#18303 - 05/11/09 01:50 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
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Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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AvFan and mzpro5 - congrats on the shipping notices! Originally posted by Retep:
Having the BDP-83 for just a short while, I found the 7.1 direct for DVD's much better than the optical. I'm not sure why, but with the optical I have to turn the volume up quite a bit more to reach the same db as I did with the 980H or the 7.1 direct. The 7.1 direct is much more open and clear. There is a huge difference and I didn't notice this much of a difference with the 980H direct or digital, nor did I notice a big decibel difference. I have the BDP-83 set at 192 LPCM.
Gonk... I believe and your wife had the same experience?
Fantastic palyer. Very fast compared to my Pioneer BDP-51FD When the multichannel analog and HDMI into an Onkyo 885, I haven't noticed that pronounced a level difference, but I do recall that the output level of the multichannel analog is higher than for the stereo analog (it's designed that way, based on some recommendations from the company that OPPO partnered with to develop the design of the analog section). I have been very impressed with the quality of the BDP-83's analog section. It's really a very good performer.
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#18304 - 05/11/09 02:37 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 11/13/08
Posts: 161
Loc: United States
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I've got one sitting on my guestroom bed. Still in the box. Mother's Day weekend dominated my schedule. Everytime I walk by that room I see it in there and its driving me crazy. Can't wait to hook it up!
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#18305 - 05/11/09 07:56 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 01/19/06
Posts: 266
Loc: Tauranga, New Zealand
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Originally posted by gonk: AvFan and mzpro5 - congrats on the shipping notices!
Originally posted by Retep:
[b] Having the BDP-83 for just a short while, I found the 7.1 direct for DVD's much better than the optical. I'm not sure why, but with the optical I have to turn the volume up quite a bit more to reach the same db as I did with the 980H or the 7.1 direct. The 7.1 direct is much more open and clear. There is a huge difference and I didn't notice this much of a difference with the 980H direct or digital, nor did I notice a big decibel difference. I have the BDP-83 set at 192 LPCM.
Gonk... I believe and your wife had the same experience?
Fantastic palyer. Very fast compared to my Pioneer BDP-51FD It's excellent. Really happy with it. HDMI seems fine, it's only the spdif connection that has major level differences. It's not really an issue as I'm very happy with 7.1 analog. Just a little addition. HDMI CEC is very cool. All I have to do is turn the Oppo player on and the tv turns on and automatically selects the proper input. If I'm watching TV it'll change to the oppo player and when I turn it off it goes back to the channel I was watching. Also when I select the DVD player via the tv as the source, it turns on the oppo player, but doesn't turn it off.HDMI CEC is pretty cool.
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#18306 - 05/12/09 04:49 AM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 12/23/08
Posts: 51
Loc: XXX
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My BDP-83 is scheduled to arrive Wednesday, and I'm looking forward to it. We haven't got a single BD disk to try on it yet, but I'm anxious to see what it does for standard DVDs. The BDP-83 is replacing a 10+-year-old Pioneer Elite player that doesn't even have progressive scan. That was fine with our old 32" direct-view TV, but doesn't cut it with the almost new 52" Toshiba.
Parts Express shipped speaker kits that are due for delivery Thursday. Looks like I'll be busy this weekend.
Bill
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#18307 - 05/12/09 12:29 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/10/07
Posts: 130
Loc: Washington, D.C.
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I didn't have any BDs when mine arrived in March. But it comes with a calibration disk that has an intro including scenes from around Seattle. If you have any question about the difference between 1080p BD and SD just watch the intro.
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#18308 - 05/12/09 05:10 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 05/09/05
Posts: 136
Loc: Washington DC
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If you are interested in some recommendations of BDs to try on the BDP-83, my family and I all think the following look great and really show off the player: Planet Earth series (for breathtaking visuals, not audio), Cars, Iron Man, Ratatouille, and Casino Royale. For older movies, the recently released Sean Connery James Bond films Dr. No, From Russian with Love, and Goldfinger show what BR and attention to getting the transfer right can do. We've had fun with them all on our BDP-83. Enjoy!
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#18309 - 05/12/09 05:21 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 01/19/06
Posts: 266
Loc: Tauranga, New Zealand
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Transformers is another winner. It looks fabulous in Blu-ray. I have Galapgos Islands and it's good, but not quite as good as Planet Earth.
I'm curious about he Godfather series?
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#18311 - 05/12/09 05:55 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 01/19/06
Posts: 266
Loc: Tauranga, New Zealand
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figured out my audio issue. I was using LPCM from the bdp-83 to the 990. when I switched to bitstream, the levels matched.
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#18312 - 05/12/09 07:52 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 12/05/05
Posts: 240
Loc: The Northcoast
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Originally posted by Retep:
Transformers is another winner. It looks fabulous in Blu-ray. I have Galapgos Islands and it's good, but not quite as good as Planet Earth.
I'm curious about he Godfather series? I have the Godfather box set in BD and the transfer is excellent. If you are a fan of these I would definitely get the BD. Other good BD's - Live Free or Die Hard, Underworld movies, Hellboy, Narnia movies and the X-men movies. All very good to excellent BD's.
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