Typical price: £450
What is it: DVD home cinema system with 5.1 speakers and Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital and DTS support
What we think: Denon's panache for design and performance pulls through on this modest home cinema system, which is well worth the money
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Denon DHT-500SD compared to other DVD players
 Denon DHT-500SD |
 Samsung BD-P1000 |
 Pioneer DV-989 |
 Panasonic DMP-BD35 |
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| Review date | 6 Jun 05 | 2 Nov 06 | 21 Feb 06 | 29 Oct 08 |
| Editor's rating |
8.7
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9.2
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9.1
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9.0
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| Price range | £450 |
£154.00 - £154.00
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| Review summary | At only £400, the DHT-500SD is perhaps Denon's best value product on the market. The quality of the entire package is so high that you may as well discount the rest of the competition. The video output will service even the most expensive plasmas, the powerful speakers go blow for blow with demanding films such as Kill Bill, and the stylish package will look the part in even the most modern living rooms Read full review |
Samsung's BD-P1000 is the first Blu-ray player to arrive in the UK. High-definition image quality scales new heights using the 1080p format, but new technology always comes with an inflated price tag Read full review |
Pioneer's DV-989 is a top-of-the-range DVD player featuring cutting-edge technology and connectivity. The price will rule it out for many but, as a partner for a compatible high-end system, very few players offer the same performance with both movies and music Read full review |
Quite simply, this is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing Blu-ray players on the market. With the BD35, Panasonic is proving that stand-alone players can offer decent performance and other advantages such as lower power consumption, nearly silent operation and a much more sensible form factor Read full review |
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