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Denon S-5BD

This system looks great and the concept of combining a high-end receiver with a Blue Ray was the main attraction to purchase this unit. The set up was pretty simple and intuitive. The sound is great. I like being able to control the iPod directly from the onscreen menus. However, I am very disappointed with the performance of the disk player. The system is extremely slow to respond when I insert a disk (DVD or Blue Ray). It takes 30 seconds to 1 full minute to start playing the disk (and sometimes not at all - unit freezes up). I compared it to my much less expensive (entry level) Panasonic Blue Ray player using the same disks and Panasonic ... Setup is a breeze thanks to automatic configuration via Audyssey MultEQ room acoustic measurement and correction system, which detects the quantity and type of speakers, and provides precise tailoring of critical audio parameters for pristine sound quality (measurement microphone included) The Blu-ray player incorporates our exclusive center-mounted Blu-ray transport mechanism and the latest features, including BD-Live support via the Ethernet port It is an innovative single-component home entertainment solution that cleverly combines audiophile grade 5.1 surround sound with an advanced Blu-ray disc player. 3 HDMI inputs; input for Denon iPod dock, 2nd zone audio and video outputs with speaker and pre-amp level options. DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS ES 6.1 Discrete, DTS ES 6.1 Matrix, DTS Neo:6 decoding ... »» Read more...

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