It's being hailed in some quarters as the best DVD player ever. It does everything you could ever want except pass you a beer. It's Denon's DVD-A1XVA and the lucky sods who buy one will have to pay $8,999 for the pleasure.

Those with a good memory for product codes will realize that the DVD-A1XVA is actually just an upgrade to last year's magnificent DVD-A1XV; apparently the only difference is that the new model offers 1080p scaling - not that an upgrade to an already near-perfect product is a bad thing at all. Though whether it's worth the extra $1,000 the A1XVA costs - the A1XV is $7,999 - will depend on your point of view. Denon says that owners of the earlier model will be able to purchase an upgrade to their existing players.

It's our birthday soon. Can we have one please?

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