'This lack of internal decoding is particularly disappointing because the older DMP-BD10A itself offered internal decoding for all of these formats except DTS-HS Master Audio.'
'Image and audio quality mediocre.'
'decent button layout'
'Any DMP-BD30 owner whose AV receiver lacks built-in decoding for the new audio formats won't be able to enjoy the high-resolution soundtracks available on many Blu-ray discs (unless the disc includes an uncompressed soundtrack, as well.)'
'The Marantz UD9004's performance on SACD was noticeably worse through the digital output, not terrible but the warmth, detail and rock solid soundstage were greatly diminished.'
'Powerful Blu-ray features are present including the Silicon Optix REALTA HQV video processor.'
'amazing universal disc player'
'The remote is fairly plain, but has a weighty feel, and is topped with aluminum.'
'Movie freaks will be thankful for its ability to play movies at 24 frames per second—a feature that sorta came out of nowhere this past year—and support for the new DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD audio formats.'
'It failed some of the more difficult tests on Silicon Optix's HQV test suite; for instance, the waving American flag was full of jagged edges with the HD-D2'