Oppo 83 Blu ray , who owns one?

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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2009
    If the DVD is mastered at the film rate of 24fps then it should be a superior picture. However, if it's a poor master, the player loses cadence and tearing occurs. I've got it set to auto I think. Many disks seem fine, but Rome, though mastered in 24fps sometimes exhibits problems, but looks spectacular when it isn't.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited September 2009
    Hey Ron,
    What kind of panel are you using? My dissatisfaction with DVD/24 may be due to the fact I have a three year (almost) Phillips 52" LCD. At any rate, I have been more than happy with the picture produced by the BDP-83 on SD DVD's. Absolutely outstanding.
    -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:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • dvran
    dvran Posts: 280
    edited September 2009
    Simple answer to the $500 Oppo issue, PS3.... now $299! Have a media center, play games, and BDs.
    ~Dan

    Projector: Epson 705HD on 106" DaLite
    TV: Samsung 50" Plasma PN50B550
    Receiver: Onkyo 607
    Fronts: Polk 1000i
    Center: Polk Csi40
    Rears: Polk Fxi30
    Sub: Velodyne Minivee 10
    PS3 and Xbox
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited September 2009
    vc69 wrote: »
    Hey Ron,
    What kind of panel are you using? My dissatisfaction with DVD/24 may be due to the fact I have a three year (almost) Phillips 52" LCD. At any rate, I have been more than happy with the picture produced by the BDP-83 on SD DVD's. Absolutely outstanding.
    A 57" Mits DLP...3 years old now, but I've never had a single complaint about it's PQ vs LCD or Plasma.

    Combo rig:

    Onkyo NR1007 pre-pro, Carver TFM 45(fronts), Carver TFM 35 (surrounds)
    SDA 1C, CS400i, SDA 2B
    PB13Ultra RO
    BW Silvers
    Oppo BDP-83SE
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited September 2009
    dvran wrote: »
    Simple answer to the $500 Oppo issue, PS3.... now $299! Have a media center, play games, and BDs.

    I have to agree that for the newer lower price, the PS3 is one heck of bargain.

    But - Oppo has found a beautifully positioned product in the 83 that is practically as fast as the PS3 in loading disks, practically as trouble free in glitches, has top notch upscaling(better than the PS3), SACD capability(the lower priced PS3 doesn't), better 2-channel DACs, can bit stream lossless audio, and GUI that is really nice to navigate.

    Worth the extra coin? Depends on what you are looking for.

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited September 2009
    dvran wrote: »
    Simple answer to the $500 Oppo issue, PS3.... now $299! Have a media center, play games, and BDs.

    In this particular thread, I don't believe anyone has an "issue". We own BDP-83's. :D
    -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:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited September 2009
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    I have to agree that for the newer lower price, the PS3 is one heck of bargain.

    But - Oppo has found a beautifully positioned product in the 83 that is practically as fast as the PS3 in loading disks, practically as trouble free in glitches, has top notch upscaling(better than the PS3), SACD capability(the lower priced PS3 doesn't), better 2-channel DACs, can bit stream lossless audio, and GUI that is really nice to navigate.

    Worth the extra coin? Depends on what you are looking for.

    FYI: The new PS3 Slim will bitstream, since they've updated the HDMI hardware. No word on SACD support, though I wouldn't expect it.

    But for me, I chose the Oppo over the PS3 because I have a few DVD-Audio discs that I used with my Panasonic S97 DVD player. I also knew of a few SACD discs that I've always wanted to hear, making it a good opportunity to finally go Blu-ray. And having used the PS3 at friends' houses, I much prefer the Oppo in terms of just having a standalone player for that purpose.
    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
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  • John
    John Posts: 14
    edited May 2010
    I bought one. It is not the more expensive one that came out later and don't believe I need the new one.

    I like it very much, yet need to read and explore and set it up more to get everything out of it possible. I ran it with two heavy amps, a two channel and a five channel and a pre pro but the pre pro is having bugs worked out of it presently.

    jtmj
    John T. Moore,Jr.
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  • HHStuart
    HHStuart Posts: 263
    edited May 2010
    Mine has an odd habit of sometimes starting a blu ray dvd with large pixels. I eject it and reload it and the problem goes away. Any body else have that problem?
    Front - Polk LSiM 705, Center - Polk LSiM 704c, Rear - Polk LSi 7
    Subwoofer - Epik Legend
    Receiver (as Preamp) - Sony STR-DA3400 ES
    Amplifier - Outlaw 7125
    Television - 58" Samsung Plasma PN58B860
    Blu Ray - OPPO BDP 83
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  • reberly
    reberly Posts: 173
    edited May 2010
    I always liked my 83 and then discovered i could network it into my sonos and access my NAS drive all wirelessly.

    If only Oppo would allow the 83 to connect to netflix, amazon or other streaming movie sources.

    Its pretty exciting thinking in just a few years how easy it will be to receive content over the 'net
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
    Parasound Halo A52
    Panasonic 42'' Plasma
    Oppo BDP-83
    Sonos
    Panamax 4300
    Audioquest cables
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  • digitalvideo
    digitalvideo Posts: 983
    edited May 2010
    reberly wrote: »
    I always liked my 83 and then discovered i could network it into my sonos and access my NAS drive all wirelessly.

    If only Oppo would allow the 83 to connect to netflix, amazon or other streaming movie sources.

    Its pretty exciting thinking in just a few years how easy it will be to receive content over the 'net

    I personally have seen some friends bd players operate with Netflix and seen how the picture quality is pretty bad often, sometimes worse than dvd quality because there's not enough bandwidth to send it through. I have Comcast HD cable and it's 1080i and is better than Netflix bluray quality. I personally am most concerned with picture quality because if you want to experience true HD you need 1080p that you get from the bluray disc so I just rent my bd's at the store, I got a Blockbuster about 5 miles from me, but I can uderstand if people don't have a video rental store near them to want to stream online movies.
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