Abstract: We have seen a rise in Blu-ray players that are doing a lot more than just Blu-ray disc reading. They are all 3D capable, have network connectivity and after a long time, SACD (Super Audio CD) compatibility. After a long time we were sent a player that co...
Marantz's UD5005 is truly a universal disc player. It has its fundamentals in place so the actual playback process is flawless. But because it does so much, there are some complications in things like getting the multi-channel layer of an SACD to play pro...
The UD5005 is 3Dready, This is a universal player that supports SACD and DVDAudio playback, as well as 1080p/24 playback of Bluray discs, It offers a Source Direct mode to output all discs at their native resolution via HDMI, The player has internal Dolby TrueHD and DTSHD Master Audio decoding and can pass these formats in bitstream form over HDMI, It supports BDLive and BonusView, You can
The UD5005 lacks multichannel analog audio outputs, so it's not the best choice for someone who owns an older, nonHDMI A/V receiver, The player doesn't support wireless connectivity to your home network, and its Web platform is limited, compared with the competition.
If this overview sounds remarkably similar to what I wrote for Denon's DBP-1611UD, that's because the two are almost identical in their feature sets, yet this player costs $100 more. The UD5005's $499 MSRP is still pretty compelling for a universal pla...
Abstract: Moderne Blu-ray-Spieler laden auch Daten aus dem Internet und spielen Filme und Musik aus dem Netzwerk ab. Im Test spielte aber auch die Bildqualität eine Rolle...
Abstract: Bislang gab es wenige Universal-Player im Blu-ray-Sektor. Diese stammten entweder von D&M, also aus dem Hause Denon und Marantz, oder von Oppo Digital. Gemeint sind Scheibendreher, die neben CD, DVD und Blu-ray-Discs auch die in der Industrie mittlerwe...
Abstract: Zwei topaktuelle Blu-ray-Player, zwei Kulturen: Marantz UD 5005, der digitale Universalist, und Arcam FMJ BDP 100, der anspruchsvolle Audiophile....
