#18663 - 01/08/10 12:54 AM
OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/17/07
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Loc: Springfield, PA
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I have seen recently on Audiogon and eBay that the Oppo Upscaling DVD players, the DV-980H and DV-981H especially, sell used for more than they cost new.
Why would that be? I'm just curious. Does anyone have an explanation for this? Usually discontinued or to-be-discontinued products drop in price...
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#18665 - 01/08/10 02:50 AM
Re: OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/17/07
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Loc: Springfield, PA
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Well, I thought that there might be some hack available to make them dispense beer or something. But now I more tend to believe it's some sort of stampede. $299 for a 981H when there are bluray players out there for less? Not to mention Oppo's own that for $200 more is head and shoulders over the 981? I wonder how Oppo might be looking at this phenomenon now that they've discontinued them. They might have been able to make some more sells...
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#18667 - 01/08/10 04:39 AM
Re: OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/17/07
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Loc: Springfield, PA
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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?
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#82096 - 01/19/10 05:10 PM
Re: OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/17/07
Posts: 132
Loc: Springfield, PA
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Looks like "early January" might turn into "late January" if January at all... My 980H found a new home and now I'm not sure whether I should go for the BDP-83 or wait for the new one, for I'm not all that interested in a stellar analog section, if this is where the cheaper one will lack. Is there any hint, anywhere that you know of, as to what the features set of the new player will be?
Thank you very much, Alex
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#82100 - 01/20/10 11:20 AM
Re: OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Desperado
Registered: 12/19/02
Posts: 427
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I bought a used 980H six months ago for $125 (eBay) and use it exclusively for CD / SACD / DVD-A playback through its HDMI output - connected to my Onkyo 886. In the case of SACD this allows me to send a DSD signal direct to the 886.
While I bought it purely as a convenience item to play SACD and DVD-A (replacing a Denon 2200) quite unexpectedly (I must admit) this did result in a noticeable (although not dramatic) improvement in sound compared to using the 2200's analog outputs / 886 analog inputs. I think the fewer A/D conversions were likely the reason. Increased "clarity" with multichannel SACDs, especially in the surround channels, is how I would best describe the improvement.
It is probably the first time ever, after using countless pieces of gear, that I have noticed such a difference between analog and digital signal paths.
It now has me convinced that a digital source and purely digital signal path (as much as possible) is the only way to achieve the highest sound fidelity possible.
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#82101 - 01/20/10 09:36 PM
Re: OPPO Upscaling DVD players
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Desperado
Registered: 09/04/05
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Loc: Sanford NC
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Keeping the signal in the digital domain as far into the process as possible is almost an article of faith, but isn't it possible that at least part of what your hearing is the diffrence in the DACs?
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