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Denon DVD-3800 vs Arcam DV88

View Poll Results: Which DVD player has better audio and video quality?
Arcam DV88 4 44.44%
Denon DVD-3800 5 55.56%
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Old 07-07-2002, 9:59 AM   #1
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Denon DVD-3800 vs Arcam DV88

Which one of these two DVD players provides better audio and video quality?
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Old 07-07-2002, 10:59 AM   #2
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Poll?

So which one would I click if I thought the Arcam had better audio, but the Denon better video?
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Old 07-07-2002, 11:10 AM   #3
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Re: Poll?

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So which one would I click if I thought the Arcam had better audio, but the Denon better video?
Then you don't vote and say that in your post.
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Old 07-07-2002, 5:27 PM   #4
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By the way, can you hack the Denon DVD-3800 so that it can play all region DVDs?
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Old 07-07-2002, 7:01 PM   #5
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'Can you hack the 3800'?

Not yet.
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Old 07-07-2002, 11:48 PM   #6
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surely add the Denon 2800 mkII into the equation/ vote since it is the same as the 3800 in video & dvd performance terms.
just the dvd-audio side that is the difference.



and multi-region too according to our NZ spies.
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Old 08-07-2002, 9:05 AM   #7
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Not quite true.
The 3800 shares the same decoder chip as the A1. I think the 2800 is using the same ESS decoder as the mkI.
Can't recall where I read this, but I think it is up oon the US Denon site somewhere.

Ian Guinan
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Old 08-07-2002, 9:21 AM   #8
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hmm.. the spec looks virtually identical apart from the dvd-audio side of things as you'd expect.

looking at http://www.denon.com/catalog/products.asp?l=1&c=4

as you say, the only difference above this is listed as "New ESS Vibratto ES6038F MPEG/DVD-Audio Decoder"... but again this is listed for dvd-audio reasons. the 2800 mkII is just going to be a similar chip minus the dvd-audio capabilities. I doubt there is much difference.

the DACs and all the other video processing circuitry described are exactly the same.
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Old 08-07-2002, 5:22 PM   #9
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Thanks for the replies.

But what are your views on "Arcam DV88 vs Denon DVD-3800"?
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Old 09-07-2002, 6:55 PM   #10
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