Marantz BD5004

All of the mainstream electronics manufacturers are competing to deliver the best HDTV displays for consumers’ home theaters. Not too recently, the battle has shifted to Blu-ray players, from affordable entry-level players under $500 as well as feature-rich high-end models priced above $1000. However, Marantz enters the fray with the Marantz BD5004 universal disc player, which tries to compete with the midrange models.

Marantz BD5004 | Player Details

Design

The Marantz BD5004 universal disc player supports many formats, thus the “universal” label. The button layout is rather strange, lined up vertically instead of horizontally. To the left of the info display is the open and seek buttons while on the right is the play, stop, and pause buttons. There is an SD card slot just below the pause button and the power button is found alone on the far left. The disc tray is found in the center. Aside from the odd vertical layout, the Marantz BD5004 pretty much looks like the other brushed metal players, but impresses with its aluminum built.

Features

Features are the BD5004’s greatest strengths with complete Profile 2.0 support which is necessary for the BD-Live content to be used with Bonus View support. There is an Ethernet port found on the back so the player can connect and download the BD-Live content that is featured on the disc as well as update the firmware if a newer version is available. Although there is no USB port found on the back, content can conveniently be saved on an SD memory card.

There is also support for Dolby format heavyweights including both the DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby True HD. Sound clarity is achieved by its 192 kHz audio converter that swiftly feeds HD signals to its advanced audio circuits.

The universal aspect of the player adds to the value by supporting a variety of formats including WMA, MP3, JPEG, DivX, and AVCHD. The image and audio formats can easily be played via SD or SDHC card.

Performance

The Marantz BD5004 is packs quite a punch for a universal player with the Full HD 1080p with 24 fps outputs. It supports the older 480i output resolution through HDMI too, which is good for people that want to play back titles in this resolution. The Deep Color specification combined with speediness in playing Blu-ray and other formats pretty much seals the deal.

Bottom Line

The Marantz BD5004 is a great universal player that squeezes in more features than other players in its price range. Its design and durability are not bad. Furthermore, a 3 year warranty comes along with every purchase, which sweetens the deal even more.

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