Meridian 800 v3.251 DVD Player w/MHR

Meridian DVD 800 Reference DVD / CD Player v3 (Component video out, NOT DVI)    


This is a used player, approximately 10 years old with very little actual use, maybe 100-200 hours. It is the rack-mount version and as such has NO REAR CASE, though one can be attached without a problem. Even without a rear case there are no exposed electronics and it still has feet and will set on a cabinet shelf just fine. The main difference is that the faceplate is re-shaped on the back side to allow installation in a Middle Atlantic rack if desired. If you must have a case, I can get a new one of those for you as well, but am unsure about the price (probably almost as much as this listing).    



The cosmetic condition of this player is good overall, but it has been installed in a rack, and as such has a few scratches on it, but NONE the front. I did my best to photograph them. If someone is serious, I will make a better attempt to get pictures.   



The player is in perfect working condition. The power supply has been replaced (by Meridian) to a new original spec unit (switch mode, not linear).



Current Firmware Installed 3.251   



Cards installed included  

800-C00  - Computer (2 ea. Meridian Comms, 1ea. RS-232, 3ea. 12v Triggers)  

800-OE22 - Digital Output (3 ea. Meridian High Resoution (MHR), 1ea. Coaxial Digital)

800-DV20 - DSP  

800-DV02 - DVD Controller  

800-DV12 - DVD Decoder  

800-VE00 - Video Encoder (1 ea. Composite, S-Video, and BNC Component) 



Other cards can be added/changed, but will probably be hard to come by these days.



Meridian MSR remote is NOT included



Description (from meridian): 

For over 20 years, Meridian has created superior optical disc players that have delivered better and better sound quality with each successive generation, keeping step with continually improving digital recording and disc mastering techniques.



Important milestones were the identification and near-eradication of player design problems including jitter, mechanical feedback, servo instability, playability, converter linearity and interface design, along with support for DVD-Audio.



Bob Stuart, Meridian’s chief designer, was heavily involved in the evolution of audio formats for DVD – resulting in MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing) being selected as the definitive coding system for the DVD-Audio format.   



The 800 offers the kind of features needed to exploit DVD in a high-end home theatre, to interface with state-of-the-art digital surround processors (such as the Meridian 861) and to handle the latest high-quality projection and plasma systems.   



Specs: 

Formats: DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, CD Audio (Red Book) CD Video (White Book)

Drives: Supplied with 1 x ATAPI 2x DVD ROM drive.   

Audio outputs: 6-channel main and 2-channel auxiliary 24-bit, 96 kHz S/PDIF digital outputs with MHR Option for simultaneous digital outputs at different sample rates from DVD and CD Option for simultaneous output of Dolby Digital compressed stream for a decoder (like 861) and a decoded version for a second zone.  

Audio DSP: 800 uses Meridian’s proprietary DSP software to provide on-board decoding for DTS, Dolby Digital and MPEG Audio, error correction, resolution enhancement, up and down-sampling and high-resolution digital gain control.  
Video out: composite, S-video, component.   

Controls, etc: Front-panel fascia controls for Play, Stop, Pause, Previous, Next and Off. Hinged control panel provides additional switches for Drive switching, Source, Copy, DVD menus, Display, Mute, Volume Display: 20-character dot matrix display with adjustable brightness and contrast. Lights for CD, DVD, MLP, Drive A/B and Repeat.