Denon DVD Players
Denon's new DVD players look like they are really agressively targeting the competition. The biggest thing we noticed were the new DVD-1920 and DVD 756S which provide a Faroudja FLi2301 chip along with HDMI 1.1 with digital bass management. An aluminum front panel and parallel 480i video output (concurrent with HDMI) make these very impressive players for only $349. Here is the full comparison chart of Denon's new entry-level DVD players.
| Feature/Specification | 
 
 DVD 556S 
 
 | 
 
 DVD 1720 
 
 | DVD 756S | 
 
 DVD 1920 
 
 | 
| Availability | Now | Now | Now | Now | 
| SRP | $149 | $149 | $349 | $349 | 
| Cosmetic Finish | Silver | Black | Silver | Black | 
| D.D.V.C. -Dual Discrete Video Circuit |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| DVD-Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| DVD-Audio |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| Super Audio CD |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| Music/Video CD/CD-R/CD-RW Playback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| DVD-R/RW Video - Conditional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| DVD+R/RW Video - Conditional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Kodak Picture CD Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Fujifilm Fujicolor CD Compatible | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| JPEG Photo-File Viewer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| WMA 9 (Audio only), MP3 Audio Decoder for CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW Discs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Single Disc Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Progressive Scan (By Matsushita) | Yes | Yes |  |  | 
| DCDi™ by Faroudja Progressive Scan Decoding Engine |  |  | FLi2301 | FLi2301 | 
| 3:2 Pull down Detection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| 10-bit, 54-MHz Video DAC 480i/480p ((Integrated I/P Converter/Video DAC) | Yes | Yes |  |  | 
| Discrete 10-bit, 108-MHz Video DAC - 480i (Integrated I/P Converter/Video DAC) |  |  |  | Yes | 
| Discrete 11-bit, 216-MHz Analog Devices Video DAC (ADV-7322) 480p |  |  | Yes |  | 
| Super Sub Alias Digital Filter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Buffer Memory to decrease Layer change | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 2MB | 
| Multi-speed DVD-ROM Drive -2X for DVD, 4X for CD | 1.5x/4x | 1.5x/4x | 1.5x/4x | 1.5x/4x | 
| Burr-Brown 24/192 Audio DACs (DSD/PCM Discrete) | PCM-1756 | PCM-1756 | PCM-1738 | PCM-1738 | 
| Digital Bass Management for DVD-Audio/MLP/SACD, High (12dB) and Low Pass (24dB) with Speaker Configuration/Level Control and Delay Time Control *Crossover Slopes: DVD-A/V, 12dB High and 24dB Low -SACD, 6dB/12dB |  |  | 80Hz* No Delay for SACD | 80Hz* 
 
 No Delay 
 | 
| Built-In Dolby Digital, dts, DVD-Audio, SACD Decoders with 5.1 outputs |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| 4:3 Aspect Ratio Squeeze and Zoom Adjustments - *Available on HDMI | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | 
| Pure Direct Modes (User Selectable - Video/Digital/Display Off) |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| Composite Video Output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| S-Video Output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Component Video Output | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Coaxial and Optical Digital Outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Parallel Digital/Analog Audio Outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Parallel Video Outputs-*With HDMI: 480i Component/S and Composite | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | 
| True 24-bit/96kHz Digital PCM 2-Ch. Output *24/192 on HDMI | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* | 
| HDMI 1.1 (HDCP Compatible -SiL9030) - With Selectable Scaling -480p/720p/1080i |  |  | 
 
 Multi 
 | 
 
 Multi 
 | 
| HDMI Bass Management |  |  | Yes | Yes | 
| Black Level Adjustment, including HDMI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Passes Below Black for Monitor Calibration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Discrete Power On/Off | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Here are some pics of the new line-up:
 
			         
			           
			             
			             
			             
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