Arcam DV78 and HDCD.

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Does have the DV78 A HDCD decoder Yes or NO ?

The manual say YES, but on Display I see nothing.

thanks

 

[robocop]

On the DV88+ , a green LED comes lights up on the left hand side of the facia.

 

[Crustyloafer]

The spec list on the Arcam website also states that it does too. If it has the same components as the DV88+ and the DV89 then I'm sure it does support HDCD.

Not meaning to poach this thread, but on the same subject, can someone confirm that my CD33T decodes HDCD as it is not mentioned on the website as far as I can see.

 

[major woody]

The Arcam answer:

Dear sir,

There is an error in the instruction manual that says an HDCD led
illuminates when in use, this is not the case.
However HDCD will appear on the On Screen Display on your ctv or monitor
when in use.


Regards

Arcam Customer Support

 

[major woody]

Extra info from Arcam when I indicated no HDCD logo was displayed:

The HDCD logo only appears for a few seconds in the top left hand corner
of the screen when you first play the disc.
Sorry the earlier e-mail was not clear enough, I hope this answers your
question.


Regards

Arcam Customer Support

 

[[email protected]]

Originally posted by major woody
The Arcam answer:

Dear sir,

There is an error in the instruction manual that says an HDCD led
illuminates when in use, this is not the case.
However HDCD will appear on the On Screen Display on your ctv or monitor
when in use.


Regards

Arcam Customer Support

Alway's nice to know But why not A HDCD logo on the player self, like the 88+

Anyway the analog CD output is outstanding, better than the Denon 2900.

 

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Also on Screen, No sign of HDCD... I Think there is NO!! HDCD decoder onboard the DV78. I Contact several dealers but nobody give me the YES or NO answer.

 

[johndickinson]

Hi [email protected] did you get to the bottom of this?

John

 

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Originally posted by johndickinson
Hi [email protected] did you get to the bottom of this?

John

NO. I use the HDCD decoder of my Rotel RSP1066 and thats works fine to me. But the Analog output of the Arcam is great.
I was looking on the web for a review of this player but i can't find nothing. Anyone??

 

[major woody]

Originally posted by johndickinson
Hi [email protected] did you get to the bottom of this?

John

I had the same problem, but I've seen the logo, so my life is complete now

You must turn you tv on first, than te DV78, then put the HDCD in and press 'play'. For a few seconds the logo appears.

 

[johndickinson]

Good news - thanks

John