Gadget of the Day – Marantz DV7001

While others quietly wrote off DVD for its Blu-ray and HD DVD cousins, a number of the top-end component makers have been proving there is still life to be found in the old format yet.Throwing caution to the format war wind, the all-metal Marantz DV7001 gives both brands of hi-def disc the silent treatment and opts instead for the plain old digital versatile kind.A Faroudja processor handles the 1080p upscaling, which the Japanese maker reckons rivals anything available elsewhere.At 600 notes it’s going to have a hard time competing with some of the low end HD spinners now arriving but if you want to get the best out of your current DVD collection without blowing the budget, it might be just the ticket.

Marantz DV7001 Price: £600 On sale: Now Contact: Marantz Related stories: Meridian upcales to perfection

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home