Any Oppo BDP-93 owners using noise reduction?

kuntasensei
kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
edited April 2012 in Electronics
Just picked up a BDP-93 last week to replace my BDP-83 which is at Oppo being repaired (and soon to be up for sale when it returns), and I've been fiddling with the noise reduction settings. Normally, I'm all about sending the source as-is... but the BDP-93 does have a slightly different look to it than the 83, especially with a bit more obvious noise in dark scenes (though I'm not sure if that's closer to the source than the 83 or vice versa). Just wondering what people's experiences are with the noise reduction settings. I'm currently using 1 (which just does compression artifact reduction), and this works surprisingly well without any noticeable drawbacks that I can spot for both DVD and Blu-ray. In fact, call me crazy but it almost seems to make detail more stable for Blu-rays, which I didn't expect.
Equipment list:
Onkyo TX-NR3010 9.2 AVR
Emotiva XPA-3 amp
Polk RTi70 mains, CSi40 center, RTi38 surrounds, RTi28 rears and heights
SVS 20-39CS+ subwoofer powered by Crown XLS1500
Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray player
DarbeeVision DVP5000 video processor
Epson 8500UB 1080p projector
Elite Screens Sable 120" CineWhite screen