Outstanding Blu-ray picture quality., Excellent DVD picture with 576p signals., First-class features and build quality., Sensational sound, especially with Denon receivers.

Colour deviations in up-scaled DVD pictures., Long loading times; slow navigation.

To get the most out of this player, you should hook it up to one of Denon’s AV receivers. But, even if you don’t, the picture and sound are nearly perfect. Our biggest criticism goes to the disc drive, which is far too slow. Competition is good for...