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Yamaha BD-A1040

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4 editorial reviews
Yamaha’s new Aventage BD-A1040 Blu-ray player offers top-notch audio and video playback, excellent upscaling, and plenty of ways to play, but it falls short of knocking the Oppo BDP-103 off its perch.Read more
The best Blu-ray and ultra HD Blu-ray players should have 4K and UHD support, streaming apps, and Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. We tested Blu-ray players from top companies like Yamaha, Sony, Phillips, and more.Read more
Preview: The Yamaha AVENTAGE BD-A1040 Blu-ray player is compatible with a variety of disc formats including SACD and DVD-A. WiFi and Bluetooth are integrated so users can stream content from the net.Read more
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Pros

  • Build quality is always high
  • incredibly affordable price and useful collection
  • clean and powerful sound

Cons

  • DVD-Audio is conspicuously absent
  • simplistic digital interfaces
  • The apps page is equally barren

Key specs

  • no
  • yes
  • yes
  • Full HD
  • 1080p
  • yes
  • no
  • no
  • Dolby TrueHD, DTS HD Master Audio

Yamaha BD-A1040 - Pros & Cons

Yamaha BD-A1040

Pros

  • Build quality is always high
  • incredibly affordable price and useful collection
  • clean and powerful sound
  • high-quality picture and exceptional sound
  • is a quality device that looks good on the shelf
  • The tray opens smoothly and quietly when operated
  • the picture looked razor sharp and the colors and contrasts were impressive
  • all sounded very good on the Yamaha
  • it played perfectly with both sound and video
  • Excellent sound and picture quality
  • A1060 is excellent and in this case

Cons

  • DVD-Audio is conspicuously absent
  • simplistic digital interfaces
  • The apps page is equally barren
  • the Oppo is a bit pricier
  • new PC cleaner just an Edge ad in disguise
  • Oppo s list isn t much better
  • compatible with 4K/HDR video signals
  • it can only play Region A discs
  • pro in my rack does not pass through 4K or upscaled 4K video
  • no HDMI cable
  • The remote is somewhat cluttered and has a redundant Setup button

Yamaha BD-A1040 - Full Specifications

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General
Device typeBlu-Ray player
Built-in D/A converteryes
D/A audio32-bit / 192 kHz
TV tunerno
Type of disc driveFront loaded with tray
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Image properties
HD typeFull HD
x.v.Color supportyes
Supported image files
  • GIF
  • JPEG/JPG
  • PNG
Supported video modes1080p
Supported video files
  • ASF
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • DivX
  • AVC/H.264
  • Matroska
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG4
  • VOB
  • WMV
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
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Features
Built-in internet servicesYouTube
Displayyes
Handheld remote controlyes
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Storage
Blu-ray recordingno
Built-in hard driveno
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-R
  • BD-RE
  • BD-ROM
  • CD
  • CD-ROM
  • CD-RW
  • DVD
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+R DL
  • DVD+RW
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-RW
Memory card readerno
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Connectivity
Analogue RCA (5.1/7.1) outno
Analogue RCA stereo outputyes
Balanced output (analogue) XLR number0
Balanced output digital XLR (AES / EBU) number0
Composite output number0
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number1
DVI out number0
Front/side connectionsUSB
HDMIyes
Number of HDMI inputs1
Number of HDMI outputs1
S-Video output quantity0
SCART outno
USByes
USB 2.0 ports quantity2
Total USB number2
Bluetoothyes
Ethernet connectionyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included adapterBuilt-in
Wireless networking standard IEEE 802.1
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
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Audio properties
Audio format
  • Dolby TrueHD
  • DTS HD Master Audio
Supported audio files
  • AAC
  • FLAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
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Dimensions
Height3.39 in
Width17.13 in
Depth10.2 in
Weight102.29 oz
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Compatibility
3D support (3D-Ready)yes
DLNA certifiedyes
HDRno
High resolution audio formats
  • DVD-Audio
  • HDCD
  • SACD
Region freeno
Streaming standardsMiracast
Ultra HD Blu-rayno
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Power
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)< 19
Power consumption (standby)0.5 W
Separate power connector (mains)
Large power inlet connector

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