Exclusive Review: Onkyo DV BD606 blu ray player

November 10, 2008

Onkyo has primarily made its mark in audio sector with its high performance receivers and players. Onkyo has made some quality DVD player as well as SACD players. Onkyo makes its blu ray player debut with the DV-BD606 blu ray player. On the paper, it delivers great plethora of features and audio options. One thing that might turn off some buyers is the lack of Profile 2.0 support.

The design of the player itself is more or less adequate. It adds nothing new but it is easy to look at. The disc tray is located on the left along with power button and ejection button. The lcd screen is located on the right side along with playback buttons and SD card reader as bonus. The lcd screen is little bit small for my taste. The remote control's layout is pretty good. I wish it had the tactile design for the button. Otherwise, it is fairly standard remote control. If you want more complete remote, you might consider the logitech Harmony line.

As mentioned earlier, this player lacks the Profile 2.0. This is kind of surprising seeing as this is a new player on the market. With Sony announcing BD live contents on all of their new Blu-ray movies, it might have been nice to include the profile 2.0.

The video quality of this player perfectly adequate. I've tried out the various Blu-ray discs and found no great jaggies or blockiness. The action sequences were delivered in crisp manner without any distortion. Ghost Rider played perfectly without a hitch. There is option to output the video at true 24 fps in 1080p mode which is pretty nice. The playback of regular DVDs were very good. Upscaling is not always perfect on some players. But, Onkyo has done a nice job on upconversion capability.

The audio output is pretty standard as well. It can decode most of the audio formats including True HD and DD. All of the high definition audio can be output in bitstream format for decoding on your receiver. If your looking into buying this player, you most likely have high end receiver. There are connections for standard component and HDMI. It does however, lack the S-video connections. Again, you most likely wont need S-video connection. The SD card reader is a big plus if you plan to use it to view photos or listen to MP3s.

Overall, this is a high end player for audiophiles and videophiles. This player will go perfectly with any high end set up with receivers. If you have the cash to burn this is one of the best players quality wise. I just hope that there will be a firmware upgrade for the Profile 2.0

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2 Responses to “Exclusive Review: Onkyo DV BD606 blu ray player”

dlrtar57 says:

February 6, 2009 at 6:54 pm

Beautiful just beautiful!!!
I have owned this Blu-ray player for over a month, from the very first second of use I was astounded as to the picture and sound quality, both are superb for Blu-ray and upconverted DVD`s, also not a single glitch has occured after over a hundred movies have been played, I recomend this player to all with complete confidence that you will be completely delighted as I!

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Anonymous says:

January 12, 2009 at 5:01 am

TOP OF THE LINE !!!
It’s a fantastic equipment. Works very well with Onkyo hdmi home theater that a have at home. It’s a litle bit expensive but it’s not the same as the others rated $250,00. I’m from Brazil and I recomend this model to the Amazon Comunity.

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plays Blu-ray high-definition discs (selectable output resolution: 1080p signals available through HDMI output only; 720p/1080i signals available through HDMI or component video) * selectable 720p/1080i/1080p video upconversion for DVD (upconverted video available through HDMI output only) * BonusView support for added bonus features with compatible discs (BD Final Standard Profile) * bitstream audio output via HDMI for Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and DTS-HD Master Audio * 1 set of A/V outputs (composite video, component video, and HDMI) *

Plays Blu-ray Disc, DVD Video,Audio CD, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL*1
HDMI Digital Output (Version 1.3a to Support Dolby® TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Deep Color, x.v. Color)
1080p Video Output at 24 Frames per Second
Delivers a Pure Data Bitstream from Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio Codecs
Upscaling of All Standard-Definition DVD Sources (1080p, 1080i, 720p, and 480p)