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Denon gives away free Blu-ray player with receiver purchase

Denon, through the large e-tailer Amazon, has begun a new promotion in which they are giving away a Blu-ray player for free with the purchase of a Denon receiver.

The player, the Denon DVD-2500BTCI, has a list price of $900 USD but is currently selling on Amazon for $489.46 USD.



The deal works in conjunction with 5 different receivers, ranging in price from $1199-5500 USD.

According to BPBS, the BD player has the following specs:

DVD-2500BDTCI Features and Performance Overview:

* Complete digital-only transport to eliminate interference
* Single-cable HDMI connection and Digital HD output up to 1080p
* Full 10-bit processing for i/p and scaling circuit
* Blu-ray 1080p/24fps output capability
* Up to 36 bit Deep Color support via HDMI
* Native bitstream output for Dolby Digital+, Dolby TrueHD, and dts-HD Master Audio
* Bonus View functionality (BD-ROM Profile 1.1), providing simultaneous Audio and Video options for greater interactivity.
* Digital media disc support: Blu-Ray, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, CD Audio WMA, MP3, Kodak picture CD, Fuji Color CD, DivX playback (including DivX 6).

You can view the deal here: Buy a Qualifying Denon Home Theater Receiver and Get a Free Denon Blu-ray DVD/CD Player


Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 11 Mar 2009 18:44

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• 5 comments

• stumpied

  Nothin is "free". . . remember that.
  
  How much of a profit do they make off each unit if they can give stuff away for "free".

  12.3.2009 00:24 #1

• powerq

  I usually tell people, "It's not free, it's INCLUDED."

  12.3.2009 02:03 #2

• Pop_Smith

  Originally posted by stumpied: Nothin is "free". . . remember that.
  
  How much of a profit do they make off each unit if they can give stuff away for "free".I think that part of the reason for them "including" this Blu-Ray player with the receivers, which vary from $1,200 to $5,500, is because the player is "outdated" in that it's only Profile 1.1 compatible.
  
  It's currently going for ~$300 on eBay so if someone was looking to buy one of those five receivers anyway they could, in theory, either put the player up on eBay or it could possibly fetch a bit more on Craigslist and use the money towards another player or component of their in-home theater.
  
  Peace

  12.3.2009 16:22 #3

• Daxsmoker

  denon receivers are good one i like how they have 7.1 versions and it seems i cant find other companies that do have them and that i like

  14.3.2009 16:58 #4

• kalboy

  Originally posted by Daxsmoker: denon receivers are good one i like how they have 7.1 versions and it seems i cant find other companies that do have them and that i like
  
  well i have a denon 5.1 and i have had a lot of trouble with it.i would not buy anouther one

  4.8.2009 06:08 #5