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Keithe6e

6:19 PM on 14 May, 2009

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Crikey!, @£1500 wound't you just get a decent BD player and a shack load of BD Discs that don't need upscaling in the first place. Your value score seems way out!!, yes it makes old tech DVD look better, but come on.

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Chris

7:55 PM on 14 May, 2009

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@Keith, I was about to say the same thing. I may sound like a luddite to the audio/videophile types, but surely even the most impressive DVD players are passé by now?

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MatthewBunton

8:37 PM on 14 May, 2009

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What you said Keith actually makes a lot of sense however I suppose if someone has amassed a large collection of DVDs over the years then it might be worth it to them.

Otherwise I have to admit I fail to see the point especially at that price.

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purephase

10:03 PM on 14 May, 2009

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To those who say this is expensive. I think this should be compared more to a high end audio product than a dvd player. The rrp for an arcam solo music (not the inferior mini, but the full width zversion) is £1,250. If this box can match that for audio and play upscaled dvd then it's a winner. I suspect though that it may suffer from the same as the arcam 5.1 dvd, also £1,500 which loses a lot of it's musical ability for the visual benefits.

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ilovethemonkeyhead

10:30 PM on 14 May, 2009

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only 2.1 channels?

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Chris

12:32 PM on 15 May, 2009

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@purephase: Believe it or not, I'm not bashing the price per se. There will always be high-end kit aimed at the well-heeled that mere mortals can only drool over. I always enjoy reading articles like this, call it 'aspirational' perhaps. It just seems that if you spend £1500 on a DVD player, any DVD player, you're investing in outdated technology, which doesn't strike me as a sensible purchasing choice in anyone's book.

@Matthew: True, but I reckon that if someone's got the cash to spend £1500 on a DVD player (or even a Blu-Ray player) they probably have the means to purchase a sizeable Blu-Ray collection.

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Chocoa

8:32 PM on 15 May, 2009

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That has to be one of the ugliest pieces of hardware I've seen in a long time. Why three (unstable) feet. - Looks like something from Trotter's Trading Company!

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TheVoiceofReason

6:49 PM on 18 May, 2009

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I suspect the DVDi10 is intended for those with a large CD and DVD collection and a TV to match who haven’t made the jump to full-on Hi Fi or mega-channel home theatre (probably for space or aesthetic reasons) but can appreciate quality all the same.

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Although we initially baulked at the DVDi10's eye-popping price tag, after spending time in its company we can now see and hear where your money's going. The picture and sound quality on offer is nothing short of sensational, while the bulletproof build quality and sophisticated looks make it an eye-catching home cinema centrepiece. The bizarre operational idiosyncrasies, poor onscreen menus and lack of DivX support diminish the quality of the overall package and hardly put it at the cutting-edge of AV tech, but in terms of pure performance you certainly won't be disappointed.

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8/10

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Reviewed by Danny Phillips

14 May 2009

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£1,495.00

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