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Rotel is renowned for its digital source components, beginning with the legendary RCD-855 CD player back in 1989, the RCD-990 in 1996 and later with several highly praised DVD players including the recent RDV-1060.

Now, the company has pulled out all the stops to develop a DVD player that sets a new standard in affordable, high-end, audio/video performance.

The RDV-1092 ($1499/£841) is a 1080p (Progressive Scan) DVD player with a built-in scaler and HDMI output to ensure the very best picture quality is delivered to late generation video display devices.

At 1920x1080 pixels, picture quality should be nothing less than stunning, revealing even background details in startling resolution that were often simply vague images in the past. Even if your TV monitor is not 1080p now, the advanced video scaling in the RDV-1092 will deliver a better picture than you currently receive.

The RDV-1092 provides all the disc-reading flexibility you could want: DVD-V for movies, DVD-A for superb high-resolution audio and even recordable discs like DVD-R and DVD-RW. SVCD and JPEG-format photo discs aren’t left out either, nor are conventional music CDs or CD-R/RW discs - even those holding MP3 music files.

Any audio/video product’s performance begins with its power supply and the RDV-1092 has been given special attention in this regard. A switching power supply, an advanced pulse circuit and individually regulated supply stages generate optimal voltages. Critical audio and video D/A converters are all wideband designs.

Features include variable and slow search, 6-step zoom play, strobe play, and resume functions. Plus, you’ll find optical and coaxial digital audio outputs for easy connection to any system.

Video outputs include HDMI, composite, S-Video and component video. Adaptive geometrical chroma mapping reduces unwanted picture artifacts while digital direct progressive scan (NTSC and PAL) lets you watch the best picture your monitor is capable of producing.

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