The Marantz BD5004 is the future Marantz Blu-ray player. Although it is the latest model in Marantz’s line of Blu-ray players, it is far from low-end, with upscale design and build quality, and a rather advanced feature set. The new blu-ray player supports BD-Live and Bonus View for web-activated content, as well as HDMI. This blu-ray player also plays DVDs and CDs as well and has a SD/SDHC card reader to play MP3, WMA music and also JPEG pictures.
You can choose to update your firmware via the ethernet port, useful since Blu-ray is a relatively new technology. The front panel has a black colour finishing, and elegant controls for a high-end look. The Marantz BD5004 is quite a worldwide player with the Full HD 1080p with 24 fps outputs. It holds the older output resolution through HDMI too, which is great for someone who needs to play back titles in this resolution. The Deep Color specification combined with speediness in playing blu-ray players and other formats pretty much seals the deal. The Marantz BD5004 is a great basic universal player that has more features than other players in its price range.
The design of the Marantz BD7004 closely resembles its entry-level cousin, the BD5004. You can locate the power button on the upper left while the SD card slot can be found just below the right column of buttons. You can use internet features with the full Profile 2.0 for BD-Live support. On the audio side, the BD7004 is a bit better as compared to the rest of the players. Since it is a universal player, the BD7004 can play the common WMA, MP3, and JPEG formats. You will be so overwhelmed with the technologies that the Marantz BD7004 universal disc player in both the video and audio aspects. This blu-ray player also has a price tag that rivals other midrange players.