Marantz DV 6001

1080p upscaling ; Great value for money ; Neatly packaged ; Great all-rounder

Video subsection not an ideal match for price comparable screens ; Musical performance good but not great

As a stop-gap DVD player this model does the trick and at a great price. But it's out of its depth as a surrogate for mid-range audio players

1080p upscaling ; CD upsampling ; Good depth of colour and contrast ; Deftly handles most disk formats

Slow disk loading ; Easy to misplace disks on disk tray

1080p upscaling, Great value for money, Neatly packaged, Great all-rounder

Video subsection not an ideal match for price comparable screens, Musical performance good but not great

As a stop-gap DVD player this model does the trick and at a great price. But it's out of its depth as a surrogate for mid-range audio players

Universal compatibility; solid build quality; believable images; all round sound quality

Not everyone will want multi-channel music

Style of hte unit ; Quality of the picture ; Menu ; HDMI handshake with the display was easy to use

Slow loading of the discs

Not enough detail, 1080p upscaling, CD upsampling, Good depth of colour and contrast, Deftly handles most disk formats

to hard to judge, Slow disk loading, Easy to misplace disks on disk tray

The Marantz DV6001 is one of the best DVD players available at this price -- it boasts both CD and DVD upscaling and comes in an attractively slim package to boot.

Of course the basic strength is the up-sampling process, but it is also a solid piece of work, top notch finish and looks the part. Having seen 'real' HD this come in as a pretty close second and CD reproduction excellent.

Some confusion with the front panel controls, though one never really needs to use them.