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#16164 - 09/01/06 04:11 PM Re: Another question about Oppo
nfaguys Offline
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My thanks to gonk, BloggingITGuy,lawtalker and RITZ. Your comments helped me. I bought the 971 Oppo and found that it is superior in both video and audio. It makes my nice Sony seem better, though admittedly standard DVDs are HD yet, so I'm realistic in my expectations.

The audio seems even better. It seems that the 990 recognizes what surround mode the Oppo is sending it. I say this because I am seeing Dolby D designation, for example, which I have never seen displayed via the 990.

So again...thanks fellas.
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#16165 - 09/06/06 01:07 PM Re: Another question about Oppo
Jason J Offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by nfaguys:
The audio seems even better. It seems that the 990 recognizes what surround mode the Oppo is sending it. I say this because I am seeing Dolby D designation, for example, which I have never seen displayed via the 990.
This comment reminded me of a quirk with Sony DVD players. If you ever decide to use your Sony in another room and/or system, go into the set-up menu and change the digital audio output from "PCM" to "Dolby Digital" (On the DTS option, change it to "DTS".) Sony players default to "PCM" which only sends a stereo signal to your processor. It sounds like your Oppo player defaults to the correct options which is why you're now hearing true, discrete 5.1 Dolby Digital sound.

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#16166 - 09/06/06 02:59 PM Re: Another question about Oppo
gonk Offline
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It's not just Sony that exhibits this type of quirk - many manufacturers have routinely set the DTS default output to PCM. My Oppo was only the second player I've ever owned that properly defaulted DTS to a bitstream output (my Yamaha S1500 was the first).
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#16167 - 09/24/06 03:11 PM Re: Another question about Oppo
ctakim Offline
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Registered: 03/25/06
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I loved my Oppo 971 but it is sitting unconnected since I got the Toshiba HD DVD player. The Tosh is a superb upconverting DVD player in terms of PQ. It lacks a bit in functionality (slow response, clunky design). I will probably sell my Oppo. I do miss the DVD-Audio playback capability, but that has largely been a novelty item for me.

By my use of the Silicon Graphix HQV Benchmark DVD the Toshiba and the Oppo are comparable, although the Tosh does better with 3:2 pulldown (racetrack seating Moire patterns) and worse on the scrolling text over a films source.

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