The Denon DVD-1920 is a fantastic machine if you bought it to watch or listen to commercially available content like DVD Video, SACD and DVD-A. Picture quality is nothing short of amazing and the
24-bit Burr-Brown DAC makes sure audio quality is way up there too.
The DVD-1920 upscales DVD content beautifully to 720p or 1080i, and I can't imagine DVD movies looking any better than they do now. That is, not until the HD-DVD and BluRay players will hit the market (which undoubtedly will cost an arm and a leg).
Where the player seriously lacks however, is when you throw other content at it like DivX or XviD. Support for these formats is shaky at best and probably should have been left out altogether. If you want to play MPEG videos, then you are out of luck since the DVD-1920 will not play those
at all. Another annoying drawback is the fact it won't play MP3s or JPEGs from any kind of DVD media.
But even at
US $369.00 retail, the thing is still a bargain and you will
not regret the purchase. For watching DVD movies or listening to SACD or DVD-A, the DVD-1920 is probably the best player you can get for under $500.
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The good
- Fantastic picture quality
- Great sound quality
- Supports SACD and DVD-A
- Ample choice of analog and digital outputs (HDMI, Component Video, S-Video, Composite Video, Optical Digital, Coaxial digital, 5.1ch analog)
- Supports Both Dolby Digital and DTS
- Upscaling to 720p and 1080i through HDMI
- Faroudja DCDi Progressive Scan Processor
- 24-but Burr-Brown DAC
- Plays MP3 and WMA perfectly
The not-so-good
- Image freezes for about 2 seconds at layer changes
- DivX and XviD support shaky
- Somewhat cheap design
- Does not play MP3 or JPEGs from DVD media
- Does not play MPEG video
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