Denon 3910 Owners Thread - Page 194

I have the discs but I sent my 5900 to Denon for the drive/laser fix, so I have nothing to play them on. The CD versions work fine in my car though. Hopefully I'll have the 5900 back in a week and I'll let you know.

That new 1080p capable 5910A is interesting, but it looks so silly with only a single disk tray, this massive player, and only support for one disk? boo! I'd like a 3 or 5 disk tray please, then you could stick entire seasons of TV shows in there .

Course I'm waiting to see Denon's (I HOPE) Blue-Ray/HD-DVD combo player, perhaps the DVD-4910 ? Who Knows!

- D

Has anybody heard about a possible f/w upgrade to the 3910 that would enable 480i over HDMI? I am using a VP30 and to my eyes, I get a slightly better picture using the component output at 480i rather than the HDMI output at 480p (at least on certain DVD's). It is not huge, but I'd love to be able to compare 480i over HDMI esp. since I am getting the ABT102 deinterlacer daughtercard for the VP30.

Unless I'm mistaken, Denon hasn't come out with any upgrades for the 3910 since DL3 landed. Nor have I heard anything from my local dealer.

J.

Any word of a 3920 model coming out this year?

Not yet. They usually update their models every 2 years, so it's time for a new one, unless they decide to focus on high res instead. Since there is no new Faroudja chip yet (w/o MB), there's really no point updating the 3910 at this time, with high def on the horizon.

I know this player has always been really really SLOW to respond to commands, but I have just lived with that!!! But now I have just made a Compilation of video clips from favourite movies using Shrink Reauthor. When every clip finishes I have a 3/4 min long pause before the next clip appears on the screen!!! This is like a freeze frame of the last scene for a number of seconds before my next clip appears. Its the Denon being so SLOW to recognized the next video clip!

When I put the disc into my other two cheaper players at home there is no LONG PAUSE between clips at all! They just move straight into the next clip smoothly and quick! Thats great just what I intended when I compiled all these clips together!

I just want the spead of my Denon to do the same as the cheaper players in recognizing the clips I compiled on DVD?

Can I fix this please HELP!!!!

I'm thinking about exchanging my 79avi player for the denon 3910. Do you guys know if there is any MB issues with this player hooked up to a pioneer 930hd plasma?

Suddenly Mr. Hahn I want to leave your Island.

The last info out of Denon was from CES and those upgrades haven't been released yet.

You better try it out in a store since plasmas seem to be especially prone to MB.

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I downloaded the DL3 upgrade a few months ago.

Kal

I should have copied Jason's sig. in my post.

His sig. is

"Man...you come right out of a comic book!"

I replied

"Suddenly Mr. Hahn I want to leave your island."

Both lines are from from Jim Kelly's character in the movie Enter the Dragon.

Were there any other changes/improvements than the DL3? I passed on it at the time because I don't use Denon Link, but if video or audio was tweaked, I'd do the upgrade.

And to finish the thought...

Williams: Mr Han, suddenly I wish to leave your island.
Han: It is not possible.
Williams: ********, Mr. Han-man!

Classic...!

J.

And another gem...

Han: It is defeat that you must learn to prepare for.
Williams: Man, I won't waste my time with it. When it comes, I won't even notice it.
Han: Oh, How so?
Williams: I'll be too busy looking good!

Leave it to Jim Kelly...

J.

Don't recall.

Kal

It will be the "3930" and it's supposed to come out in July.

I'm limited on cash. Is getting the DVD-3910 for about $700 worth it over a Panasonic S97/Oppo? It costs $500 more...is there any way any of you guys could describe how much picture quality I would be gaining? Any analogies or just experiences would be appreciated.

I was informed no replacement for the 3910 on the way, but there is for the 2910.

Was going to buy a 3910 in the next few weeks, but now not so sure aarrrggghhh.
In the industry, so get to buy at cost but still do not want to waste the money if a new player is around the corner.

Any further info available on a 3930 at all?

I tried out both players on my display and the Denon is definitely above the Oppo (I actually went with the Sony 9100ES). It's worth the extra cost to me, but only you can decide for yourself. Maybe try them both out and keep the one you perfer.

Even w/o details on a successor - or even confirmation of its existence - the 3910 is a great universal player. Normally, I'm in favor of procrastination when it comes to acquiring technology, but this is not one of those times. If you need a (new) player now and have the money now, GO FOR IT NOW!

I heard CEDIA (September).

Kal

I'm having problems finding a 10 meter HDMI cable that will work with my 3910 to my Panisonic 700u projector. Before I purchase another I would like to know if anyone has found a cable that will make that long of a run? My current cable (Cobalt) flickers some. Has anyone tried Ram or Gefen?

I have my 3910 connected to my DVDO VP30 with a 1M cable, but my VP30 is driving my Marantz VP12S2 through a 75' (23M) HDMI cable. The cable is from BetterCables.com and is identified by "Product Part #: HDMI-23-HH"; I run 720P and the picture is pixel perfect.

I buy from RAM occasionally, but check the seating of the connector. And make sure the cable isn't "pulling" on the connection. HDMI cables, especially long ones, tend to be stiff and stubborn.

Yeah that's what I'm going to do. Unless there's a night and day difference I'll be selling the 3910. If anyone is interested shoot me a pm.

I have been using a 10m hdmi from bettercables.com with the ae700u and various dvd players (currently a 3910) for over a year now and never had a signal problem. Great picture, no flicker whatsoever. Good luck,

Scott

Can someone verify for me which Denon 3910 build dates do not pass blacker than black?

My recollection of the dates was around Sept thru Nov 2004. Do a search in this thread to confirm.

It's also easy to check for using the THX optimizer included on many DVDs (such as Star Wars).