Marantz BD7003 Blu Ray DVD Player (Product is Discontinued and is No Longer Available)
Marantz BD7003 Blu Ray DVD Player
The all new Marantz BD7003 Blu ray DVD player brings a superior Marantz Blu ray video and audio experience in a convinient and value priced package.
Thanks to its HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color and Bonus View support, Marantz users are sure tp enjoy richly detailed images and vibrant color production, with 1080p scaling from SD DVDs for additional viewing enhancement.
The Marantz BD7003’s audio capabilities are equally impressive: Once the player’s HD audio bitstream is output to a connected receiver in a user’s home entertainment system, the signal can then be decoded to high-performance audio formats including Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio. The end result is a dynamic sound reproduction for all home entertainment applications, including both music
soundtracks and dialogue.
Following the Blu ray Association’s guidelines for BD-ROM version 1 Profile 1.1 players, the Marantz BD7003 incorporates a secondary audio and video decoder that allows for simultaneous playback of a secondary audio and video track which may be used for interactive audio and commentary and for picture-in-picture capability (respectively). Additional information (subtitles, audio streams, camera angles, trailers, games, etc.) can be downloaded from the Internet via computer and stored on a SD card that either player will accept. This content can be played with the original content of Blu ray Discs.
Key Performance Features
Sophisticated new aluminum/reinforced resin front panel
VIDEO OUTPUT
Y output level: 1Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)
Output connectors: Pin jack, 1 set COMPONENT OUTPUT
Y output level: 1Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)
PB/CB output level: 0.7Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)
PR/CR output level: 0.7Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)
Output connectors: Pin jacks, 1 set HDMI OUTPUT
Output jack: 19-pin HDMI terminal, 1 set
HDMI ver. 1.3a (Deep Color, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD) ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT
Output level: 2Vrms (10kΩ/kohms)
2 channel (L, R) output connector: Pin jacks
AUDIO OUTPUT PROPERTIES
(1) Frequency response
1 BDs (linear PCM) : 20Hz to 22kHz (48kHz sampling)
: 20Hz to 44kHz (96kHz sampling)
: 20Hz to 44kHz (192kHz sampling)
2 DVDs (linear PCM) : 20Hz to 22kHz (48kHz sampling)
: 20Hz to 44kHz (96kHz sampling)
3 CDs : 20Hz to 20kHz
(2) S/N ratio : 115dB
(3) Total harmonic distortion : 1kHz 0.004%
(4) Dynamic range : 100dB (BD/DVD) / 98dB (CD)
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
Coaxial digital output: Pin jack, 1 set
POWER SUPPLY
AC 120V, 60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION
30W (Standby: 0.8W)
MAXIMUM EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS
W: 17-3/8" (440mm)
H : 3-1/4" (81.5mm)
D : 14-1/2" (368.2mm)
(including protruding parts)
MASS
9.26 lbs (4.2 kg) REMOTE CONTROL
RC001BD
Infrared pulse type
Supply: DC 3V, 2 AA/R6P batteries External dimensions:
W: 2-1/16" (52mm)
H : 8-15/16" (227mm)
D : 1-3/16" (30mm)
Mass: 0.4 lbs (171g) (batteries included)
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Marantz History
Saul Marantz founded the company that bore his name in the early 1950s to build high fidelity components. Working with such audio engineers as Sidney Smith and Richard Sequerra,Marantz constructed a series of vacuum-tube components that became yardsticks for the hi-fi industry. With the advent of transistor technology in the early 1960s, Marantz and his associates developed the landmark Model 18 receiver, the first example of a receiver combined with a preamplifier, power amplifier and tuner in one box. In 1964, he sold the company to Superscope, but remained with Marantz as president until 1968.
To continue the story, it is necessary to back track a bit, as it relates to Marantz' acquisition by Superscope. The Standard Radio Corporation was established in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan in 1953 manufacturing portable radios. In 1959 the company started manufacturing tape recorders. A new factory was built in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan in 1959 and this became the company's headquarters. In 1962 the company started manufacturing phonographs. With the acquisition of Marantz by Superscope in 1964, manufacturing of Marantz components gradually shifted to Japan, but design engineering remained in America for the time being.
In 1971, Standard Radio Corporation received third-party capitalization from Superscope of the U.S.A. In March of 1975, SRC changed its name to Marantz Japan, Inc. Superscope of the U.S.A. sold its shares of Marantz Japan to Philips of the Netherlands in 1980. Marantz manufactured its first Compact Disc player starting in 1982. Much if the Philips European design engineering made its way into the Marantz line of products, and the Marantz compact disc was one of the first proofs of this. Numerous improvements were made to the Sagamihara factory in the late 1980s. The magnificent PM-94 and PM-84 were manufactured at this time. These were a distinct break with the Philips-influenced integrated amplifiers of the mid-1980s, and a successful attempt at recapturing the legendary design and engineering that Marantz had become famous for.
In the late 1990s, Marantz reissued the legendary Model 7, 8 and 9 tube components and these were eagerly scooped up by audiophile collectors. These components were, in fact, engineered and manufactured by hand by the Valve Amplification Company of Durham, North Carolina. ( VAC is now located in Florida).
Then, in May of 2001, Marantz Japan, Inc. acquired the Marantz brand and its business in Europe and the USA from Philips. The company established Marantz divisions in the Netherlands, Germany, France and England. Marantz America, Inc. was organized in Los Angeles; the American division of Marantz had been headquartered in California for years. However, the offices were later moved to Itasca, Illinois. In 2002, Marantz merged with Denon and established a joint holding company, D & M Holdings, Inc. The Marantz and Denon product lines will remain separate and distinct.
Marantz BD7003 Blu Ray Player, DVD Player - BD-7003
