AKG DMC 250/230

DMC 250/230 - DVD Audio/Video Playback, MP3, HDMI v.1.2a, IR-in/out The DMC 250 Digital Media Center bridges the gap between your home theater and the digital world of your PC, PDA, digital camera and other devices. With its memory card and USB ports, the DMC 250 makes it possible to play your digital audio and image files through your home theater system without the clutter of messy wiring or complicated network systems.

And the DMC 250 is capable of recording CDs, or any analog audio, as MP3 files for storage on a card or USB drive. You can easily preserve your vinyl collection as audiophile-quality MP3 files, simply by connecting your turntable with phono preamp to the DMC 250’s analog audio inputs. On top of that, the DMC 250 is also a state-ofthe-art optical disc player that can play almost every music, movie and still-image disc in your library with the highest fidelity available today. Along with conventional Video and CD audio discs, the DMC 250 lets you enjoy the latest highresolution DVD-Audio discs, with HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface™) output of pure, uncompressed digital audio and video as well as
DivX® and VCD discs.

To enable you to get the maximum quality from DVDs, the DVD is equipped with the latest in design techniques, including advanced 10-bit video digital-to-analog converters (DAC) and Video (composite), S-Video and RGB video (RGB via SCART) outputs, to ensure that you get all the quality inherent in today’s DVD medium. For optimum playback of NTSC and PAL DVD with compatible high-definition display devices, DVD is equipped with progressive component video outputs.

When used with an HDMI-compatible audio/video receiver and video display, the program quality is preserved.

By passing an uncompressed signal, degradation is virtually nonexistent. And the single-cable connection eliminates the problem of wire management.

If you have not yet upgraded to an HDMI video display, you may still enjoy pristine picture quality with the DMC 250’s precision video DACs, which output a Y/Pr/Pb progressive-scan component signal and composite and S-video. Thus, no matter what type of video display used, you will see images that are the closest thing to the original film or performance this side of your local theater. To further fine-tune the video output, a built-in test pattern may be used in conjunction with either the controls on your display, or the video output adjustments on the DMC 250.

In addition, Harman Kardon’s audio heritage continues into the digital video era with audiophile-grade DACs to ensure that the audio quality matches the superb video. Of course, both coaxial and optical digital audio outputs are available for direct connection to A/V receivers or processors so that you may take advantage of Dolby Digital* and DTS® soundtracks. The analog outputs for down-mixed stereo or DVD-Audio playback use audiophile-grade digital-to-analog converters for crystal-clear outputs. When playing audio CDs, the playback quality is state-of-theart, matching that of the finest players available.

A wide range of programming features makes it easy to program an evening’s worth of entertainment. When playing DVDs, easy-tounderstand on-screen menus and icons make it simple to change languages, soundtracks, subtitles or aspect ratio.