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Originally Posted by Ruined
Also for another bit of info, if you want to squeak the most out of the Realta processor in your Denon preamp you should get a Blu-ray player which natively outputs interlaced signals for DVD and interlaced BDs. The Denon 2500 bobs 30fps 1080i material when the player is set to 1080p, resulting in huge loss of detail. So for 30fps Blu-ray material like Nine Inch Nails Beside You in Time, Galapagos, Nature's Journey, and most other documentaries/concerts with the exception of Planet Earth and a few other high budget ones, you should get a player that can natively output 1080i so you can use your Realta to properly deinterlace them. Remember, the only progressive source Blu-ray can display is 1080p/24fps, 1080p30 sources must be encoded as 1080i60 for Blu-ray to be within spec.
And the DVD upconversion of the Denon 2500 is poor, as well, compared to if you used a good DVD player like the Oppo 980H or Toshiba HD-A2 and fed the Denon preamp 480i over HDMI for Realta upconversion... Denon 2500 is not capable of native 480i over HDMI, at best you'll get 480i > crappy 480p deinterlacing > 480i re-interlacing.
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Thanks Ruined for the advice.
But I plan on using my 2500 for some time. It has performed flawlessly and gives me superb PQ and sound (bitstreamed to the Denon AVP) from Blu-ray discs. And yes many have complained about the BD30's up-conversion, but the 2500 IMO does a very good job with DVD's, so I have no complaints. But if I wanted to use a stand alone DVD player and output a 480i signal, my Yamaha DVD S2300 player fits that bill perfectly. I tried this player out doing just that, and it looked amazing going through the Denon's Realta processor. So I'd say I've got my bases covered pretty well.
