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NAD’s DVD Players are renowned for superb performance and great value. Unlike the “no name” players sold as loss leaders by discount stores, NAD achieves picture quality that is impressive even on large format TV’s and projectors where every minute imperfection is magnified. Whether your TV is analog or digital the T515 is equipped to make the most of your TV’s performance offering both Component Video and HDMI outputs.
If the picture is impressive, the sound quality can easily embarrass machines costing 3 and 4 times the T515’s highly affordable price. Sonic performance on all audio formats easily rivals established performance leaders. Whether you are listening to CD or DVD-A, or even MP3 and WMA files, bass is full and taught, mids and highs are detailed and smooth, and the stereo image shows depth and scale. Over 30 years of audio engineering excellence is both obvious and reassuring.
T515 DVD/CD Player Features
o Plays DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD+-RW, VCD 1.0, VCD 2.0, J-PEG, DivX
o Plays DVD-Audio*, CD, CD-R, CD-RW
o Dolby Digital/PCM/DTS digital out
o MP-3 and WMA decoders integrated (song titles displayed on video output)
o Coaxial and Optical digital outputs
o Auto switch from PCM to Bitstream
o Audiophile quality 24 bit 192kHz DACs
o 6 x 14 bit Video DAC running at 108 MHz
o Progressive scan with pixel-by-pixel processing for reduced processing artifacts
Features:
The T515 is a very full-featured DVD player that offers a wide range of facilities such as Multi-Angle*, Multi-Sound*, Multi-Subtitle*, Frame, 100x Zoom, Marker Search, Smooth Scan, Slow Motion, and Repeat. Second time DVD buyers will really appreciate convenience features such as Auto-Play (skips the opening warnings and advertisements and goes straight to the movie) and Last Scene Book Marking (picks up where you left off if the viewing session is interrupted). All of these facilities can be easily accessed with the supplied remote control.
With four video connection options and four audio connection options, complete compatibility with any Home Theatre set-up is assured. Whether you simply want to add DVD to your current TV, or desire a complete digital surround sound experience, the T515 is fully up to the task. Audio is available in two channel analogue, Coax and Optical digital (SPDIF) and HDMI.
The T515 includes the latest type of connection, the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) with High Definition Copy Protection (HDCP) to allow direct transmission of uncompressed HD video and audio in a pure digital format. HDMI is not “just another connector” as it can transmit encrypted picture data at rates up to 5 gbps – that’s 5 gigabytes per second! This very high speed demands precision in every aspect of the signal path, including the connecting cable.
Standard 480i and 576i (480/576 lines interlaced picture) can be “upsampled” to resolutions as high as 1080i (1080 lines interlaced picture) thanks to the video processing chip. This allows you to make the most of the high resolution capability of today’s HD projectors and flat panel displays. (The TV display must be HDCP compatible to take advantage of this advanced feature.)
Most popular disc formats are supported by the T515, including JPEG, as well as MP-3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio). DVD-R recordable DVD format is fully supported. Other DVD recording formats (DVD+R and DVD-RAM) may, or may not play properly, depending on the specific recorder and blank disc used.
Performance
Audio performance is fully up to NAD’s high standards, and the T515 is a superb music player for CD and two channel DVD-Audio. With full support for CD-R and CD-RW formats the T515 is right up to date. Even MP-3 and WMA files can be played back on this versatile player, with one CD-R capable of up to 10 hours of continuous music playback! Whichever audio format is chosen, the signal will be processed and decoded with typical NAD precision. The analogue output stages are fed from separate regulated power supplies, and utilize audiophile quality parts to retain all the dynamics and detail contained in the original recording.
Equal attention has been paid to the video performance capabilities: Keeping signal paths short and direct to minimise any interference, the 14 bit 108 MHz Video DACs are capable of reproducing the finest of picture details, where black is truly black and with vivid colours extremely faithful to the original.
The Component Video output (Y, Cr, Cb) sports Progressive Scan to get the most out of the latest high-end digital video monitors and projectors with significantly increased resolution when compared to standard, interlaced video. For video displays without Component Video input, the SCART (which supports RGB 230V only) and S-Video connectors offer superior video performance.
Value
The NAD T515 brings NAD quality and performance to an affordable price range. While this player is a natural partner to one of NAD’s high performance AV Receivers, its superb performance and exceptional value make it an outstanding choice in its own right.
Technical Specifications:
AUDIO
Frequency Response CD Audio: 4Hz to 20kHz
Frequency Response DVD (96kHz) : 4Hz to 44kHz
Output level: 2V rms
Signal to noise ratio, A-weighted: -100dB
THD (at 0dB, 1kHz) : 0.005%
Wow and Flutter: Quartz Accuracy
Channel separation CD: 95dB
Dynamic range: 103dB
Number of discs: 1
DVD VIDEO
Signal to noise: 60dB
Signal system: PAL/NTSC
SYSTEM
Laser: Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650 nm
Signal system: NTSC for 120V North American version, NTSC/PAL for 230V European version
Frequency response:
• DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 8 Hz to 44 kHz
• DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 8 Hz to 22 kHz
• CD: 8 Hz to 20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio: More than 100 dB (ANALOG OUT connectors only)
Harmonic distortion: Less than 0.008%
Dynamic range: More than 90 dB (DVD/CD)
OUTPUTS
VIDEO OUT: ,1 Vp-p 75 sync negative, RCA jack x 1
S-VIDEO OUT: ,(Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 negative sync, Mini DIN 4-pin x 1 (North American version only)
(C) 0.3 V (p-p) 75
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT:
, negative• (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 sync, RCA jack x 1
, RCA jack x• (Cb/Pb)/(Cr/Pr) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 2
HDMI VIDEO OUT:
• HDCP 480p/720p/1080i (NTSC)
• HDCP 576p/720p/1080i (PAL)
AUDIO OUT: , RCA2.0 Vrms (1 KHz, 0 dB), 600 jack (L, R) x 2, RCA jack (FL, FR, C, RL, RR, SW) x 6
DIGITAL OUT: , RCA jack x 1(COAXIAL) 0.5 V (p-p), 75
DIGITAL OUT: (OPTICAL) 3 V , Optical Connector x 1(p-p), 75
DIGITAL OUT: (HDMI) 2-channel 48 kHz PCM/Bitstream
GENERAL
Power requirements: Power requirements: AC 120 V, 60 Hz NTSC Region 1, 200-240 50/60 Hz PAL Region 2
Power consumption: 10 W
Dimensions (approx.) : 435 x 45 x 250 mm (W x H x D) with feet and RCA plugs
Weight (approx.) : 2 kg (4.4 lb)
Operating temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C (41 °F to 95 °F)
Operating humidity: 5 % to 90 %
ACCESSORIES
Video cable: 1
Audio cable: 1
Remote control : NAD DVD-6
Batteries: 2
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