Cambridge Audio Sonata DV30-S Compact 1080P DVD Player

Product Review

For those wishing to make the most of their DVD library without resorting to the complexity of a full multi-channel set-up, the accompanying DV30 DVD player is hard to beat. With a high specification chipset upscaling to 1080p over HDMI, it produces extremely crisp pictures with faithfully rendered tones and the deepest blacks. A subwoofer output allows the DV30's LFE channel to be routed via the receiver for true 2.1 performance from movies, whilst the receiver can also create a subwoofer channel from stereo inputs if desired.

Product Features

Stylish custom designed metal chassis - only 270mm wide - offers stunning looks and build quality
Upscaling HDMI DVD player to 1080p with high specification chipset for premium video reproduction
Automatically switches on when source selected on Sonata receiver
Disc types supported: CD(CD- DA), DVD-V, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DivX, MP4
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8746 24-Bit/192kHz DAC. Easy to read attractive Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD)

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(2 customer reviews)

Great for the price and cheaper than the CD Player!!!!, May 15, 2012

Jorge Sapaj Sabaj "Bozon" (Santiago, Chile) - See all my reviews

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It's a great quality built product. Audiophile grade CD & DVD player.

It does not supports CDA nor special encoded CDs

I bought it as an audio device for this 24 bit DAC. Haven't tested as a DVD Video player so no comments on this area.

International Users: It supports 110-240 volts 50/60 Hz auto setting!!!

Great processing., May 2, 2012

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This unit was chosen, in part, for its compact size, which figures heavily into its ability to be housed in the optimum location (mostly out of sight). Not a fan of showy displays of A/V equipment; the less seen, the better. In that regard, it's perfect. What little you see looks sophisticaed yet unobtrusive.

The signal processing is unparalleled. The picture quality is so good, my videophile film-producer FIL thought it was BluRay. Regardless of formatting, you get every bit of info the medium has recorded on it. So it gets five stars for processing.

The rub? The carriage mechanicals suck. I first noticed issues when a DVD of "Victor, Victoria" that played perfectly on our old five-disc Sony started humming with a rattle that made it unwatchable. I figured the disc was at fault somehow and moved on. When it started happening to different degrees with other discs (some brand new), I opened the case and observed the unit in action. In short, to make it...Read more