Blu-ray goes "Live"
Sure, Blu-ray Disc sports five-times the capacity of DVD, but that doesn't mean you don't still crave more. Consequently, Denon has outfitted the DBP-2010CI Blu-ray player with BD-Live capability. Part of the Blu-ray Profile 2.0 standard, BD-Live functionality allows you to use the built-in ethernet port and SD/SDHC memory card slot to download bonus materials for your favorite flicks from the internet and store them on the memory card. Oh, and in case you were wondering, those "bonus materials" include features like trailers, movie features, and interactive online gaming, as well as synchronized viewing, live chat, and video messaging. All you need is a broadband internet connection and an SD storage device.
Advanced construction for advanced performance
Every aspect of an A/V component's design influences its performance, from the electronics to the body that houses them. Featuring Denon's exclusive Separated Unit Structure chassis architecture, the DBP-2010CI divides critical processing stages to prevent mutual interference, providing superior audio and video signal-to-noise performance. Further, the DBP-2010CI's advanced center-mounted drive mechanism features a low center of gravity for optimum stability, and the chassis features multi-layer construction for the utmost rigidity and freedom from vibration-induced distortion. Superior attention to detail delivers superior A/V performance.
A little HD audio for your HD video
HD audio? Really? Are we just plain crazy? There's no way such a thing exists. Oh, but it does. Full HD 1080p video aside, the true benefit to Blu-ray technology is audio. With its dramatically expanded storage capacity, Blu-ray Disc is capable of offering 7.1 channels of surround sound. And that's just the beginning. Blu-ray has space enough for 7.1 channels of uncompressed, studio-quality audio. In short, Blu-ray audio delivers the listening experience that the director intended for you to have. Serving up this HD audio experience, the DBP-2010CI features both Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio decoding as well as advanced Burr-Brown digital-to-analog conversion technology. These technologies offer the most advanced audio processing decoding currently available. And, allowing for seamless integration with older receivers, the DBP-2010CI brings you 7.1-channel analog audio output, in addition to advanced digital connections like HDMI.
Defining Blu-ray high definition
Now, we finally get to it: Blu-ray Disc technology. The Blu-ray disc itself looks just like a DVD, so what makes it so much better, anyhow? The answer is a matter of color (well, wavelength, really). While DVD technology uses a wide red laser to encode and read data, Blu-ray Disc uses a much narrower blue-violet laser. The Blu-ray laser is so much more precise that it can encode over five times as much data as can DVD's red laser. By simply changing the size of the laser, Blu-ray Disc sports enough room not only for Full HD 1920 x 1080p video and 7.1-channel lossless audio, but also for oodles of extra features like enhanced commentary, extra footage, and picture-in-picture viewing. Blu-ray Disc redefines home theater.
Anchor Bay delivers optimal DVD viewing
By this point, you might be feeling a like the fate of your DVD collection looks, well, a little grim. Think again! With built-in Anchor Bay VRS upconversion technology, Denon's DBP-2010CI is capable of enhancing standard definition DVD video up to near-HD 1080p levels. While a high-bit i/p converter translates interlaced-scanned DVD video to smoother progressive-scanned output, advanced scaling technology bumps the resolution up from 480i to as high as 1080p. To take advantage of this feature, all you have to do is connect the DBP-2010CI to your HDTV via HDMI.
DivX and AVCHD support!
There's no doubt about it: we're living in a multiple-format world. Even the word "multiple" doesn't seem to do the notion justice. They're are almost more audio, video, and photo formats today than a person could even name. But two that you almost certainly recognize are AVCHD and DivX. These video formats are used to offer improved compression for HD video (AVCHD) and online video (DivX). Ensuring that you can playback any video you've recorded in AVCHD on your HD digital camcorder or DivX video you're burned to disc from the internet, the Denon DBP-2010CI features both AVCHD and DivX HD video support.
The advanced connectivity of HDMI
Bringing you the absolute best in connectivity, Denon's DBP-2010CI features one HDMI output. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the only interface in consumer electronics that can carry both uncompressed high-definition (HD) video and uncompressed multi-channel audio in all HD formats including 720p, 1080i and even 1080p. Your incoming media content comes in a variety of sizes, resolutions and formats, and with that in mind, HDMI systems automatically configure to display that content in the most effective format. Since HDMI carries all channels on video and audio, there is only one cable to plug into any HDMI-enabled source and display device. No more complicated cable set-up when installing your home theater system, and no more ugly cable mess behind your components. HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital audio on this single cable. Also, HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI. (Please note that a physical adapter, sold separately, is needed to make the conversion from HDMI to DVI.)
Your HD lifeline
High Definition Multimedia Interface, or HDMI, is the only home A/V connection that allows for both Full HD 1080p video and 7.1-channel studio-quality audio to be passes along a single cable. In other words, in order to take full advantage of your home theater’s high definition potential, you need to HDMI cabling to link HD-capable components. It’s only natural that you might have questions regarding how best to outfit your personal HD system. Vann’s sales representatives are here to explain all of your options. Call the 800 number at the top of this page for expert advice.
