 1.1-Player
Second Audio-and Video decoder, Picture-in-Picture
HDMI 1.3a interface for HD-Audio/Video output
Compatible with HDMI Deep Colour
Rigid Multi Layer Chassis Construction
Further improved original Denon S.V.H. transport mechanism
Output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Bitstream
Native output of 1080p, 24 Hz HD sources
High-definition scaler for DVD up to 1.080p (50, 60 Hz)

Andy is Global Brand Director of What Hi-Fi? and has been a technology journalist for 30 years. During that time he has covered everything from VHS and Betamax, MiniDisc and DCC to CDi, Laserdisc and 3D TV, and any number of other formats that have come and gone. He loves nothing better than a good old format war. Andy edited several hi-fi and home cinema magazines before relaunching whathifi.com in 2008 and helping turn it into the global success it is today. When not listening to music or watching TV, he spends far too much of his time reading about cars he can't afford to buy.