Monday, July 12, 2004
ExtremeTech Reviews the Bravo D2 DVD Player With DVI Output
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"We reviewed the original Bravo D1 DVD player back in August of last year. At that time, we appreciated the image quality when connected to an HDTV with DVI input, but found it lacking ergonomically and thought it offered poor analog output quality. Bravo recently sent us their latest DVD player with DVI, the D2. We've spent quite a few hours with it now. It's much improved, though still not without warts. We put the updated Bravo through its paces, and found more to like this time around."
The kicker with this DVD player is its DVI output. The D2 can upscale 480i DVD content to 480p, 720p or 1080i. One minor issue (and it might not even matter to most) is the lack of support for SACD or DVD-A. Also, the announced D3 will offer support for Windows Media 9 and HighMAT, which will allow you to play back WMV-HD movies which might be a big deal in a couple years. If you have a HDTV with a DVI interface, you'll really want to check out these DVD players that upscale to 720p or 1080i because you'll be amazed at what you are missing.
The kicker with this DVD player is its DVI output. The D2 can upscale 480i DVD content to 480p, 720p or 1080i. One minor issue (and it might not even matter to most) is the lack of support for SACD or DVD-A. Also, the announced D3 will offer support for Windows Media 9 and HighMAT, which will allow you to play back WMV-HD movies which might be a big deal in a couple years. If you have a HDTV with a DVI interface, you'll really want to check out these DVD players that upscale to 720p or 1080i because you'll be amazed at what you are missing.
