Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater 2900, 2910 or 3910.......Need help

Bruce, one of the reasons I chose the 2900 is because it pretty much plays anything you can put on a CD or DVD disk. My previous unit was somewhat limited and I really wanted to have the capability to see photos on a CD.

I have seen some forum traffic that indicates it is a bit finicky with disks that are damaged or cscratched heavily, but that seems to be the only issue. Most often reseating the disk in the tray or simply opening/closing the tray will allow the disk to work. In any event, the issue is not a showstopper. I should have waited - you could have surprised me with one for Christmas too!!!

Thanks, Ray. That's just what I wanted to hear. If it would have cost one penny more, I wouldn't have purchased it. But, I feel I made the right choice. I think it's a lot just to listen to NIN.

Thanks so much for the 2900/2910 comparisons.

Anyone know anything about the 3910? What does $600 more get you over the 2910?

Hmmm...perhaps someone with more knowledge of these specs and shed some light...

Looking at the description of the 3910 vs the 2910 on the Denon website I noticed a different DAC is used by these players...

The 3910 uses this.
The 2910 uses this.

Like I said, someone with greater knowledge of what all those specs mean would have to explain it to me. To my eyes, a $3 part was replaced with a $6 part, and the price went up $600. There's got to be more to it than that, no?

I did a cursory look at the differences, but once I settled on the 2900 I pretty much lost interest in the 3910. There is quite a bit of detail at AVS, but I'll provide some of the big differences that I know about.

The video electronics are the same between the 2910/3910, except the 3910 has DPIC (Denon Pixel Image Correction). I don't know what that is. When I saw them side by side in an A/B on the same set, I could not tell a difference in the PQ.

The 3910 offers the following over the 2910:
- Variable bass management vs. fixed crossover
- Noticeably better audio DACS.
- PIC adjustments (4:3, wide, zoom) on the fly
- IEEE 1394 connection
- Denon Link
-RS-232 port for 3rd party controllers

The 3910 also weighs 17 pounds vs. the 2910 coming in at 12 pounds. That usually means power supply.

The big differences appear to be in audio (which I can verify first hand), connections and flexibility in adjustments. The only advantages the 3910 holds over the 2900 is in connections and slight audio DACs, but (to my eyes) the 2900 PQ is better.

The 2900 audio is also superb. Hope that helps, in a non-technical sort of way.

Also, Craig, although the $6 DAC has measurably better specs, even the $3 DAC performs beyond the needs of human ears and the recorded material which is available.

Hey, Coach,

Now you need to update your sig with your new component!

(suppose he's too busy watching movies to do that, now)