Marantz DV4001 Progressive Scan Dvd Player

Video - superb! I have only used it on component video @ 480p, on my 65" Mitsubishi HDTV, but it completely blows away any other DVD player I have used. With good source material, it looks practically high def, and the color and shadow detail are awesome - very faithful to the original material. I am sure that when upconverted over HDMI it is even better, but I have not personally tried that yet.

Audio - superb! Every single 'bit' of digital audio comes through perfectly. I thought all digital-out players should sound identical, but now I am not so sure... IMO, Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are significantly more "immersive" and dialogue is easier to hear at low volume. Keep in mind, though, this unit does not have optical (toslink) audio out, only digital coax. No big deal, but you should know this.

Build quality is awesome - you will not be disappointed here! The brushed aluminum face is very classy and makes a statement that you are serious about home... Read more

With recent drop of price (sold at $69 at OneCall), I purchased one immediately since Marantz has the reputation of quality products. I am not disappointed, especially due to the price I paid.

The Pros:

1. Excellent build quality. Touch and feel are very good. Many cheap players has flimsy body/remote compared to this one. The player is sturdy, does not shiver when playing discs.

2. 3 year warranty. Rare in current electronics market.

3. remote is large and nice. It even has Repeat button which is very handy when you are playing musics.

4. International support. It has PAL<->NTSC converter so you can play international discs without a problem. The one I got from OneCall is all-region player so I don't even need to do all-region hack myself.

5. Unlike what an earlier reviewer said, this player does have capability to restart from where you stop. It remembers up to positions of 10 discs. Even if you remove the disc,... Read more

I purchased a DV4001 for a second entertainment system because it had the features I wanted and because I expected it to match the quality of my DV4300 I already had. So far, this player has worked great. It does have an HDMI output, but personally, using this with my Panasonic TC-32LX600, I find that the aspect ratios the unit seems to force the TV into don't always match what should be. In my case, using either the component video out or the S-Video offered up a system that works a lot better. But I am told that HDMI has it's quirks, especially if the TV and DVD player are from different manufacturers and of a slightly different generation.
As for picture quailty, this thing is excellent. I toyed with the idea of just buying some unit from a local retailer, but this unit blows all those under $400 DVD players away. Also, the insides are a LOT more robust. For kicks, I opened the unit up to find that it actually has a rather beefy power supply and the circuit boards do not look... Read more