OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD, DVD-Audio, and VRS Technology by OPPO Digital, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD, DVD-Audio, and VRS Technology
Digital camera Review: As Close To Perfect As You Can Hope For
Summary: 5 Stars
With the hype surrounding a lot of new products in this fast-paced digital era, it's not uncommon to be disappointed by units that are hastily released into the market with bugs even from reputable manufacturers. But this OPPO BDP-83 really stands out in that it is cheap for an audiophile/videophile product while it provides state-of-the-art performance.
You've already read about all the attributes: Fast load times for all disc formats along with great audio and video quality. I personally would buy this player just for the sound and picture qualities alone. The quick loading time is just very nice icing on the cake.
The upscaling and de-interlacing performance on DVDs leave nothing to be desired. Connected to my Panasonic 50-inch G10 plasma, I find DVDs have very good clarity from my normal viewing distance (15 feet) even after being spoiled by Blu Ray movies and documentaries. Of course, with Blu Ray, this player really shines, especially when the player can display movies at their native 24P frame rate. When you see an image that looks real enough to touch, you know the OPPO is a keeper.
Although I haven't fully explored the audio quality with my collection of CDs and SACDs, I'm sure I won't be disappointed because OPPO has already earned a reputation for consistently outstanding quality.
If there are any features that are missing, they would be the ability to play VCDs and an S-video output. For most users, these are non-issues. But to me, universal compatibility is important and an S-video output would be preferable when transferring non-copy protected DVDs onto tape for relatives who still feel comfortable with their VCRs. Using the composite video output leads to unavoidable moire affects on certain video clips. For this reason, I still have my OPPO 980H universal DVD player connected to the system because it includes an S-video output and it can play VCDs.
In any case, the OPPO BDP-83 gives digital-age consumers the same thrill that analog consumers got when they purchased a Nakamichi 1000 cassette deck back in 1973. Just as Nakamichi did back then, OPPO provides the winning ingredients of stellar packaging, presentation, and documentation along with accessories: The nice carry bag for re-packing the player, the extremely thorough multi-lingual users manual, big black box with high quality power cord and HDMI cable, remote with well-arranged and shaped buttons and switchable remote codes for existing owners of OPPO products (OPPO knew they'd have repeat customers), and of course the inclusion of a Blu Ray calibration disc for adjusting the TV adjustments for optimal viewing of the BDP-83's stellar images...the receipe is complete.
Love it!
Digital camera Review: As good as it gets
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a top quality product. It is very sharp and clear.
I just watched "The Searchers" on blu ray. WOW!!!!!!!
The blu ray disk loads very quickly.
Also, regular DVD disks look so much better.
The packaging is beautifully done.
This item is really worth the extra few hundred dollars.
FANTASTIC!!!!!
Digital camera Review: Audio Output Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this unit for two reasons. First, I wanted to buy a Blu-ray player. Second, I wanted a unit that could play SACD, DVD-A and the newer Blu-ray audio formats (my Rotel preamp doesn't have HDMI, my analog inputs were maxed out coming from the Pioneer Elite 47-Ai, and I didn't have a way for Blu-ray audio output to come through my system uncompressed while the 47-Ai was hooked up). If you understood that, I'm impressed.
I A/B'd the audio performance from many different sources, comparing the 47-Ai to the Oppo. I must say the Oppo was the top performer here. CDs sounded much better (more depth, soundstage clearer), DVD-A sounded fuller and more like the higher-resolution experience I was hoping for, and SACD also sounded much richer, if perhaps a tad dark in the mids. Maybe this is how SACDs generally are supposed to sound and I've been used to what the 47-Ai has been sounding like.
The only area the Oppo didn't perform best was with playback of HDCD. I thought my Rotel did a much better job of decoding my HDCDs than the Oppo. Considering I'm keeping the Rotel I don't have any dilemma to resolve regarding this.
Blu-ray video looks wonderful, DVDs look wonderful, and now I want to re-listen to my entire collection of music. I'll check back when I'm done in 2050...
Digital camera Review: Audio features are Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have recently purchased this music collection in 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio:7.1 Music Classical Colletion - Acoustic Reality Experience [Blu-ray]
The OPPO BDP-83 performed beautifully in terms of the sound. You can use the 7.1 analog pre-outs if you have an older receiver, and the sound was very good. Distortion was low, and everything sounded crisp without being sibilant. The BDP-83 decodes DTS-HD Master Audio internally, and will deliver the sound through the 7.1 analog pre-outs. Of course, if you have one of the newer receivers with HDMI inputs, you can send your music from CDs, SACDs, DVD-As, SD DVD movies, and Blu-ray movies to the receiver in digital format.
We went through several movies, but also some SACD and DVD-A, and the player handled all of them without a hitch. The analog outputs had more noise than the HDMI connection, but that is to be expected, since analog cables pick up noise along the way from the player to the processor. Although you can select bitstream or PCM for the various media through the HDMI connection, and there are some measurable differences I didn't hear and difference between them. However, SACDs and DVD-As both sounded more detailed than CDs but the difference between the high rez formats and CDs is more dramatic and noticeable.
7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio is the codec. I am delighted that we finally have players, processors, receivers, AND the movies with the high rez codecs.
The sound is just breathtaking.
Digital camera Review: Audio is A+, but SD DVD video is bad
Summary: 3 Stars
While this Oppo model is excellent with Audio CDs, if you have lots of Standard Def DVD's, you may not be happy with the picture the Oppo makes--it tends to retain images, and dark areas look blotchy and muddy. This is the 2nd Oppo player (the other was the 981) that had this issue, but no other brand I've used in my system--Panasonic, Pioneer, Sony etc--has this annoying problem, only Oppo. Called Oppo Tech Support, and they said my LCD HDTV needs to be calibrated. WTF? Every other source I have--Over the Air HDTV, FIOS cable, other-brand DVD players--looks beautiful, but the Oppo needs an expensive calibration to look right? Please, give me a break! I will keep it as a Universal audio player, but am still looking for a better DVD/Blu-ray device. This isn't it.