All-new Oppo 983 universal player available for pre-ordering

billbillw

BIZILL wrote: »

i just wonder how this unit would fare pitted against say, a toshiba xa2 or a35 for upconversion...

i'm sure it will beat out the ps3 for upconversion, by far...unless some miracle firmware comes out to better the upconversion process as a whole.

It would likely be better than the A35 due to the addition of the ABT deinterlacer and because Oppo usually finds a way to execute things better.

Against the XA2, it would be close. In the 983 thread at AVS, some of the Beta Testers compared the new Oppo to various Reon equipped units (probably the XA2 or Denon units) and they reported that it was a tossup in many areas. There were apparently some areas (like video playback) that the 983 excelled in.

Refefer

jakelm wrote: »

Well my XA1 plays HD (now dead, but ok) and does an excellent job at upscaling SD. So all I would need is a great SACD/DVD-A player. Thats why I have a "$199" 981. Not $400. I would bet that the 983 does not do a better job @ SACD's than the 981.

And most people feel that their big box speakers do their job excellently as well. But I sure as hell don't, and throw out extra bucks to get "better" performance that 99% of people would think is a waste of money.

Similarly, I don't have the cash for a pair of 802Ds or Wilson's. I even doubt that my ears would be able to differentiate at that high level of speaker, but I certainly wouldn't call it a bad deal. You have to pay something for top of the line, and this oppo is a helluva lot cheaper than a top of the line amp, or preamp, or hell even frickin ICs and speaker cables.

If you're happy with where you're at on the video totem pole, this Oppo isn't aimed at you. But if you really want the best you can get from your DVDs, the Oppo is a steal.

jakelm

Sami wrote: »

This Oppo would make sense if better format wasn't already in the market,

^^^This says it all^^^^

+1

jakelm

Refefer wrote: »

. But if you really want the best you can get from your DVDs, the Oppo is a steal.

No one, has compared this 983 Oppo to any of the HD or BR players, so how do we know?

Word of mouth will tell all, very soon.

billbillw

jakelm wrote: »

No one, has compared this 983 Oppo to any of the HD or BR players, so how do we know?

Word of mouth will tell all, very soon.

Kris Deering at the Secrets website has already reviewed the 983. It was the first player EVER to score 100 on their benchmark. Kris has already reviewed many of the current BD and HDDVD players (including the BD1000, BD1200, BD1400, S1, A1, XA2, BD10A, BD30, Elite 95FD,and PS3). So in a way, it has been compared to many of the existing players. Except for the BD1200 and XA2 (both with Reon), none of the HD or BD players came any where near the performance of the 983. Most were poor performers in terms of uspcaling/deinterlacing.

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cd-dvd-player-product-reviews/dvd-players/oppo-digital-dv-983h-dvd-player---a-secrets-dvd-benchmark-review.html

jflail2

I am intrigued by any new offering from Oppo considering how pleased I have been with my 970. And since the great majority of my collection is SDVD, I would love to pick up a player that would add maximum life to my current collection. $400 has me a bit hesitant, but maybe they'll drop it a bit when they release their br player.

That being said, I think billbill must have stock in them or something