Marantz introduces its flagship BD8002 Blu-ray player

Posted by David Walker on Thu 29 Jan 2009

Treat your high-def movies with respect

Marantz is promising the movie playback of your dreams with its newly-launched flagship Blu-ray player, the BD8002.

Knocking out crystal clear, super sharp 1080p imagery at 24 frames per second, the BD8002 also offers lossless, high def sound via Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio, as well as 1080p upscaling for your old DVDs, thanks to the on-board Digital Noise Reduction.

Versatile little thing too, handling VCDs, SVCDs, MP3s, WMA and DivX video files plus JPEG images, with an SD card slot for transferring your media from small gadget to big screen. Downside? Well, if you lay out the cash for a cutting-edge player, you want the cutting edge features - and this one is crying out for Blu-ray profile 2.0 rather than the 1.1 you actually get.

If you can live with that, the BD8002 offers movie playback as sharp as a fine Italian suit. In fact, the cost if it is on a par with a classy bespoke suit too - just under £1,800.

Link: Marantz

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