Comments on: Oppo BDP-83

By: r4 cards

r4 cards — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:21:16 +0000

The upscaling processer is found in AVR’s costing over 2k. For $500 its an amazing value. Well built, plays almost any form of media available by disc/USB, fast loading, great back-lit remote, easiest Blu-Ray player to run/update, the best DVD upconversion available, topped off by the most helpful/polite customer support of any company.

By: FireWire

FireWire — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:15:47 +0000

From John Manning “…who want a ‘universal’ player” I hope you’re kidding

This is not a universal player by any mean…
Can It plays:
Video container: MWV-HD, MKV, TS, MOV, MP4, TR, M2TS, VOB, ISO, AVI, MPEG1/2/4, XViD, DiVX…
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, Ogg, PCM, M4A(no drm), FLAC…
If it’s not than it can not be a Universal player…
Actually there WILL NOT be a UNIVERSAL player simply there is too many formats of V/A out there to support, but certainly consumer can have a less than US $300.00 HD player will come close to UNIVERSAL player - EP6000P

EP6000P supports 1080p/60 from Internal HDD, USB DVD-ROM/HDD, or network drive.

It’s an unbelievable device… just like MP3 player 10yrs ago, only available to people who really digging for high-tech

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By: Ron W

Ron W — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:22:59 +0000

In recent years, one of the things that has happened in the A/V electronics industry is that the specialty internet-only companies like Oppo, Emotiva, Outlaw etc. have blown the whole price/performance issue right out of the water. Still many feel that one has to pay a considerable sum of money to reach audiophile/videophile nirvana and refuse to believe the above companies can achieve that for a fraction of the price. As a consultant in the field for a number of years I have put together and listened to many of these systems at various price levels. If someone “believes” that by spending a considerable some of money they are getting “superior” performance there is basically nothing you can do to change that line of thinking. My personal observations are much more pragmatic. With pretty well ALL internal parts for these products, regardless of price, manufactured in the Far East, it is now extremely difficult to justify the mammoth price differential discussed here between the $4500 Denon and the $500 Oppo BDP-83.

In this case, from my experience with the outstanding service and follow-up engineering that Oppo provides, if the individual that buys the Denon ever has the chance to sit down and objectively compare their player to the forthcoming BDP-83 in “Real World” viewing and listening conditions, then they will perhaps FINALLY understand why so many are so excited about this company and their products.

By: John Manning

John Manning — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:47:54 +0000

The Oppo BDP-83 will have a very warm welcome among those of us who want a ‘universal’ player - but region code restrictions negate a great deal of its versatility. In these times when DVD/BD material can be bought via the internet from all over the world, it is illogical to impose arbitrary restraints on what can be played.
High Definition is the reason for anyone upgrading to this machine, but its usefulness as a media player will also be compromised if the restriction on drives connected to the USB ports (FAT32) is implemented. The file size limit will restrict the length of HD video files to around 20 minutes. I already have around 400 gigabytes of (my own) HD video on 2 USB hard drives, and play them via a Popcorn Hour A-100, which does a very good job. Many of the files are larger than the FAT32 maximum. The BDP-83 would save me a HDMI source by doing for me what the A-100 now does, but not using FAT32, which has outstayed its welcome.
Despite my reservations, I am eager to see the launch of this new player.

By: Piero

Piero — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:10:25 +0000

T,
I didn’t mean to suggest Denon doesn’t take Oppo seriously, they do of course. Denon produces flagship units and prides themselves on what piece of that market they target. Their flagship DVD players are never sold in box stores because as you said, that typically is dominated by the price conscious consumer. I’m sure there are those in the industry too that scratch their heads as to how Oppo delivers excellent value priced products. Still my original point was currently there are no true universal Blu-ray players that play all formats, except the one Denon is planning to release this spring. So at under $500, the Oppo has no competition.

By: T.

T. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:24:56 +0000

Hi Piero, Denon should see Oppo as competition. Oppo has been kickin’ their %@# for years in SQ and PQ with DVD and other universal players. The game has changed. No more big box stores for people to walk in to and be charmed by the Denon name by some teenager with little or no product knowledge. Now we have people searching the internet for advice and tripping over sites such as this one and AVS Forum. The only group of buyers that matter to Oppo and Denon are audio-videophiles. Everybody else looks for value over quality every time. They buy DVD’s for $5.00 kickin’ and screamin’. Joe average blows off the $30.00 blu-ray movie like the plague. Think about it. How many people do you know (that aren’t audio-videophiles) that walk into a store and ask: “What is the best Blu-ray player made?” OK, wrap it up! NOOOOO! They walk in and ask: “What is the cheapest Blu-ray player that you sell?” What! You don’t have one that cost less then that! OK, thanks…..see ya’

By: Piero

Piero — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:08:27 +0000

Hey T, I disagree. Denon has always sold high end universal DVD players for $3,500 when $200 players were on the market. Denon will make $500 Blu-ray players but they always build a flagship unit. My point is Denon will not see this Oppo player as their competition.

By: Chris Heinonen

Chris Heinonen — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:32:19 +0000

Stephen,

Here’s a note about the region free capability of this player:

“The BDP-83 will support DVD Region 1 and Blu-ray Region A only. The Blu-ray Disc Association does not allow OPPO to support any region unlocking capabilities, even for DVD-Video playback.

As Blu-ray is a relatively new platform, OPPO wants to make sure they can sell Blu-ray players for many more years to come. They do not want to implement or excise any content control which could jeopardize their standing with the Blu-ray Disc Association.”

I haven’t looked into other players that are out there (as I don’t have any discs from other regions) but it sounds like this is going to be universal to all players, not just the Oppo.

By: Todd Sauve

Todd Sauve — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:38:02 +0000

One thing that is lacking here is High Definition DivX capability. (It might be called DivX Pro, I’m not sure.) I realise that this codec is still pretty new but before I lay down the cash for any new DVD players–and ESPECIALLY Blu-Ray players–I absolutely demand to have this feature implemented.

Does anyone have any idea when DivX Pro will be showing up?

By: T.

T. — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:04:31 +0000

Denon will never release a $4,000.00 universal player in this economy with players like the Oppo BDP-83 being released at a fraction of the price. Mark down the exact date and time I wrote this.