Wow! A Blu-Ray DVD player and an HD receiver in one, boasting a 2 Tetrabit hard drive, 7.1 channel sound and apparently a direct connection to Apple’s iTunes…So unreal it’s a fake!
As far as we know, the word was spread by a Denon fan who made it all up on Photoshop. However, we thought we’d mention some of the cool lifestyle products by Denon already on the market or due very soon. There’s the Denon AVR-4308DAB, an HD Wi-fi AV Network receiver due in October 2007 and priced at £2,000 and the Denon D-F103HRDAB, a Networked Hard Drive Stereo system priced at £1,000.
The key features for the AVR-4308DAB include HDMI 1.3a repeater with two HDMI outputs, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoders (HDMI 1.3a), Deep Colour and xvYCC support (HDMI 1.3a), and Auto Lip Sync (HDMI 1.3a). While sound stats include identical quality and power for all 7 channels, 140W x 7ch, Denon’s Dynamic Discrete Surround Circuit, Denon proprietary Advanced AL24 for all channels, Faroudja chip to up-scale to 1080P, New audiophile chassis construction design, Compressed Audio Restorer and a DAB tuner – the first for a Denon AV receiver.
The D-F103HRDAB has got everything in it, a built in HD, internet playback, wireless capability (optional), rips CDs directly to its internal HD, internet Radio capability, DAB radio functionality, CDDB Gracenote support. It also plays MP3s, WMAs, and AAC, and it has the ability to play off a flash drive, and Ipod connectivity. It’s been out since 2006 and is definitely still worth mentionning!