Wow, the prices on Amazon make my head spin. I have mine (980H) on eBay as we speak. Not so sure how well I'll fare, but I have no regrets, the bid is almost at my original purchasing price and there is plenty of time left. The recent ones sold for around $200, thus I'm a bit late in the game.

But you're mentioning Oppo's new offering for a cheaper unit? As usual I have no idea. Could you, please, elaborate a bit? I was thinking of a BP-83, but a lite version, with not so good an analog audio stage would make perfect sense for me, as I have a separate setup for music. Do you have some info you could share, please?