Denon DVD-3930 & DVD-2930 w/Realta T2 Chip Coming September- - Page 164

Hello everyone !

I have a difficult question that you could answer.

Is there, today, a blu-ray player more powerful in terms of upscaling than the venerable DVD-3930CI.
Some argue that the PS3 has a better picture quality than the 3930. I have the ps3 and the 3930CI and it is undoubtedly than my DVD-3930ci delivers a better picture and better sound especially!

Today, I'd buy a blu-ray player better than the 3930CI for dvd.

What do you think of DBP-2012UD? or better, the Onkyo BD-SP809 THX certified?

I sincerely believe that the BD-SP809 is better in terms of image quality but I suspect the DVD-3930CI is much better in audio ...

Thanks for your help.

Many new BD players I've seen are lacking SACD true multi channel analog outputs. Elves playing with PCM streams/bytes from the player with Doobie Dolby names/etc don't count, IMHO. I like the "picture Show" from the 3930 and I especially liked my price. Peace. Regards.

You're right and that's why I keep my 3930CI. But with regard to the video upscaling? The Marvell Qdeo chip of the Onkyo Sp-809 is better than the Realta HQV ? I love the musicality of the Denon 3930 but I want to know if current scaler are not more powerful.

Hello, still no response. I guess anyone know these devices ... It would be nice to share this knowledge!

the Oppo players do a pretty good job (ie. BDP-95, BDP-103, BDP-105).

My next player would be an Oppo unit [BDP-95 or 105] with the "Audio Enhanced" SABRE Refernce Audio DAC option. I dont think it would out perform the 3930 but to be honest, I have a stereo system for that competition. But with that said I have had the 3930 on the front end of the stereo and it is excellent in audio reproduction on redbook CD's. I broke down and got a Roku XDS for Netflix and other streaming video and thats great for what it does so I didnt go Oppo and make my Denon obsolete yet. The library for music video documentaries and concerts is growing as well so I will be appreciating the Denon more moving forward with these pieces as apposed to just THX2 moving my coffee table around during the next Lucas film viewing.

Thank you.Too bad he did not receive THX certification.

Do you think your 3930 will become obsolete before the laser fails? Reading about all the bad laser luck these players have I'm wondering if any, other than a few are still operational. Mine has a fresh laser and is still going "strong" after 3 months. Anyone else have any longevity stories? Regards.

Hi,
I am still using my 3930 (region free) as a DVD player. I have not found a better DVD player on the market.
In addition I have an Oppo BDP83SE as a bluray player and music player.
The 3930 is a keeper in my view.

3930 six years and a month old. 60% DVD (several hundreds of plays), 40% CD, occasional SACD. First 4 years 1080P out. Last 2 years 480i to a Radiance XS. Which may be slightly better. Or not. Also last 2 years a Pioneer BDP-320 for the small number of Blu-rays I have. The 3930 worked fine as of three days ago.

I am very pleased with this unit. Excellent PQ via HDMI and SQ via analog out. Region free and good PQ on the very few European PAL DVDs I have. It will stay in service for the foreseeable future.

How is the PQ comparing the 3930 to your Pioneer BD player? HDTV vs 3930 on my projector is pretty close, how much better do you think BD is going to be? Regards.

I have a several-year old Sony Ruby and a Screen Research woven AT screen. When I got the 3930 the PQ was better than I thought DVDs could be. But at 11.5 ft from a 80" wide screen Blu-ray can be much better. This is not to say all BR titles. And some DVDs are very, very good.

I have an older Pioneer BDP-05FD Blu-Ray player. I find that that the DVD picture is sharper and has less noise than the Denon DVD-3930CI. I also have an Oppo BDP83SE, the picture quality is also better than the Denon. What really surprised me was how much better the sound was on the Pioneer and the Oppo was over the Denon when playing back CDs with the players doing the decoding. The Denon was a lot noisier and not as focussed as the other two players (the Oppo is a tad superior to the Pioneer in CD playback. Probably because it uses stacked ESS DACS). FYI, I am using a JVC RS-1 DiLA projector with an Onkyo TX-NR906 receiver with the video signal passing through.

I had good fortune due to this thread. I bought the 2930 to upgrade my 2910 (sold it) as I wanted DL3 to go to my 3808 and the Reon. I used the 2930 (bought in 2008) for two years until 2010 and put it in it's box in the bsmt for two years. Then when I set it up again in 2012 it was not loading disc's properly ..click, click........cd's, dvd's all types of disc's. I was kind of surprised as I had never had loading or disc skip/ disc stopping issues with the 2930.

Then I read this thread about the laser's from e-bay. I talked to my local Denon dealer (they have a casualty dept) and the repair guy said it would be about $150 (assuming he could still get his hands on the laser) to repair for parts and labor. I told him I could get a laser.........he said it would be one hour of labor to install the new laser. So I ordered the laser from Liberty for about $18 delivered (to Canada) and had the install done which cost $66.

Now my 2930 works perfectly..........have tried all types of disc's and everything loads and plays like brand new (SACD...all layers, DVD Audio, cd , dvd's etc). I did not want to give up this player even though I have an Oppo 83 and 103.

Very happy!! This is still a very good player and has great audio quality from any of it's outputs including the analog.
Edited by JKR1963 - 5/16/13 at 5:46pm

I have the latest Oppo players (BDP-103 & BDP-105), I'm hoping to test soon. I had my DVD-3930CI for maybe 4 years, I loved the sound, CD playback was the best (I thought), SACD/DVD-A playback especially good, very spacial and warm, musical. I'm very curious to listen to BDP-105 presentation
my DVD-3930CI had laser replaced at least twice. Was sent back to Mawah NJ headquarters, $300.00USD each time. This is why I decided to sell, otherwise I would have held-onto.
Hey Jon, I finally sold my Pioneer BDP-05, it really was an outstanding CD player, definitely held it's own to the DVD-3930CI I thought, very good, but different? I felt, both, the DVD-3930CI and BDP-05FD were great reference-like players.

FWIW, my DVD-3930 is still on its original laser with no problems whatsoever on DVDs, SACDs or DVD-As.

I may however be getting rid of it soon as I'm thinking of consolidating a DVD-3930 and Oppo BDP-95 setup into a single Oppo BDP-105.

Or CDs. I'll get rid of mine when it or I die.

I have a 3930 in my system that I've never used. Looks like It's still got some followers.

I still have my 3930 and an Oppo BDP-83SE.
I use The 83SE for SACD, DVD-Audio and BluRay.
When it comes to DVD I find the 3930 to be superior.
So as long as I have DVDs the 3930 is a keeper.

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yes, DVD-3930CI is a keeper, as long as no mechanical failures, a beautiful sounding player

Did anyone keep a copy of the laser unit replacement instructions that where in this thread? I ordered a replacement laser off eBay along time ago but never got around installing it until now.
Unfortunately the instructions that where posted in thins thread have been deleted. I have found the official maintenance manual online but that's incomprehensibility to me