#16276 - 10/16/06 11:16 PM
Oppo DV-981HD
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Gunslinger
Registered: 05/09/06
Posts: 99
Loc: Chicago - W. Suburbs, IL
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New Oppo DVD player - Model # DV-981HD
adds to 971H - SACD playback, 1080p upscaling (Faroudja), HDMI 1.1, better analog audio components
availability - sometime in 4Q, 2006
combines the best of both - audio q of the 970 and the video q of the 971.
Source: Oppo support email and advertisement in the Nov 2006 issue of Sound&Vision Magazine
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#16277 - 10/16/06 11:18 PM
Re: Oppo DV-981HD
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Gunslinger
Registered: 05/09/06
Posts: 99
Loc: Chicago - W. Suburbs, IL
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Oh, and the price - my WAG - $249
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BSMNT HT - Oppo DV-970HD,Tos HD-A2,Emo LMC-1/Onkyo TX-SR705, Outlaw 7125,PSB Image 4T 8C 10S, Outlaw LFM-1+,Panny PT-AE900U, DIY 106" fixed screen
LIVRM 2ch - Philips 963SA,Lexicon DC-1,Carver AV-505,Von Schweikert VR-2,Sony KDF-E42A10
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#16279 - 10/17/06 04:58 AM
Re: Oppo DV-981HD
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Gunslinger
Registered: 05/09/06
Posts: 99
Loc: Chicago - W. Suburbs, IL
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The S&V ad featured the 971H also, so it may be sold concurrently for a while. My guess is that if they are very close to releasing the 981HD, they have probably stopped production of the 971H - they will just let the current supplies run out.
You had expressed interest in replacing the S1500 and the 971H with one product. I don't think this is the product. The SQ (same as 970HD) will be good, but you may not notice a difference between it and the S1500 (I guess ordering and testing one is the only way to tell for sure!!). For that, you may have to wait till 1Q 2007 when their "high-end" universal player is released.
For me to upgrade (and make it my LAST SD universal player), that player must have:
1. SQ better than the 970HD (better DACs, etc.,including native DSD to analog conversion) 2. Video same or better than the 981HD 3. HDMI 1.2 (PCM+DSD over HDMI). 4. Price less than $350.
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BSMNT HT - Oppo DV-970HD,Tos HD-A2,Emo LMC-1/Onkyo TX-SR705, Outlaw 7125,PSB Image 4T 8C 10S, Outlaw LFM-1+,Panny PT-AE900U, DIY 106" fixed screen
LIVRM 2ch - Philips 963SA,Lexicon DC-1,Carver AV-505,Von Schweikert VR-2,Sony KDF-E42A10
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#16281 - 10/17/06 03:46 PM
Re: Oppo DV-981HD
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Gunslinger
Registered: 05/09/06
Posts: 99
Loc: Chicago - W. Suburbs, IL
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This will still do DSD to PCM to analog, but it may very well do it better than the S1500. When my wife and I have some time (kind of difficult with two sons, 4 & 1) I need to do a blind-test of the SACD performance of the 963SA and the 970H. My initial impression (non blind) was that the SACD performance of the 963SA was better, but I was using a different amp, my system was not properly calibrated, etc., etc., so I really need to do this again. Knowing how thorough you are with your reivews, I can't wait to read it. Please get the 981HD as soon as it comes out.
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BSMNT HT - Oppo DV-970HD,Tos HD-A2,Emo LMC-1/Onkyo TX-SR705, Outlaw 7125,PSB Image 4T 8C 10S, Outlaw LFM-1+,Panny PT-AE900U, DIY 106" fixed screen
LIVRM 2ch - Philips 963SA,Lexicon DC-1,Carver AV-505,Von Schweikert VR-2,Sony KDF-E42A10
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#16283 - 10/30/06 09:47 PM
Re: Oppo DV-981HD
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Gunslinger
Registered: 03/31/01
Posts: 129
Loc: las vegas, NV 89031
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Does it have a DVI output? I'm not buying into HDMI until a real, across the board standard is set within the industry. Not that I don't think it's a great idea. It's a great interface; but I'll keep my 971H's trusty DVI output until it becomes more of a standard.
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#16285 - 12/01/06 02:23 PM
Re: Oppo DV-981HD
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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OPPO has officially added the 981HD to their web site , and orders placed now should ship next Friday. If you are interested in the details, there's a new thread at AVS started by Paul Bigelow just for this player, and I've got a write-up on my site as well.
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