Denon claims the DVD-300BD is the world's first Blu-ray player to feature the acclaimed 10-bit Silicon Optix Realta chipset. This is said to provide "the highest resolution high-definition video available today via HDMI".
Add in a 12-bit/297MHz video DAC and the result is apparently "an astoundingly clear and crisp Blu-ray image."
Realta scaler upscales DVDs to 1080p
That's not all. Denon hasn't forgotten that lots of us still have big DVD collections. So the DVD-3800BD uses an interlaced/progressive converter and a Realta scaler that upscales the standard-definition video images of DVD to high-definition 1080p.
Equal attention has been paid to the audio side of the equation. The new player incorporates a newly-developed and snappily-named Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit - High Definition (DDSC-HD) to support all the latest HD audio formats.
This topology uses discrete devices for superior performance in each circuit block and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoders.
Elsewhere you'll find Denon's proprietary Advanced AL24 Processing and AL24 Processing Plus for the best sound quality, along with a Pure Direct mode for greater audio signal clarity.
Denon has also developed a bespoke drive mechanism for use with Blu-ray discs. To protect the internal disc space from magnetic influences, dust and external noise, it added a shield to the top and bottom of the unit.
However, like Denon's other Blu-ray models, the DVD-3800BD is Profile 1.1 out of the box, not Profile 2.0. A firmware upgrade will be available via disc.
The Denon DVD-3800BD will be available from December in silver, premium silver and black. The cheaper DVD-1800BD model is also expected in-store from December at a retail price of £600.
