Topic: OPPO DV983H

[ricky]

Thanks for the reply. Hmmm... Oppo 983 may sound good. It has good specs for audio:

                      Oppo 983                                vs.      Rotel RCD-1072
- 24-bit, 192kHz                                                - Burr Brown PCM 1732
  8-channel high-resolution audio D/A converters           
  (N.B. probably not Burr Brown)
- Frequency: 20Hz - 20kHz (±1dB)                       - Frequency: 20Hz - 20kHz (±3dB)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100dB                           - Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.01%                    - THD - 0.0045%
- Can play DVD Audio                                         - cannot play DVD Audio

Mukhang sulit na dvd-cd combo player ito for those on a budget.  Well, good specs do not necessarily translate to better sounds. Sana may magshare ng audio listening impression nila Oppo vs. dedicated cd player (e.g Rotel/Rega, etc.).

Yes it does sound very good IMHE Aside from being a good upscaler this player delivers good audio too. pricey nga lang

[lithium_deuteride]

We didn't compare the 2. No time.

I understand that deinterlacing and scaling chip is the same, but the VP50Pro is much more than that. Also has fine detail enhancement, edge enhancement, mosquito noise reduction, Y/C delay, color space selection, gamma correction, input and output aspect ratio selection, etc. It acts as a hub for various video sources, with individual picture adjustments for each source. I have SD, BD, HD DVD and Popcorn plugged into it, with individual adjustments for each source.

I see. I would imagine that for the HD sources no video processing is done or meron pa rin?

[streetsmart]

I see. I would imagine that for the HD sources no video processing is done or meron pa rin?

Meron. Fine detail enhancement. Negative edge enhancement. Mosquito Noise Reduction. Color space selection. Picture controls also vary between BD and HD DVD (contrast, brightness, color) - difference can be quite substantial.

With HD DVD, the experience is that its better to input 1080i into the processor and then let the processor handle upscaling to 1080p. With BD, 1080p input is okay.

[lithium_deuteride]

This just in. 

[ricky]

congrats pare,ganda yan esp sa audio part. sulit talaga

[byron]

sir Lithium!  ganda!!! 

Amazon shipped straight to you here in the Philippines?  Please relay your shipping/logistics tactics for your NEW OPPO!!!

[stickfighter]

Congrats Sir Lith! Did you course this thru JAC?

[lithium_deuteride]

sir Lithium!  ganda!!! 

Amazon shipped straight to you here in the Philippines?  Please relay your shipping/logistics tactics for your NEW OPPO!!!

Amazon to JAC Jersey City to JAC Manila, all in 2 weeks.

[byron]

sir Lithium,
If I may ask and if you don't mind, can you pm the breakdown of the costs of this particular purchase?  how about tax? curious lang sir

many thanks!

[Moks007]

Wow nice congrats sir

[iiinas]

congrats sir lithium

[lithium_deuteride]

Thanks guys.  The shootout conducted by our friends here influenced my decision to buy this item. It's a nice toy indeed. High quality feel to it including the manual and packaging. So far the only thing I don't like is the remote control layout and the unrefined-looking OSD, both minor gripes. Now I can play my Region 1 DVD's in near HD quality. Too early to say if PQ is better than PS3 upscaling. When its properly burned-in, I'll see if it can match my souped-up Rotel 1070 as a CD player.

Byron, USD411 sa Amazon including UPS ground shipping to Jersey City, then P3600+ sa JAC including tax.

[ricky]

Thanks guys.  The shootout conducted by our friends here influenced my decision to buy this item. It's a nice toy indeed. High quality feel to it including the manual and packaging. So far the only thing I don't like is the remote control layout and the unrefined-looking OSD, both minor gripes. Now I can play my Region 1 DVD's in near HD quality. Too early to say if PQ is better than PS3 upscaling. When its properly burned-in, I'll see if it can match my souped-up Rotel 1070 as a CD player.

Byron, USD411 sa Amazon including UPS ground shipping to Jersey City, then P3600+ sa JAC including tax.

Sige Sir pls try to compare it with your rotel1070 so we'll know its strong/weak points

[byron]

Thanks guys.  The shootout conducted by our friends here influenced my decision to buy this item. It's a nice toy indeed. High quality feel to it including the manual and packaging. So far the only thing I don't like is the remote control layout and the unrefined-looking OSD, both minor gripes. Now I can play my Region 1 DVD's in near HD quality. Too early to say if PQ is better than PS3 upscaling. When its properly burned-in, I'll see if it can match my souped-up Rotel 1070 as a CD player.

Byron, USD411 sa Amazon including UPS ground shipping to Jersey City, then P3600+ sa JAC including tax.

sir Lithium,
ENJOY!!! I clearly remember you were the one who helped me with my Plasma decision.  OPPO? HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[lithium_deuteride]

I hope you are happy with that decision.  How's the Pio 508 btw?  Tamang tama ang 983H dyan. 

[byron]

I hope you are happy with that decision.  How's the Pio 508 btw?  Tamang tama ang 983H dyan. 

Sir Lithium,
Always stuns anyone who sees it!  may major sense of satisfaction.  naka pio dv600 lang ako pero maganda na for me.  428 to 508 was a crazy decision hahaha - which I have never regretted!

thanks sir Lithium, enjoy sa oppo.  last question pala.  why is there an "OPPO" sign when you opened the box, pero wala na yung sign when you placed the player on your rack?

[ninjababez®]

last question pala.  why is there an "OPPO" sign when you opened the box, pero wala na yung sign when you placed the player on your rack?

hehehe oo nga bro .. bakit nawala?  acetate lang ba sya with an oppo logo?

[ricky]

hehehe oo nga bro .. bakit nawala?  acetate lang ba sya with an oppo logo?

Cloth cover bag lang yun where the actual unit is placed mga bros

[lithium_deuteride]

Sabi ko nga nakakabilib ang packaging.  I guess Oppo believes (and rightly so IMO) that quality packaging imparts a sense of quality to the product. Yung manual din top notch quality ang papel na ginamit.

[ricky]

Sabi ko nga nakakabilib ang packaging.  I guess Oppo believes (and rightly so IMO) that quality packaging gives a sense of quality to the product. Yung manual din top notch quality ang papel na ginamit.

Yup even the extended warranty certificate eh parang diploma

[byron]

CLOTH COVER BAG???

that's what i call you got the BANG for the BUCK!

[3j]

To woo the music lovers, Oppo has launched its new BDP-83 Blu-ray player. This advance player was recently displayed at CEDIA Expo. Considered as the latest player from Oppo, BDP-83 has all the advance features and functionalities to enable you to enjoy mind blowing music experience.

Coming soon!!!  the complete

According to the reports, Oppo is still “investigating” to launch products with DVD-Audio support. The new BDP-83 Blu-ray player is capable of playing SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD Discs and Blu-ray. Sporting the logo for Anchor Bay video processing, this player can handle DVDs of all kinds.


The new Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player features an Ethernet Port with “BD-Live” meaning it supports Profile 2.0. Apart from this, BDP-83 supports standard Dolby Digital and DTS. As per the Gizmodo reports, this player is expected to also support DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD is future.

Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player is priced somewhere between $ 500 and $ 700.

http://www.cybertheater.com/oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player/

****Good thing about this is that this will trigger to lower the price of thier DVD players...

[eksi]

To woo the music lovers, Oppo has launched its new BDP-83 Blu-ray player. This advance player was recently displayed at CEDIA Expo. Considered as the latest player from Oppo, BDP-83 has all the advance features and functionalities to enable you to enjoy mind blowing music experience.

Coming soon!!!  the complete

According to the reports, Oppo is still “investigating” to launch products with DVD-Audio support. The new BDP-83 Blu-ray player is capable of playing SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD Discs and Blu-ray. Sporting the logo for Anchor Bay video processing, this player can handle DVDs of all kinds.


The new Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player features an Ethernet Port with “BD-Live” meaning it supports Profile 2.0. Apart from this, BDP-83 supports standard Dolby Digital and DTS. As per the Gizmodo reports, this player is expected to also support DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD is future.

Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player is priced somewhere between $ 500 and $ 700.

http://www.cybertheater.com/oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player/

****Good thing about this is that this will trigger to lower the price of thier DVD players...

uy pwedeng item to be included sa christmas wish list

[samlowry]

Hello guys,

Why would you buy an oppo 983 when for roughly the same price, a US version Ps3 can perform almost as well (in upscaling) and can play games, surf the net and play BLUray.

Just asking as I need a new upscaler dvd.... my asian ps3 is region locked and I've got a bunch of region 1 dvds....  heck, why not get a US ps3 (sell asian ps3 or not)?  Datablitz sells them (I think).

Thanks for the help!  and Is Oppo now locally available? 

Ps3 region coding sucks.  Will not play region 1s but will play pirated dvds from metrowalk

[oReOsHaKe]

Hello guys,

Why would you buy an oppo 983 when for roughly the same price, a US version Ps3 can perform almost as well (in upscaling) and can play games, surf the net and play BLUray.

Just asking as I need a new upscaler dvd.... my asian ps3 is region locked and I've got a bunch of region 1 dvds....  heck, why not get a US ps3 (sell asian ps3 or not)?  Datablitz sells them (I think).

Thanks for the help!  and Is Oppo now locally available? 

Ps3 region coding sucks.  Will not play region 1s but will play pirated dvds from metrowalk

In terms of DVD upscaling, OPPO 983 is way better than the PS3..  OPPO 983 is region free..

[samlowry]

Thanks, man.  Tho I'm not concerned with region coding as I only buy region 1 original dvds.

re: oppo as better upscaler,  but doesn't the results from the shootout earlier in this thread say that they are pretty close.... that with the Ps3's noise reduction set to off?  Also, does it have optical out?   (hehe, luma na kasi receiver ko eh).

sorry, just thinking aloud.  This thead is helping me a lot.  The math just don't add up.  Same price as a ps3: upscaler, bluray player, gaming machine. hmmmm. 

[oReOsHaKe]

Thanks, man.  Tho I'm not concerned with region coding as I only buy region 1 original dvds.

re: oppo as better upscaler,  but doesn't the results from the shootout earlier in this thread say that they are pretty close.... that with the Ps3's noise reduction set to off?  Also, does it have optical out?   (hehe, luma na kasi receiver ko eh).

sorry, just thinking aloud.  This thead is helping me a lot.  The math just don't add up.  Same price as a ps3: upscaler, bluray player, gaming machine. hmmmm. 

Most blu-ray players don't play DVDs as well as BDs that's why most don't really use their stand-alone BD players for DVD playback.  If you play games, you might as well buy a PS3 but for some who don't play games, they would rather buy a standalone BD player.  If you want a good DVD and BD player, the Panasonic BD-55 has been reviewed as good for both.  As for me, I got the OPPO 983 for DVD playback and the Pana BD-30 for BD playback. 

[samlowry]

Thanks for the info man.   may I know how you acquired your oppo 983?   shipped from US?

I have a region 3 dvd lying around and tested my ps3 vs my cheapo pioneer player.... very interesting results.
actually the difference is more obvious when the frame is paused.  virtually no jaggies on the ps3 vs. the cheap pioneer 380 (which was also set to 480p).  If the oppo is better, then I want one tho honestly, a US ps3 still makes more sense to me:)

I will look into the panasonic bd55.  I'm not sure if I can invest on just a sd dvd anymore.... I've gotta future proof.  thanks!

[oReOsHaKe]

Thanks for the info man.   may I know how you acquired your oppo 983?   shipped from US?

I have a region 3 dvd lying around and tested my ps3 vs my cheapo pioneer player.... very interesting results.
actually the difference is more obvious when the frame is paused.  virtually no jaggies on the ps3 vs. the cheap pioneer 380 (which was also set to 480p).  If the oppo is better, then I want one tho honestly, a US ps3 still makes more sense to me:)

I will look into the panasonic bd55.  I'm not sure if I can invest on just a sd dvd anymore.... I've gotta future proof.  thanks!

Ordered it directly from OPPODIGITAL.com and shipped to JAC NJ..  The Pana BD55 is your best bet for both a good DVD and BD player but the question is if its gonna be region-free for DVD.  My BD-30 which I bought here in the Philippines is region-free though.

[samlowry]

thanks man!  all my original dvds are region 1 so not an issue.

I only intend to play my dibidis on cheapo players since they are choosy to begin with and
will often skip.  That might kill my player.

thanks for bringing up the pana bd55/35.