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The first thing we noticed was that the specifications for the 651BD looked quite familiar and sure enough the disc spinner uses a lot of the same technology found in Oppo's BDP-93. This is no bad thing, as the BDP-93 is an excellent universal 3D Blu-ray player that was awarded a 'Highly Recommended' badge when we reviewed it here. In terms of the 651BD, we have the same impressive list of features including Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, DVD-A and CD playback, Marvell QEDO video processing, dual HDMI outputs and 7.1-channel analogue outputs with 24-bit/192kHz DACs. So can the BD651 impress as much as Oppo's justly lauded award winner (...) The Cambridge Audio Azur 651BD universal Blu-ray player is a fantastic machine but then given its shared pedigree with the Oppo BDP-93 that didn't really surprise us.

The obvious question is how does the 651BD compare to the Oppo BDP-93, given that the two share so much DNA? Well, based upon our experiences, the two offer identical audio and video performance and any differences are largely cosmetic and thus a matter of personal taste. The BDP-93 does have the edge in two areas though, firstly it comes with a WiFi dongle included and secondly it has a far better remote control. However, overall the 651BD is the equal of the Oppo and although it isn't cheap compared to many other 3D Blu-ray players, it offers a superb level of performance which justifies the additional cost. Once you include its universal playback capabilities, build quality, disc loading speeds, ease of use and the incredible video processing, the 651BD becomes a very attractive proposition and one that we are happy to highly recommend.

Luedder hat geschrieben:und wo sitzt der Home Cinema Spezi?

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