Harman Kardon DVD50 5-Disc Progressive-Scan DVD Player

.com Designed to handle every popular digital audio and video format, Harman Kardon's DVD50 with progressive scan is an advanced and versatile five-disc DVD video changer. The DVD50 is the first DVD changer to include built-in MP3 decoding from CD discs. The DVD50 can also play CD-Rs and CD-RWs as well as DVDs, standard audio CDs, and Video CD discs. With its built-in HDCD processing, the DVD50 delivers the ultimate in quality compact disc playback. Features such as progressive-scan component-video outputs and 10-bit video digital-to-audio conversion, with 27 MHz filtering, provide unsurpassed video performance. In addition to progressive-scan output, the DVD50 includes standard-scan-rate component-video (Y/Pr/Pb), S-video, and composite-video outputs. A Wolfson 24-bit/192 kHz audio digital-to-analog converter offers extraordinary resolution, sonic accuracy, and compatible playback of high-resolution 96/24 audio discs. The DVD50 is compatible with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel discs and also includes a built-in HDCD decoder that allows listeners to enjoy the full sonic benefits of the improved resolution, dynamic range, and musical realism provided by the HDCD format. Thanks to its precision digital filter, the HDCD decoder also improves the sound quality of conventional non-HDCD-encoded CDs. The DVD50 includes coaxial and optical digital outputs, plus standard down-mixed analog audio outputs, and a down-mixed stereo headphone output for private listening. The DVD50 takes user convenience to a new

Highlights: 5-disc DVD changer Progressive-scan output HDCD and MP3 decoding Coaxial and digital optical output Wolfson 192 kHz/24-bit audio digital-to-analog converter; free firmware upgrade now available--see FAQ for details

What you can expect: 5-disc DVD changer Progressive-scan output HDCD and MP3 decoding Coaxial and digital optical output Wolfson 192 kHz/24-bit audio digital-to-analog converter; free firmware upgrade now available--see FAQ for details

Customer feedback: 2.0/5 average rating.

Review snippets: I decided to buy this equipment to have multiple CDs/DVDs and MP3. After a short time, I had to upgrade the BIOS to solve a problem and recently (after a year) it stop working. I live outside USA and there / I WAS USED THIS DVD `PLAYER FOR ABOUT 2MONTHS, THEN I COULD'NT READ MY MP3 CD, AFTER A WEEK EVEN MY MUSIC'S CD AND DVD'S WASN'T ABLE TO PLAY, I WROTE AN EMIAL TO HARMAN'S SUPPORT, THEY ANSWER ME AFTER