#18253 - 04/16/09 08:09 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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Vote or no vote, a co-worker of mine spoke with Oppo last night and they told him it would be available in two to three weeks. Seems like a short window to get the last minute bugs resolved.
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#18254 - 04/16/09 08:43 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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Based on the current voting pattern, OPPO will get the 70 percent "Yes" vote they say they need to release. Given their track record, I don't doubt that OPPO will get things right, the question is how quickly. In my business, we would not advise a client to release a product with known issues unless it could guarantee they would be fixed shortly or that they would give a full refund (including shipping) to any customer who buys on the company's assurance that issues will be corrected and then fails to correct them in a timely fashion. If OPPO does release in 2-3 weeks, that will start the 30-day clock for EAP participants to decide whether they will keep the machines, and I don't know what I will do if the issues aren't resolved. Some of it depends on whether OPPO keeps the price at $499 (the EAP price) or bumps it up some for the finished product. It's not like DVD-A is the coming audio format, but I'd like to be able to play the discs I have!
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#18256 - 04/17/09 01:31 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, too, voted No. I don't have any DVD-A discs and few SACDs or HDCDs. But I have had problems with some CDs causing considerable vibration. OPPO says the next firmware update will address this by changing the speed of the transport. The problem is that there is no apparent issue with the CDs that have the problem. I have a 2-disc set where one plays fine and the other causes so much vibration you can hear the player over the speakers.
Otherwise, I think this is a great player.
It is kind of interesting to read comments of EAP members. There are actually a few who have gone from Yes to No since the April 6 firmware update. I''m sure OPPO can fix the problems, and I hope it will not give in to the pressure, particularly on AVS Forum, to release it before it's ready.
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#18257 - 04/17/09 03:06 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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It's not like the old days where it was largely the electronics that counted. It's increasingly clear that software matters at least as much in components such as BD players and pre-pros, and we all know how well software usually runs out of the box first time around! :rolleyes:
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#18258 - 04/17/09 05:56 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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Originally posted by RCF051: Some of it depends on whether OPPO keeps the price at $499 (the EAP price) or bumps it up some for the finished product. FYI: My co-worker was quoted $499 for the finished product. Sounds like they've settled in on that.
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#18260 - 04/29/09 11:38 AM
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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Even if only 10 percent actually buy that number is pretty amazing considering the economy and the total absence of published detailed reviews (not to minimize yours).
Some might say that the interest grew from the great reviews the 983 got. But it is obvious from all the firmware revisions needed that the BDP-83 is not merely the next iteration in a series.
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#18262 - 04/29/09 12:36 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/28/07
Posts: 115
Loc: South Florida
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Hey Gonk, I don't think I saw anything in the reviews about 'other' formats such as mp3, ogg, avi, etc. My present Oppo DVD player does these nicely (though I wish they would put the file menu display in smaller font to fit on the screen, hope the BD83 will use a HD font for this!). How well does the BD83 do on digital audio (and video) codecs? Can downloaded youtube videos be burned to disk an played?
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