Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Denon 2200 on sale at ecost

Does somebody want to tell me what is the bee's knee's about this DVD player to the otherwise DVD illiterate (Read: me).

My old player that I bought 3 or so years ago was aronud $300 bucks and seems to work just great. The layer change sometimes is a little slow, but it's usually not very distracting. It is a panasonic (don't know the model number), with DTS and DD encoding built in.

I'm just wondering whether it is also time to upgrade this, and what the benefit would be. What else is there besides sound and picture (both of which seem to be great on my system)

thanks

It plays SACDs and DVD-As. That's the attraction for me. The Pioneer that everyone talks about around here also does, but it costs about the same (right, guys?) and has had some quality issues.

So is it mostly the playback features (ability to play DVD-A and SACD)? Or is there also a benefit in buying a new player because video and sound DACs have gotten better?

Basically, would there be any reason to get a new player if my old player otherwise works great, and I'm not interested in DVD-A and SACD?

I'd buy one of those right now if i was looking - that's an amazing deal

It also has bass management for SACD & DVD-A were you can specify the crossover it's not fixed like the Pioneers.

Are you sure you want to do this. These are refurbed, aren't they and I don't think you get a warrantee, either.

The x-over on the 2200 and 2900 is not adjustable, it is fixed at 80hz for all formats, unlike the Pio 563 which is all over the board depending on the format.

cool, good to see some people took advantage.

My understanding is that it comes w/ a 1 yr warranty, even though it's refurbed. I have this player w/ my plasma and I'm VERY happy. Only thing I would've wanted is DVI but the 5900 is WAY outta my league.

The refurb / B-stock from ecost usually comes with a 90 day warranty. You can usually add a 1 year (non-Denon) extended warranty. I got the extended (for $30) with the DVM-4800 I bought from ecost in November. Based on the research I did before making that purchase, the equipment is in excellent condition when you get it and if there are problems, Denon stands behind it.

The only caution - Denon sends the equipment out to liquidate when they have a decent quantity. It might be months before soemthing shows up. You should always call to see if they actually HAVE the equipment before ordering. Sometimes they don't and the "expected delivery date" ecost quotes keeps slipping.

Adrien, in my view the answer is no.