McIntosh MVP-851 Brochure
MVP851 DVD
Audio/Video Player
“music
and movies
as they were meant
to be
experienced”
No one but McIntosh could hold home entertainment and versatility to the
standards you’ll come to demand once you experience the MVP851.
This superbly-engineered DVD audio/video player boasts high-resolution
video processing, progressive scan video output, 192kHz/24 bit audio
decoding and multi-channel audio formats, including DVD-Audio.
Among the MVP851’s many video capabilities are 54mHz/12 bit video processing for accurate and stable color reproduction and selectable
format component outputs. Audio features include Dolby Digital, DTS and
DVD-Audio decoders, digital audio remastering, optical and coaxial digital
outputs as well as analog 5.1 audio outputs, including subwoofer, and both
balanced and unbalanced dedicated 2-channel audio outputs.
The transport is a twin laser optical pick up for DVD and CD play, a fast and
quiet mechanism with digital servo.
Team the MVP851 with a McIntosh theater control center to enjoy consistently uncomplicated playback in a variety of formats, with all outputs
always live. Combine the player with any preamp with a six-channel input,
including earlier McIntosh models, without sacrificing access to any of the
MVP851’s new supported formats.
Compatible Disc Types*
DVD-Video
DVD-RAM (4.7GB)
DVD-Audio
96/24 DTS
Digital Remastering
MPEG Digital Noise Reduction
Progressive Scan (480P)
Still Picture Display
Chapter Preview
Title/Chapter Search with Marker Function
Hi-Speed Motion Scan to 100X
Repeat Mode
Auto Power Off/Resume Play
On-Screen Menu Icons
Glass Front Panel
Fiber-Optic Panel Illumination
R-Core Toroidal Transformer
Gold-Plated Connectors
Power Control In/Out
IR Sensor Input
Data Control Input
CD-Audio (CD-DA)
CD-R
MP3-CD
Video CD
*Some recorded discs may not be able to play due to the condition of the recordings.
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MVP851 DVD
Audio/Video
Player
DIGITAL VIDEO
NOISE REDUCTION
During playback, advanced
3D-DNR circuitry effectively
and selectively removes only
the noise components from
the video signal.
REMASTERING
WITH THE MVP851
Remastering improves
the quality of standard CD
recordings. Convert 44.1
kHz/16 bit to 88.2 kHz/24 bit
with the MVP851’s advanced
digital signal processing.
Enables use of the digital
outputs with equipment that
cannot process high data
rates. In the set-up menu,
simply adjust the digital out-
puts to downconvert the 96
kHz high resolution format to
48 kHz or the CD remaster-
ing 88.2 kHz to 44.1 kHz.
AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
NUMBER OF CHANNELS
2 and 5.1
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
DVD, 4 Hz to 22 kHz
(48K sampling)
DVD, 4 Hz to 44 kHz
(96 kHz sampling)
DVD-Audio, 4 Hz to 88 kHz
(192 kHz sampling)
CD Audio, 4 Hz to 20 kHz
HARMONIC DISTORTION
0.003% (1,000Hz)
CD SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
Better than 110 dB (A-weighted)
CONVERTERS
One each 192kHz/24-bit
Three each 96Hz/24bit
AUDIO OUTPUTS
Stereo
Output Level: 2 Vms (1kHz, 0 dB)
Output Connectors: 2 RCA jacks
2 XLR Balanced
5.1 Surround
Output Level: 2 Vms (1khz, 0 dB)
Output Connectors: 6 RCA jacks
OUTPUT LEVEL
2.0 Vrms Balanced (2 channel
output)
2.0 Vrms Unbalanced (2 channel
output and 5.1 channels)
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
600 Ohms Balanced (2 channel
output)
600 Ohms Unbalanced (2 channel
output and 5.1 channels)
DYNAMIC RANGE (DVD)
Better than 100dB (linear audio)
DYNAMIC RANGE (CD)
Better than 98dB
CHANNEL SEPARATION
Better than 110dB (1,000Hz)
VIDEO SPECIFICATIONS
SIGNAL SYSTEM
NTSC Region Code I
VIDEO OUTPUTS
Composite Output
Output Level: 1Vp-p (75 ohms)
Output Connector: RCA jack
Number of Connectors: 2
S Video Output
Y Output Level: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms)
C Output Level: 0.286 Vp-p
(75 ohms)
Output Connector: “S” Mini DIN
Number of Connectors: 1
Component Video Output (480P/480I)
Y Output Level: 1 Vp-p (75 ohms)
Pb Output Level: 0.7 Vp-p
(75 ohms)
Pr Output Level: 0.7 Vp-p
(75 ohms)
Output Connectors: 3 RCA jacks
VIDEO PERFORMANCE
Simultaneously active Composite,
S, and component Video outs.
12 bit Video Processing for 5500color resolution.
Artifact-free Progressive Scan
defeatable on the front panel.
Black level control
Contrast
Brightness
Sharpness
Color
Gamma
3D-NR
Block NR
Mosquito NR
V Sharpness (vertical only)
Edge
Tint
MPEG DNR
Selectable Transfer Mode Progressive
Scan:
Auto- Film
Auto 2- Film to 30 frames per
second
Auto 3- For animation played back
at 30 frames per second
Video-sourced material
VIDEO OUT ADJUSTMENTS
TV Aspect Ratio:
4:3 Pan and Scan
4:3 Letterbox
16:9
TV Type:
Direct View
CRT Projector
LCD/DLP Projector
Rear Projection
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
DIGITAL OUTPUT
Optical: –15dbmm to –21dbm
Coaxial: 0.5V p-p/75 ohm
DIGITAL SIGNAL FORMAT
Sampling Frequencies: 44,100Hz,
48,000Hz & 96,000Hz
TRANSPORT
Laser Beam Wavelength:
658nm/790nm
Laser Power: CLASS IIa/CLASS I
Power requirements
120 Volts, 50/60Hz at 30 watts
Dimensions: (H x W x D)
inch: 5
3
⁄
8" x 17
1
⁄
2" x 15"
cm: 13.7 x 44.5 x 38.1
Includes clearance for connectors.
Panel clearance required in front of
mounting panel is
3
⁄4" (1.9cm)
Note: when DVD/CD tray is opened,
the panel clearance required in front
of mounting panel is 6
3
⁄
4" (17.2cm)
Weight
20 lbs. (9.1Kg) net
34 lbs. (15.4Kg) shipping
9.02.MCD205.20k.MSP 35001700
The MVP851 has balanced outputs for the left and right channels
when playing an audio CD. When a multichannel DVD disc is playing,
the balanced left and right outputs contains a mix-down of the multichannel sound.
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