The Denon DN-V500BD provides HDMI 1.3a, 1080p/24-bit video with Deep Colour and x.v Colour support, along with High-Bit-Rate audio output. It employs an Anchor Bay VRS high-bit interlace-to-progressive scan converter and scaler and Denon's High Picture Quality Circuitry. In addition, the DN-V500BD provides BD-Live Profile 2.0, AVCHD and DivX HD support, and includes an HDMI Source Direct mode to output the native resolution of a Blu-ray Disc.
The player features Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and can output these formats via its HDMI or 7.1-channel analogue outputs, complete with full bass management for integration into legacy systems. The DN-V500BD also has a two-channel audio output and utilises 24-bit/192kHz audio D/A converters for high-resolution audio reproduction.
(Jim Evans)
