Which Rotel DVD player?

[Joelp]

Hi all,

I'm in the market for a new DVD player and I was thinking of the RDV-1040, the RDV-1050, or one of the new Denon players. My dealer wants to sell me a rotel to match the RSX-1056 I already have, but I get the feeling he's giving me the runaround. Before I start auditioning these things I'd like to hear from anyone who owns a RDV-1040, RDV-1050, or those new Denon Players. Are the rotel players worth the extra cash? I do movies more than music, are the DVD audio players a frivolous extra?

thanks for the help,

[Cracking Oboe]

Hi all,

I do movies more than music, are the DVD audio players a frivolous extra?

Joelp,

If you don't do any critical dark room listening to music, yes, DVD audio (and SACD) are frivolous. They seem to be unavoidable in most machines, which makes the RDV 1040, and the Denon 1910 (similar price, with similar specs), comparible options. If audio is not as important to you, you might also consider a Pioneer DVD recorder (The DVR 320-S) at about the same price.
It is all about balancing your own personal priorities. My priorities, which weigh heavily on the audio quality side, led me to the RDV's.
Good luck in your decision making.

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[BlazeMaster]

Also, if you don't have a digital display, you might be able to save even more money by going with Denon's last year DVD players, such as the DVD2200 and DVD2900. You can get the DVD2900 at a much better price now.

[spiffnme]

DVD-A and SACD's "high rez" audio my be frivolous, but many of the discs in those formats come with some very excellent 5.1 mixes. Not gimmicky..."oooh...the drums are behind me crud...I mean really excellent immersive mixes. I've been gobbling up 5.1 discs a lot lately. They just sound great!

[will1066]

If DVD-A is not important to you, I wouldn't sweat too expensive a player. Odds are you'll be feeding movie audio digitally to your 1056 and letting it decode surround sound.

[Joelp]

Ordered the RDV-1040

Well I ordered my rdv-1040 yesterday, I'm pretty excited to see the difference versus my current no-namer player.

thanks for the input!

Joel

[Cracking Oboe]

Congratulations Joelp! Keep us posted on what you think of the unit after you've used it for awhile.

I look forward to your review.

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