Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player

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Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 reviews of Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player. The average rating for this product is 2.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

40% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Gene DellaSala (audioholics.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player Review

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray player exemplifies flagship performance and status from a company that continually strives to be the leader in high performance audio gear and transports. It flawlessly plays every disc format currently relevant...

Phenomenal picture and sound quality ; Superb build quality ; Makes for a perfect combo with Denon Separates ; High end appeal

No audio/video streaming support for Netflix, Pandora, Youtube, etc ; Very complex to setup ; Excessive load times on some Blu-ray discs ; Uber expensive

Nov, 2009

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Expert review by : Chris Heinonen and Adrian Wittenberg (hometheaterhifi.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player

My wife often enjoyed making fun of how many optical disc players I had in my AV setup. When it was the most out of control, I had an HD-DVD player, a PS3 for Blu-ray movies, an Oppo Universal DVD player, and a Sony SACD changer for music. While DVD-A...

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal player faces stiff competition from the Oppo BDP-83, and now even more competition from the BDP-83 SE (which I have not used yet). In my daily use, I found the image quality during movies to be the equal of the Oppo, and...

Feb, 2010

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Expert review by : Shane Buettner (soundandvision.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player

Price: $4,500 At A Glance: Full interactivity and advanced audio • Reference-level picture and sound • HQV video processing • Slow disc access and load times The Chosen One? This isn't the first player we've reviewed in the high-end price category. In...

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : Shane Buettner (hometheater.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player

The Chosen One?

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : Shane Buettner (hometheatermag.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player

This isn't the first player we've reviewed in the high-end price category. In some respects, we've walked away impressed by the high-end players we've reviewed, but none of the high-end designs we've looked at has earned their pay grade by making our...

While it's nice that the DVD-A1UDCI plays back lossy compressed audio formats like DD, DTS, MP3, and AAC, I'm far more impressed that Denon takes steps to make them sound better with its Restorer technology. I'm not (quite) contentious enough to say...

Aug, 2009

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Expert review by : Adrienne Maxwell (hometheaterreview.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Player Reviewed

This $4,500 player is the crème de la crème of Denon's Blu-ray line, loaded with the company's high-end design and performance technologies. The DVD-A1UDCI is a universal disc player that supports Blu-ray, SACD, and DVD-Audio playback....

The Denon DVD-A1UDCI supports 1080p/24 playback of Blu-ray discs. Dual HDMI outputs lets you send the A/V signal to two displays or separate the audio and video signals

This player does not support any type of video-on-demand or music streaming, nor does it feature a wireless option for connection to your home network ; The player lacks internal memory, and Denon does not supply an SD card for storage of downloadable...

The $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI is clearly targeted at the high-end A/V enthusiast who wants to use it as the primary playback device for both high-definition video and high-resolution audio. This product is best mated with a top-shelf Denon receiver or...

Jul, 2009

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Expert review by : Jesse Corbeil (askmen.com)

Denon DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Player

Denon is taking Blu-ray to a whole new level with the DVD-A1UDCI universal player.

Coming in February, Denon's newest entry into the high-end home-theater market promises to amaze with both its unbelievable media quality and its earth-shaking price. The Denon DVD-A1UDCI is designed for use with the company's matching preamp and power...

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