Denon DVD-3910 DVD Audio/Video and Super Audio CD Player

by Denon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 21 x 10 inches ; 20.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds
• ASIN: B000353A0Y
• Item model number: DVD 3910
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,884 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 8, 2004

Product Description

DVD-3910 is endowed with technology to unleash the full impact of both DVD-Video picture quality and Super Audio quality. Using dual 12-bit, 216 MHz video D/A converters, the DVD-3910 faithfully preserves the delicate signals often lost in D/A conversion.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supurb Audio and Video Player, January 2, 2008

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J. Poss "Jeff3948" (Pahrump, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denon DVD-3910 DVD Audio/Video and Super Audio CD Player (Electronics)

I've had my Denon DVD-3910 player now for a month and it sounds superb. I have not had the noisy problem with the transport that reviewer justacoder had. I listen to mostly classical music. The sound with regular CDs is smooth but detailed and is even better than my Denon DCM-380 CD player. This improved sound on regular CDs is due to the AL24 Processing Plus which smoothes out the PCM stair-step wave form to make it more like live audio waves which is similar the up sampling used on super high end CD players. However, AL24 Processing Plus does something the up sampling players don't do. It converts the CD PCM signal to 24 bit depth reducing the noise floor. I did an A/B comparison with Bach's Cantatas on Teldec and the sound was smoother and more detailed AND easier to listen on the Denon DVD-3910 compared to the Denon DCM-380. The sound from HDCDs and SACDs is incredible! It sounds realistic, as if I was sitting in front of a live orchestra. The timbre of the instruments is particularly more realistic than what you hear on regular CDs.

I found the video picture to be superb, almost as good as HD-DVD. This Denon up-converts regular DVDs.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, January 12, 2007

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Richard M. Hodgson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denon DVD-3910 DVD Audio/Video and Super Audio CD Player (Electronics)

I use the Denon unit to up-convert older DVD's for play on a 60" SONY HDTV. It does a great job, better than the up-convert function of the SAMSUNG bluray player (which is also quite good). The picture quality is not as good as the true HD when playing a Bluray disc, but the differances are subtle and my investment in the older discs is preserved. I have been told that this unit is the "standard" and I can see why.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent player at a Bargin Price, July 1, 2008

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G. M. Poteat "Gnostic" (East of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Denon DVD-3910 DVD Audio/Video and Super Audio CD Player (Electronics)

I bought a Denon DVD 3910 in January through Amazon. Price was $599 from an authorized Denon dealer. So far, I have been very pleased. I use the Denon to feed an Audio Research REF 1 preamp, NAD power amp, and Dynaudio Contour S5.4 speakers. I mainly listen to jazz and classical and try to buy DVD-A and SACD discs whenever possible. I have also used the Denon for movies. Both sound and visuals are excellent. My TV is an old Sony Vega CRT so I can't say a whole lot about picture quality, but I usually don't watch the glass t**t (Harlan Ellison's term) more than a few minutes a week. I have no doubt the 3910 will meet my DVD needs (I have a lot of DVDs but just don't watch movies much anymore and can't stand commercial television).

The reliability of the 3910 has been great. I have not normally found the transport to be noisy, but the transport is sensitive to disc placement. The few times that the Denon has balked at reading a disc, I have been able to correct the problem by making sure the disc is centered. I wonder if a lot of problems reported are because folks place the disc slightly off center. It doesn't take much to cause the 3910 to not be able to read a disc. Otherwise it has function flawless on SACDs, DVDs, DVD-As, and CDs. I probably have averaged 3 hours of play per day.

My other player in my main system is a Music Hall CD-25a. The Music Hall is also excellent but cost about the same as the Denon and only plays CDs.