The Denon DBP-1610 offers all the latest Blu-ray features with the quality you’d expect from a leading AV brand like Denon.

It features a great host of features including Profile 2.0 and BD Live Support and with the BD Live technology; you can receive software updates and access special sites with extra film information via the Ethernet port. The DBP-1610 also offers support for both AVCHD and DivX HD. The result is not only an exceptional picture quality but also superb compatibility. Full support of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD Master Audio is offered and the HDMI v1.3a socket supports x.v. Colour. Even if you’re just playing conventional DVDs, then the Denon DBP1610 scores highly. As with other Blu-ray players, it will playback your existing DVDs to a very high standard. In fact, provided you have a suitable TV, it can upscale them to 1080p, for even greater levels of clarity.

Although the Denon’s picture is impressive, it’s in terms of sound quality where the DBP-1610 really moves ahead of its rivals. 192kHz/24-bit gives a first-rate audio performance whether you’re listening to Blu-rays, DVDs or CDs. Denon’s typical attention to detail ensures only the best quality components are used. Independent audio block design reduces interference from high frequency noise and pure direct mode ensures the very best sound quality with stereo playback. The resulting sound quality is impressively realistic and definitely a notch or two up on what you might expect.

For a great Blu-ray with all of the latest features, the Denon DBP1610 should definitely be on your shortlist