new member here sharing great deal on denon 2500btci bdp

buymesome
buymesome Posts: 281
edited October 2009 in The Clubhouse
Hello every one my names joe

I just wanted to share a great deal on a denon 2500btci bdp . It can be had for $243 shipped from overstock .After reading reviews I decided this would be best value next to the $500 oppo bdp

The overstock coupon page gives you the $10 towards the $251 cost but usually it retails for $279 . Thats still pretty reasonable compared to other prices I have found not to mention it cost $1000 upon release . The reason I bought it was because of the tanklike build quality and the hybrid disk drive that eliminates vibrations

I would love to hear any feedback from the experts on the forum . I have a ton of other questions but I will save them for another time
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited September 2009
    ....
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,464
    edited September 2009
    Very odd first post.
    I have a ton of other questions but I will save them for another time

    Ummm......you haven't asked one yet.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • buymesome
    buymesome Posts: 281
    edited September 2009
    Sorry F1 perhaps I should have been more specific

    The feedback from others I would like to have would be in regards to the denon 2500btci . Anything helps no matter how insignificant . At this time I am scouring the net for information on how it handles a basic cd

    I have found only 4 reviews from professionals but nothing has been said on the cd topic that helps . It seems like I may just have to wait until it gets deliverd
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,464
    edited September 2009
    Gotcha.
    It seems like I may just have to wait until it gets delivered

    That's always the best way to judge a piece of gear. I hope you like it.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,721
    edited September 2009
    That Denon is a transport only. It only has HDMI output. It does not have any DACs inside, audio or video. For CD playback, you will have to send it by HDMI to the receiver and have the receiver process the signal.

    For the price, its a pretty good deal (compared to the original $1k price), but as I recall, its basically a 2nd generation Panasonic BD drive inside a Denon shell. It won't have BD Live and the start times won't be as good as the latest 3rd/4th gen players.

    It doesn't really compare at all to the Oppo player. The Oppo has onboard decoding for all Bluray and DVD audio formats, it outputs superlative quality video, has top tier upscaling and deinterlacing (something the Denon is severely lacking, just like the other 2nd gen Pannys). The Oppo also plays back SACD and has full analog outputs. Really no comparison.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited September 2009
    billbillw wrote: »
    That Denon is a transport only. It only has HDMI output. It does not have any DACs inside, audio or video. For CD playback, you will have to send it by HDMI to the receiver and have the receiver process the signal.

    For the price, its a pretty good deal (compared to the original $1k price), but as I recall, its basically a 2nd generation Panasonic BD drive inside a Denon shell. It won't have BD Live and the start times won't be as good as the latest 3rd/4th gen players.

    It doesn't really compare at all to the Oppo player. The Oppo has onboard decoding for all Bluray and DVD audio formats, it outputs superlative quality video, has top tier upscaling and deinterlacing (something the Denon is severely lacking, just like the other 2nd gen Pannys). The Oppo also plays back SACD and has full analog outputs. Really no comparison.

    well i guess thats that
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,771
    edited September 2009
    Also known to have issues with reliability. Don't know how they screwed up Panasonic's design.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,381
    edited September 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    Based on this, would anyone dispute the now 299.00 PS3's as a better option to his Denon?

    +1 for the sony...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • buymesome
    buymesome Posts: 281
    edited September 2009
    I fully agree with all the comments above mentioned but this bdp does label itself as a transport only. I guess the main thing thats important to me is bluray functionality remains untouched

    Sure its awesome that a bdp can decode the internal audio and process video . The fact is that there are so many high end quality av processors being released on to the market as we speak . These av components are becoming far more capable of delivering superior audio and video than the current generation of of bdp's trying to do it alone

    I find the denon's hybrid anti-vibration drive mechanism very appealing to be paired off with such a high quality component

    The denon is very sexy ,weighs 21 pounds plus you can tell everyone it costs a thousand bucks . With the way it looks no one would argue
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  • wutadumsn23
    wutadumsn23 Posts: 3,702
    edited September 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    +1 for the sony...



    +2 for the Sony, I love my 80 Gig. One of the most versatile pieces in my HT.

    -Jeff
    HT Rig
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    Center- Polk Audio CS2
    Surrounds- Polk Audio TSi 500's :D
    Sub- Polk Audio PSW125
    Retired- Polk Audio Monitor 40's
    T.V.- 60" Sony SXRD KDS-60A2000 LCoS
    Blu-Ray- 80 GB PS3


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    Polk Audio Monitor 10A's :cool:

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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited September 2009
    I am not sure it's just a rebadge from the Panny or not but the 20/30 does not impress me though since reliability is the main issues with Denon less than $4k products. Google AVS forums you will run across complaints with reliability of the 2930ci dvd ( Msrp $899.00) and the drop-off 5db on LFE for the 2500btci. Back in the 80s, Nr. Tillig ( stereophile) really loved the Atoll products. Suprisely the Atoll CDP ($999.00 MSRP) was nothing more than the $70.00 Technic CDP with a different looking cage. Forget the model since it's a while back. I love to have that 2500 btci on my rack @ give-away price but as I asked in different post that would it be an expensive brick after the warranty runs out and no 2500 btci waging in for the answer.
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  • buymesome
    buymesome Posts: 281
    edited September 2009
    The 5db increase on the sub has been addressed via firmware

    The ps3 has had its share of problems also the new one looks cheap and is slower than the old model
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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited September 2009
    buymesome wrote: »
    you can tell everyone it costs a thousand bucks

    :D;)

    funny
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  • buymesome
    buymesome Posts: 281
    edited October 2009
    just found out my protection plan is not an extended ontop of the manufacturers warranty . This means I only have 2 yrs intead of 3 hmmm . overstock said that I can add another 2 bringing the total to 70 for the 4 year protection . This sucks up the savings

    Does any 1 have knowledge of warranty extention plans from elsewhere . The said at overstock that I cant contact the manufacturers to get one from them
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