First unveiled in August at the CEDIA event, the "ultimate quality" Marantz branded Blu-ray player finally has a price tag and a release date.
After a couple of manufacturing delays, the player will sell for $2100 USD, and is due to hit retail shelves sometime during the Q2 2008.
So why is this player available at a 400 percent premium over the average player? According to Marantz the player (Profile 1.1 compliant), "features full 1080p output and decoding for all current high-resolution audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and uncompressed PCM, outputting both 7.1-channel analog signals and PCM audio via HDMI."
More importantly, the player will include the Realta HQV video processor, which "allows for advanced video clean-up of even the best high-def signals."
Worth $2100? Lets see how the consumer responds.
Source:
HD Digest
So why is this player available at a 400 percent premium over the average player? According to Marantz the player (Profile 1.1 compliant), "features full 1080p output and decoding for all current high-resolution audio formats, including Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and uncompressed PCM, outputting both 7.1-channel analog signals and PCM audio via HDMI."
More importantly, the player will include the Realta HQV video processor, which "allows for advanced video clean-up of even the best high-def signals."
Worth $2100? Lets see how the consumer responds.
Source:
HD Digest
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