Comments for OPPO BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player - Benchmark at http://www.hometheaterhifi.com , comment 1 to 45 out of 20 comments http://www.hometheaterhifi.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:21:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2280 The remote sports a vol. control at the top. My Oppo 980H has it and I am currently running mine directly through my Emotiva amplifier. Very handy, indeed! - JM Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:56:01 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2276 Thanks for the smashing review. Needless to say, I'm sold. One quick question: does this player come with a volume control? I'm asking because I'd like to be able to plug it straight into my stereo power amplifier, and bypass the pre-amp, thus preserving the clarity of the source signal. (I'm using very high end audio components that have no EQs, no channel balance, nor a remote controller) I used to have an old Sony CD player that had a volume control on its remote, it was darn handy. Thanks! - Alex Bunardzic Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:18:50 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2147 First of all: kudos to the authors for this great review! One question though: how would the player perform as a (SA)CD player, using the analogue outputs? From the review: "Shown below are the SACD test disc graphs for an input signal that is a combination of 19 kHz and 20 kHz sine waves. First, is the set of graphs using the analog output. Besides the obvious noise, there are significant side peaks next to the two input peaks." How significant is this in terms of what you can hear? Is there an example of a player that does a better job in this respect? Right now I have a Pioneer DV-575A player. Besides the Blu-ray playback, I'm curious to know what I would gain in the (SA)CD region when buying the Oppo BDP-83. (You understand I need a good excuse to buy a new toy!) Thanks! - Lowie Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:07:10 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2144 Rob, I've reviewed both the BDP-09FD and the Oppo BDP-83 players for Secrets this year. The Pioneer is built better than any other player I have seen, and offers some features that other players can not (individual Wolfson DAC's for each channel, allowing you to do all of the bass management and time alignment in the player over analog outputs). That said, I still have the Oppo in my system and it's the best player I have reviewed so far. It's much, much more responsive than the Pioneer, firmware upgrades are much smoother, it supports my SACD and DVD-A discs, and it's just a fantastic user experience, and player. Unless I had a need for the higher end features of the Pioneer (I had an analog system with no HDMI inputs, and needed the bass control and time alignment, or the dual HDMI outputs) I would certainly go for the Oppo. I have not had a chance to try out the BDP-23FD myself, so I can not comment on that player. - Chris Heinonen Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:28:37 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2143 I'm interested in purchasing a Blu-ray player and the Blu-ray players that I am considering are: 1)Oppo BDP-83 , 2)Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD and 3)Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD (which I know is in a completely different price category). Could you please give me your thoughts and opinions on the 3 players in how they compare to each other. I'm mainly considering the Oppo BDP-83 and Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD but I would also seriously consider the Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD if it is clearly head and shoulders above the other 2 players. Thanks. Rob - Rob Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:12:02 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2134 Stan, HDMI 1.0 and above should still support 8 channels of PCM audio over the cable, and the Oppo can do the decoding internally (set the HDMI output to PCM instead of bitstream), so you should be set. What you are looking for in a player is not one that has HDMI 1.3 or anything else, but one that can decode internally. - Chris Heinonen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:51:02 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2133 I have just purchased an OPPO BDP-83 and will be mating it with myold Sony receiver with HDMI 1.0, Will I be able to get the HD audio formats decoded by OPPO through HDMI at full bandwidth or will I have to use the 7.1 analog audio outputs instead? This is kind of a generic question that could apply to any player with HDMI 1.3 and a receiver with 1.0, but there seems to be a bunch of smart people on this thread that could help. Thanks in advance! - Stan Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:34:34 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2122 Thank you very much for the explanation, Chris. --Sam - Sam Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:40:45 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2121 Sam, The problem you mention with Stop and Play on a Blu-ray player isn't an issue with the player, but with the Blu-ray standard. The reason this happens with some discs and not all is based around if the disc uses BD-J (Blu-ray Disc Java) or not. If it doesn't use BD-J, then almost any player should be able to stop and resume without any issue on the disc. However, for discs that use BD-J, when the disc is stopped, the entire Java program has to be unloaded from memory, including the location that the movie was at. Unfortunately from talking to a couple of manufacturers, this is an issue that might not be easy, or possible to get around, since that data is marked as copy protected so they can't keep it saved. So, this problem is really not something that Oppo and other vendors can be faulted for, but it's how the BD-J specification was written. As far as HDCD goes, I've tested a couple of titles from Tom Petty and Neil Young on my Oppo BDP-83 and saw the HDCD flag come up with both of them. I didn't listen enough to see if I could tell a difference from the standard DVD decoding, however. - Chris Heinonen Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:07:16 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2120 As much as I love my OPPO for BluRay, I can not get it to recognize my Fat32 external hard drives (even with a powered USB hub). It will read media sticks (I have tried up to 4gig without problems), but when I use a 500gig HD - nothing. I have upgraded to the latest firmware.... any thoughts? -michael - Michael Firstenberg Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:59:04 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2116 I'm guessing probably 90+% of BDP-83 buyers could give a hoot, but did you mention the ability to play HDCD-encoded CD's in your fine review? - Ria Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:35:34 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2115 I am on the verge of purchasing the Oppo BDP-83 but would first appreciate knowing whether pressing "Stop" on the remote, and then pressing "Play" resumes the disc at the "Stop" point, or does it throw the disc back to the beginning, forcing you to manually find the point at which you stopped? I have not seen this addressed in any reviews of the BDP-83, unless I missed it. I have seen where this is an issue in other blue-ray players. I wonder therefore, not seeing this in reviews, is the BDP-83 an exception to this problem? Thank you very much. --Sam - Sam Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:42:48 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2114 I sent this to oppo back in nov 08. Did they remedy? Thanks for an excetional review. I will buy one soon. "I love my 981. Added it to my home theatre, to become main dvd player and moved my lg-531 to backup. So these are constructive criticisms. Since I've added the 981 I've been scarring my dvds. This is caused by me taking the dvd out of it's tray. The tray doesn't extend to full dvd clearance, like the majority of cd/dvd players in PCs and cd/dvd devices. The brand you are using leaves 1 or so inches of the dvd still technically inside the 981. Have seen this type of dvd player, doesn't fully extend, in some old portables! When you have 981 placement like mine, under the tv (low), occasionally I pull the dvd straight up rather than out then up. Memory lapse. But you don't get away with it because the dvd portion still inside gets scratched. Then you get this scarring. I know it's only on the top and really may only be cosmetic, but that's not the point. This is easily solved. Use a proper dvd carrier/player that fully deploys. thanks" - webwalker Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:16:42 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2111 In my opinion the Oppo sounds great (if not better than HDMI) through the analog outputs and frankly rivals my much more costly SACD player. - Piero Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:52:24 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2109 Does anybody have advice on how the Oppo BDP-83 performs as a CD, SACD or DVD-A player with analogue output versus a Denon 2900 which I currently own? Will the Oppo play as well sound wise as the Denon? Also how will it perform concert DVDs with DTS 5.1 compared to the Denon? I do not use a surround-receiver, but let the Denon send analogue signals to the pre-amp (Holfi Integra 5.1 (no HDMI-input). - Kristian Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:32:44 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2092 Thanks for a wonderful review, I am getting one somehow, I wish I could order directly from Oppo in CA but I cant since I live in Norway... The correct link in Europe is www.crtprojectors.co.uk or even http://www.crtprojectors.co.uk/region_free_bpd-83.htm - Erik Dahle Harvey Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:51:28 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2086 Just for info - you can visit www.crtprojectors.com & click on the tab marked Modified Blu-ray. You can buy a modified BDP-83 with full warranty or have a DIY mod kit posted out world wide £55-£79 depending where you live. (Blu-ray zone A,B & C. DVD region 1-6) - Keith Willis Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:10:43 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2085 Thank you for the detailed review and the measurements. One thing I don't understand is a remark made at the benchmark-page about the internal DACs: "The DACs in the BDP-83 are there if you must use analog outputs (they are essentially a token), but this is really a player designed to deliver everything in digital format, and it is the digital circuits where the money has been spent." But when I look at the output of a CD via the analog outputs it "....measured less than 0.003% THD+N using a 1 kHz sine wave." That's pretty good for a digital player I think. Also Oppo put effort in the stereo part to install a separate DAC for stereo (CS4398) which is not a bad/cheap DAC. Can you please explain your comment? Thanks in advance. PS I'm interested in the DAC because I like to use this player with an analog stereo amplifier. - Eric Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:50:41 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2058 My problem with the SPDIF output level was solved with the latest software update. I am sure this problem was only related to my player, which I bought at ebay as a used one. Thanks again to Jason and the support team of oppodigital for there fast response. Now I am really happy about this player, which I can use to play my DVD-As. - Dietmar Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:45:44 +0100 http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/blu-ray-players/647-oppo-bdp-83-blu-ray-player.html#comment-2052 Westcott said, "I have seen several player reviews as of late that do not seem to be included in the standard DVD benchmarks. Is this going to be rectified or are the benchmark tables being abandoned?" We can't benchmark every player, just as I have mentioned that we can't bench test every component that we review. We all have day jobs. Our work on Secrets is in our spare time, which is limited. - JEJ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:08:23 +0100