For HD Players, expected naman ang poor performance since secondary lang ang SD DVD upconversion. At least the PS3 SD DVD HQV performance puts other real upconversion SD DVD players to shame...
The ps3 did really well nga. I was surprised also. This was a player I really remembered when playing Hollow Man superbit versus the 980. I thought it was really like hidef. Actually I thought it was bluray, no kidding. I even commented after the test to Sir Mark I thought that yun player na yan was really awesome. What player is that? I told them its the best I saw so far, but it could be the disc lang. The finals playing The Rock also were the best I saw and its really so close na it is just magnificent. Now the big question is: With the performance of the 980 which is so so excellent versus the ps3 and xa2, Will you buy this player?
Lets calculate: Oppo 980 = 169usd with your 300 to 600 dvds you already have, all region pa the player
or Ps3 = 399usd, region locked and have to buy bluray discs all over again at 20 to 28 dollars a pop w/o a sale.
Hmm..which would one choose is the big question. Will people wait for bluray players to be 199usd and discs at 8 to 15 dollars? or just go ahead and buy a great dvd player, one shot, and play all your dvd library again. Or will they just buy the Popcorn
, impressive simply impressive
I almost pulled the trigger last nite on the 980 when I came home (I think I will soon
), Bad influence talaga is ESI
..Dinala pa kasi yun excellent 980 niya.
..If I had the money, no budget concerns, huge screens, no questions asked I will really get the 983. Thats just me..A big advantage to me is the region free player talaga.