Anchor Bay vs. Silicon Optix Realta processor?

digitalvideo
digitalvideo Posts: 983
edited October 2009 in Electronics
I was wondering the difference between the processor in the Oppo bdp-83 and the Denon DVD-A1UDCI. I have the Oppo and it has the Anchor Bay Technologies ABT 2010 processor while the Denon has the Silicon Optix Realta processor, both are 10-bit.

Do any of you know the differences between the two, which one is a superior processor for image quality, and why did Oppo choose to use Anchor Bay and Denon use Optix Realta?
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2009
    They are both state of the art processors. I feel certain that Oppo chose the ABT chip because it is a state of the art chip and they have a prior working relationship.

    The Realta doesn't seem to fair as well with synthetic benchmark tests. However it seems to perform quite well in real-world and people seem very happy with it.

    I for one can't afford the Denon but would love to hear one. Everyone raves about the analog section.

    I have the BDP-83.
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
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  • digitalvideo
    digitalvideo Posts: 983
    edited October 2009
    Is the Anchor Bay company that makes the processor the same Anchor Bay movie production company "Anchor Bay Entertainment" ?
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  • Bernal
    Bernal Posts: 991
    edited October 2009
    digitalvideo wrote: »
    I was wondering the difference between the processor in the Oppo bdp-83 and the Denon DVD-A1UDCI. I have the Oppo and it has the Anchor Bay Technologies ABT 2010 processor while the Denon has the Silicon Optix Realta processor, both are 10-bit.

    Do any of you know the differences between the two, which one is a superior processor for image quality, and why did Oppo choose to use Anchor Bay and Denon use Optix Realta?

    http://www.anchorbaytech.com/products/semiconductors/abt2010.php

    http://www.siliconoptix.com/contentEngine/dspDocumentDownload.cfm?PCVID=2d432425-a82d-4ad0-d280-92e6c8f3c801
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