Denon introduces another pricey Blu-ray player

Denon has introduced a new standalone Blu-ray player that offers owners everything but the kitchen sink, in what the company says is the world’s first high-end universal Blu-ray player.

The DVD-A1UCDI Blu-ray player is BD-Live ready and carries a whopping $3,800 MSRP price tag.  Denon expects to release the Blu-ray player in February.

Denon’s latest player is able to play Blu-ray discs, DVDs, CDs, and Super Audio CDs (SACDs), along with DVD audio discs.

Owners can connect the player via dual HDMI outputs, and it also has 7.1-channel audio jacks, and a Denon Link 4 HDMI connection. It’s being promoted as the only player that is able to decode every single Dolby and DTS formats created.

It’s ready for BD-Live data with a built-in ethernet plug and SD card slot for external memory storage.

Using Denon Link 4 — Denon’s proprietary digital audio transmission technology — it uses a real-time balanced trasmission to help keep external noise from disrupting the signal.  It can be used to help digital signals be sent without disruptions and jitters.

Most Blu-ray manufacturers are trying to focus on lowering prices to help get Blu-ray in more living rooms, but higher-end Blu-ray models haven’t had to slash prices as of yet.  For example, Denon is expected to continue catering to a very exclusive group of home video enthusiasts with deep pockets.