In Japanese, the word for "crisis" (kiki) is a combination of "danger" and "opportunity."  In the US, the economic crisis is certainly leading to some great opportunities in terms of great deals on HDTV and home theater gear.  Case in point, Denon's excellent DVD-2500BTCI Blu-ray Disc player, a $900 player which is now completely free with the pucrchase of select Denon receivers (and Denon is a Japanese company -- just a coincidence)?

Here's the link:

• Free Denon Blu-ray Player with Receiver purchase

Qualifying receivers start at $1199.00  (with free shipping) for the AVR-2809CI or AVR-989 all the way up to Denon's current flagship AV receiver, the AVR5308CIA for $5499.99.

Simply follow the above link to place both the player and a qualifying receiver into your shopping cart, and the player's price will be instantly deducted from your cart.  This is a great way to bring home a high-end home theater receiver and player and bring your your home theater system into the 21st Century.  This offer ends April 30th or while supplies last (may be much sooner!). 

The DVD-2500BDTCI is actually more of a "transport" than a player.  It includes only digital audio and video circuitry for the cleanest possible design and performance.  The unit's single HDMI output offers pure digital audio and video for use with an advanced HDMI 1.3-capable audio/video receiver.  Any of the receivers included in this promotion will provide an excellent match for this high-end Blu-ray Disc transport. 

In addition to supporting standard DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, the player also plays music CDs as well as DivX-encoded video files stored on CD-Rs or DVD-Rs.    

DVD-2500BDTCI Features and Performance Overview:

• Complete digital-only transport to eliminate interference
• Single-cable HDMI connection and Digital HD output up to 1080p
• Full 10-bit processing for i/p and scaling circuit
• Blu-ray 1080p/24fps output capability
• Up to 36 bit Deep Color support via HDMI
• Native bitstream output for Dolby Digital+, Dolby TrueHD, and dts-HD Master Audio
• Bonus View functionality (BD-ROM Profile 1.1), providing simultaneous Audio and Video options for greater interactivity.
• Digital media disc support: Blu-Ray, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, CD Audio WMA, MP3, Kodak picture CD, Fuji Color CD, DivX playback (including DivX 6).

Receivers included in this promotion:

• Denon AVR-2809CI
• Denon AVR-989 805-Watt 7.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver
• Denon AVR-3808CI 7.1-Channel/5.1-+ 2-Channel Multisource/Multizone A/V Home Theater Receiver with Networking (Black)
• Denon AVR-4308CI Home Theater Receiver with Network Streaming and Wi-Fi (Black)
• Denon AVR5308CIA Flagship Home Theater Receiver

Blu-ray Disc player/transport included in this promotion:

• Denon DVD-2500BTCI Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Player