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Denon DVD-555S Progressive-Scan DVD Player

Denon DVD-555S Progressive-Scan DVD Player

List Price: $169.00
Your Price: $149.99
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Features:
  • DVD-Video player with progressive-scan video output for seamless, flicker-free images on high-definition and HD-ready TVs
  • Plays DVD-Video, video-mode DVD-R/RW, audio CD, CD-R/RW, MP3 CD, WMA CD, JPEG image CD, Kodak Picture CD, Fujicolor CD
  • Black-level adjustment, image zoom, 2 MB memory buffer to prevent layer-change pauses
  • 3:2 pulldown corrects distortion from film-based DVDs for frame-accurate pictures
  • Measures 17.1 x 3 x 8.7 inches (W x H x D)


Description:

Give your home theater an affordable infusion of high-quality picture and sound with Denon's DVD-555S DVD player. The slim, silver player will let you enjoy your recordable CDs filled with MP3 and Windows Media Audio files (including WMA 9) in addition to playing DVD-Video, recordable DVD (video-mode DVD-RW and DVD+R/+RW), and recordable CD configured for digital photo viewing (JPEG image CD, Kodak Picture CD, and Fujicolor CD).

For its video stage, the DVD-555S employs dual, discrete 54 MHz, 10-bit video digital-to-analog conversion (1 chip each for progressive and interlaced outputs). Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts (appreciable on high-definition and HD-ready TVs).

A 2 MB memory buffer decreases layer-change pauses or pickup dropouts during DVD playback, and standard composite- and S-video outputs bring compatibility with just about any television.

The player uses Burr-Brown 24-bit, 192 kHz audio DACs (PCM-1756) for pristine sound from DVDs and CDs, and both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's digital-audio outputs (1 each of RCA coaxial and Toslink optical) for direct connection with your audio/video receiver. The digital-audio outputs are configurable for 24-bit, 96 kHz PCM passthrough to compatible receivers and stand-alone DACs.

Other features include picture zoom, black-level control, and remote ports for hookup and operation in concert with other Denon equipment.

What's in the Box
DVD player, remote control, remote batteries (2 AA), a user's manual, a stereo analog audio interconnect/composite-video cable, an AC power cord, a service-station list, and a warranty card.

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