If you've got a
1080p HDTV, haven't already jumped on the HD DVD or Blu-ray bandwagon -- or maybe you only own the as yet
non-upconverting PlayStation 3 -- and need a good DVD player look no further. Techdigs took a look at Oppo's just released $229 DV-981HD DVD player and decided it's hit the price/performance sweet spot perfectly. We feel the need to mention that Oppo includes the HDMI cable with its high def player (
seriously Sony, we're not going to let you off the hook for
that), and analog 5.1 audio outputs (don't think we forgot about you
Toshiba). Overall the reviewer found the speedy menus, good performance on Silicon Optix's HQV tests courtesy of the included Faroudja scaler and easy-to-use remote. Of course, this player isn't for everyone, most HDTV owners are probably just fine with the older
OPDV971H or
OPDV970HD depending on setup, but if you want to watch DVDs at 1080p, this is probably the player for you.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jon @ Dec 18th 2006 4:35PM
As soon as news of this player hit a few weeks ago i scooped one up , Hands down best dvd player ive seen .. I own the PS3 and Xbox360 Hd-Dvd add on ... And no this player doesn't looks near as good as true HD dvd's .. but reg dvd's bring out new life all over again , the DivX player is top notch , fast ! Has both SACD and DVD audio ... Untill PS3 up converts this is my player and probably far after
Mike @ Dec 18th 2006 8:58PM
As I was reading this I was going to post i want this instead of the hd add on for my xbox360...but is the 360 add on better?
I hope Costco picks this up
CharlieX @ Dec 18th 2006 9:12PM
Good to hear - I picked one up for my parents and their 50" 1080 plasma...
Nitin K @ Dec 19th 2006 3:17PM
I picked one up this weekend and it works flawlessly.
John @ Dec 19th 2006 5:34PM
Makes more sense to put that $229 towards a HTPC and you can scale and/or convert to your hearts content, and even use vga. What's better at D/A conversion - a computer graphics card that was designed for that purpose, or a consumer grade HDTV using HDMI? That's a no brainer.
Eric Arbulante @ Dec 20th 2006 4:07AM
Oppo is one of the best brands w/ great quality technology. I own many of their products for quite some time and they do wonders. Their dvd players not only do so much, (play divx,mp3,wma,.srt the list is endless) but they provide high quality images in addition to smooth control feel all b/c of the DCDi by Faroudja (chip). They also have great services, I noticed a few bugs and told the oppo.service and they fixed it in their next firmware update. Oppo actually originated from taiwan(www.oppo.com) and they have a branch in CA (www.oppodigital.com). This is probably one of the best dvd players out there(that plays almost anything you throw at it), but its no blu-ray or HD-DVD.
if ur looking for a dvd player though(upconverts to 1080p), this is one of the hottest dvd players out there(the ratings don't lie, benchmark #1!!!) buy one now at www.oppodigital.com
fttd @ Dec 26th 2006 11:38AM
oppo is a China's brand,not taiwan
fttd @ Dec 21st 2006 6:21AM
oppo is a China brand,not Taiwan