Thanks Gonk,
I wasn't sure if DVD-A and SACD could be output digitally and then use the 990's DAC - I guess they cannot. That said, it looks like I will be using the Denon's DAC for those formats, right?
This player will be used primarily (almost exclusively) for standard CD and DVD-Video applications. The question, then, becomes, how much better is the 2910 than the 1920 in the DVD Video and Standard CD areas?
From the comparison link above, I see that the 2910 has the following advantages:
1. Noise Shaped Video™- Interlace and Progressive
2. Dual, Discrete 12-bit, 216MHz Analog Devices Video DACs (480i/480p) (1920 is 11Bit - not even really sure what this means...)
3. Buffer Memory to decrease Layer change - 8MB (1920 is 2MB, again not sure what this means...)
4. Burr-Brown 24/192 Audio DACs (DSD/PCM Discrete) - PCM-1791 (1920 is PCM-1738).
5. HDCD Decoder
6. DVI-D (HDCP Compatible) - With Selectable Scaling – 480p/720p/1080i
7. The 2910 is made of aluminum as opposed to the 1920's plastic shell.
8. The 2910 weighs 18.75lbs as opposed to the 1920's 5.7lbs.
I don't know what all of these things mean specifically for DVD-Video and Standard CD listening, but it seems like the differences (for my purposes) don't justify the price.
Would you recommend taking the 1920 and cash?
Thanks again,
kgt