poneer 668 hdmi pq vs denon 2900 ps

[red severn]

i currently have pio 668 using rgb but have chance to upgrade ? to denon 2900 has any one seen these two players running and gave me honest opinion on there performance regards red.

[red severn]

Thanks for your replys?

[KraGorn]

Maybe no-one has done the comparison you asked about.

From my own PoV I'd not consider the 668 and 2900 as alternates, I see them filling different needs because the 668's main feature for my interest would be HDMI which the Denon doesn't have. From everything I've read I'd expect the 2900 to be superior in most important departments like sound reproduction and video decoding but that's of no interest if I wanted a purely digital video path for which the 668 would clearly be the option to choose.

[gmt steve]

I know in the past Denon players have had bug problems, whereas Pioneers are rock solid in the reliability department. That may be a deciding factor, I know it is for me.

[gandley]

id take the denon in a heart beat. my sister has one and its great.

coming from a tosh 9500 owner.. thats a suprise

[gandley]

well i was saying that as in, if were a choice between the two.

personaly i wouldnt get either. sides the 9500e isnt that great.
not as good as my A11.
toshiba have a reputation for boosting res but at the expense of other details.( the A11 just does both fantasticly) im aslo not keen on the 9500es progressive mode as it adds a green tinge to the PQ

the 2900 isnt that far behind the 9500e and as regards de-interlacing is the better.

[Cool-hand]

the 2200 is said to be 90% of the 2900 at 70% the cost.

ch

[KraGorn]

What's the 10% it doesn't have?

[gandley]

2200 dosnt quite give the PQ the 2900 does and its not as good sonicly

the 2200 is a very well priced performer and worth a demo

2200 = £449

2900 = £669

[Kazman]

I picked the Pioneer 668 over the Denon 2200 and 2900 purely for future proofing.

The abilities of the players are very similar, and any differences would really only be picked up in lab conditions, using microscopes .

The Pioneer brand appeals to me a great deal, and I intend to get a HDMI enabled Plasma screen within the next yr or two.

All depends on what your needs are, one thing is for certain , whichever player you choose out of the Denon 2200/2900 or Pioneer 668/757/868 you will have a solid player , all are fantastic, you will not be dissappointed with any.

[KraGorn]

Originally posted by Kazman
I picked the Pioneer 668 over the Denon 2200 and 2900 purely for future proofing.

Blu-Ray / HD-DVD / WM9-HD?

I don't see the presence of HDMI makes it 'future proof' really, unless you postulate that this year will see the demise of component inputs and all displays switch over to HDMI. Seems to me by the time that situation arrives SD-DVD will be dead as a medium for new releases.

[gandley]

ever the optimist

[KraGorn]

Actually, I'm partly serious about the demise of SD, I expect that as soon as HD-DVD in whatever form becomes available Hollywood will rapidy ditch current DVDs due to their copyability .. I don't expect HD copy protection to be broken as easily as CSS was.

[gandley]

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