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DVD Type: DVD Player
Playable Disk Types: DVD Video
DVD-R
DVD-RW
CD (Audio)
CD-R
CD-RW
Surround Sound: Virtual Surround
Dolby Digital (Digital out only)
DTS (Digital out only)
Picture Control: Contrast
Brightness
Saturation
Gamma Correction
Sharpness
Black Level
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	Circuitcity.com
	Amazon.com
	Cnet.com

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My first purchase of a refurbished unit but this will not be my last. The Denon DVD557 arrived in great condition and works perfectly. I was particularly impressed with the qualify of the picture it outputs. from Compusa.com I bought this player as a package with denon receiver & speaker system. The pictures & color blew me away with its crisp and strong color over 1080i upconversion. from Circuitcity.com Five hours later, put the 557 back in the box for a refund. Those of you who got into HD early and planned to use a hdmi - dvi cable, move on. Denon has engineered the obsolesence of that digital to digital connection by sending a RGB signal to any dvi link. It's in the manual. from Circuitcity.com Everything went well for two weeks, but then it failed completely. Would power on but would not respond to any input - even after several attempts to reset. This was my first Denon purchase - will likely be my last. Kind of disaapointing. from Circuitcity.com After doing some research and wanting a better picture from my dvd's. I kept reading about 2 dvd converters. Denon and Onkyo as the top 2 under $200 and that would out perform some of the converters in the $400+ range. Well I chose the Denon cause it wason sale for $130 and it's tax free weekend (paid $160 with 3 yr warranty). from Circuitcity.com I'm still somewhat in shock over this Denon DVD player. I have a Denon receiver and picked up this unit largely on that reputation. from Circuitcity.com I had a samsung dvd-hd950 that was horrible....glitchy, unimpressive picture, super-slow reaction time, annoying remote and user interface...and it crapped out in just over 1 year. Replaced it with this Denon and I am astonished at the improvement all the way around. Picture is legitimately close to HD and sound is warm and crisp. from Circuitcity.com I was watching a dvd tonight and it just died, with dvd inside. Did not purchase extended warranty so I guess I am out of luck. I will contact Denon and see what their response will be. from Circuitcity.com Hooked it up with S Video and Opitcal audio. I played Top Gun and sound quality was fabulous, but picture quality is real what surprised me. My old DVD playerwas about 2 years old and was progressive scan, but Denon's picture quality blew it away. from Circuitcity.com Awesome dvd player..the image upscaling is great and the sound quality teamed up with the denon 887 reciver is unbleveable..great value for the cost. from Circuitcity.com

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DVD Player, 1 Disc, Progressive Scan, Virtual Surround, Dolby Digital (Digital out only), DTS (Digital out only) Sound, Composite ...

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Released	over 3 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video DVD-R DVD-RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
Surround Sound	Virtual Surround Dolby Digital (Digital out only) DTS (Digital out only)
Picture Control	Contrast Brightness Saturation Gamma Correction Sharpness Black Level Zoom
Audio DAC	24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio S/N Ratio	115 dB
Depth	12.2 in.
Display Dimmer	Yes
Dynamic Range	98 dB (DVD)
Height	2.95 in.
MPN	DVD557
Number Of Discs	1
OSD	Yes
Outputs	Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1 Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, HDMI x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1
Playable File Formats	MP3 WMA JPEG
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Remote Control	Standard
TV Resolutions	480i 480p
UPC	081757507226
Video Output System	NTSC
Video Upconversion	720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Weight	5.06 lb.
Width	17.09 in.

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