denon 3808 or denon 2809

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Hi all new to the site and am in need of some wise words. Looking for a new reciever and have narrowed it down to the denon 3808, however with the 2809 due later this year and the improvement of the 1909 over the 1908, i'm in two minds as to what to buy. Will the 2809 be a better than the 3808? any help will be great. cheers

 

[professorhat]

MORGIE1983:Will the 2809 be a better than the 3808?
I know it's a cliche, but, it really is hard to tell before it's released. From what I can see feature wise, the 2808 lacks upscaling so it's more than likely this will be introduced on the 2809 I think. And if they improve the sound the way they have the 1909 (at least according to reviews anyway - I haven't heard it myself) - there's definitely a chance it may be better. Only time will tell...

 

[Gerrardasnails]

professorhat:MORGIE1983:Will the 2809 be a better than the 3808?
I know it's a cliche, but, it really is hard to tell before it's released. From what I can see feature wise, the 2808 lacks upscaling so it's more than likely this will be introduced on the 2809 I think. And if they improve the sound the way they have the 1909 (at least according to reviews anyway - I haven't heard it myself) - there's definitely a chance it may be better. Only time will tell...

The 2808 has upscaling.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah; it certainly has! Waiting for it to arrive because it's on his way to me...

Back on-topic: I Think the 3808 would be a very good choice since it is of a higher 'breed'. But on the other hand, maybe if you can maintain your cool, it will be a little cheaper since newer models are on the way...

P.S: bought my 2808 for as litlle as 599 euro's, that's about 472 GBP, was reason enough for me NOT to wait for the newer models...

I think whatever your definite choice will be, you won't regret is.

 

[professorhat]

Ah yes sorry, it's not particularly clear on the website but I now see it upscales to 1080i.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

professorhat:Ah yes sorry, it's not particularly clear on the website but I now see it upscales to 1080i.

You had me worried for a minute there prof. It does 1080p.

DENON AVR2808
Available in Black & Silver
Video conversion to HDMI v1.3a and 1080p upscaling
High quality I/P conversion for HDMI
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding
DDSC-Digital featuring Analogue Devices HammerHead SHARC 32 bit floating point DSP processor
Audyssey MultEQ XT Auto-Setup and Room EQ function with microphone supplied
7 Channels equal power amplifier section
110 watts per channel (8 ohms, 20 Hz-20 kHz,
ALPHA 24 Processing (AL24) on all channels
Adjustable High and Low Pass Crossover (40/60/80/100/120/150/200/250Hz)
12bit/216MHz Video DAC
"Compressed Audio Restorer" for higher quality playback of MP3/AAC via the optional iPod dock
Assignable Component Video inputs (100MHz Bandwidth), with On-Screen Display
7.1 external wide bandwidth (100 kHz) inputs for multi-channel formats, such as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD
Digitally regulated volume control with .5dB increment adjustments and step range of -80 to +18dB
Audio Delay adjustment to match audio signals with video signals (0-200ms)
Built-in RDS AM/FM tuner with 56 presets
2 Multizone functionality with Discrete Power, Source Select and Volume control for each zone
Power Amplifier Assign function, lets you assign 2 of the 7 amp channels to drive Zone 2 speakers directly
2 12V Trigger
IR in/out terminals
Learning remote
Optional ASD-1R iPod dock available
Full System Setup/Parameter control on front panel, with feedback on front panel display (Monitor is not needed for setup)

 

[Gerrardasnails]

professorhat:Ah yes sorry, it's not particularly clear on the website but I now see it upscales to 1080i.

I've just seen that on Denon's website, as you say, they are only claiming 1080i - this is a mistake. Defo 1080p.

 

[professorhat]

Not too surprising from a manufacturer. After all, why keep your website updated and accurate - who would look there for information?!
Unbelievable isn't it?!