Oppo DV-981HD player,Thinking of pulling the trigger for up-converting DVD's

[ozzman]

I really didn't know where to put this thread ,but if there is anyone that has this unit i would like to here from you.

I will be keeping my Yamaha Blu-player and thought i would add a little bit of flare to My DVD's

Is there anyone that would recommend this Unit or any other.
I want the best up-converting player i can get with out it also being a Blu-ray player

I can get the 981hd for 200 Canadian

http://hometheater.about.com/od/dvdp...odv981full.htm

[callas01]

is there a problem with the Yammy BDP doing the upconverting? My little Panny does as good of a job upconverting as my sony upconverting dvd player, so I moved the DVD player to the kids room for their Vizio.

But I understand, I use the BDP for play CDs, and now i want a dedicated CD player, Just because.....

[callas01]

BTW, do you know of a good inexpensive CD player.

[ozzman]

Originally Posted by callas01

is there a problem with the Yammy BDP doing the upconverting? My little Panny does as good of a job upconverting as my sony upconverting dvd player, so I moved the DVD player to the kids room for their Vizio.

But I understand, I use the BDP for play CDs, and now i want a dedicated CD player, Just because.....

See i went through the same deal.
I bought that Marantz 8001 just because i didn't want to use my Yamaha Player and of course wanted something better.

My Yamaha is awesome for Blu-movies.
But all Ive been hearing is how amazing Oppo does for up-scaling DVD's.
Now my Yamaha does a great Job iam Just looking for the Best up-scaling player out there with a reasonable price.

[ozzman]

Originally Posted by callas01

BTW, do you know of a good inexpensive CD player.

When you say inexpensive do you mean 200 or 800

Trust me i didn't want to spend 900 on that Marantz CD player ,But Brother was it worth it

[callas01]

Originally Posted by ozzman

When you say inexpensive do you mean 200 or 800

Trust me i didn't want to spend 900 on that Marantz CD player ,But Brother was it worth it

I don't want a SACD player, just a standard CD Player, 2-300 i would say.

Like this or this or this

I just don't know much about Cd players so I was just asking, not trying to hijack your thread... SORRY.... wife and I are just into music alot lately.

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by ozzman

Is there anyone that would recommend this Unit or any other.
I want the best up-converting player i can get with out it also being a Blu-ray player

I can get the 981hd for 200 Canadian

http://hometheater.about.com/od/dvdp...odv981full.htm

I have the 981 and I can tell you it is a solid unit. I paid $189 US on eBay for it and it was worth it. Playback on DVD's is superb, both in terms of PQ and AQ. Excellent SACD and DVD-A player as well. No real issues to speak of.

[sapiendut]

I used to use Oppo 983, but after comparing it to Pioneer BDP-09, I sold it. Not that the BDP-09 scaling is better, it's about the same (which is extremely good), but since the BDP-09 BD and CD playback is the same or better than my other gears, at least I can get rid of 3 gears and consolidate them into one piece of equipment.

Another unit I'm going to try out is Oppo BDP-83 (which upscaling supposedly equal to the 983 and CD playback -- as a transport -- is also supposedly superb).

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by ozzman

I really didn't know where to put this thread ,but if there is anyone that has this unit i would like to here from you.

I will be keeping my Yamaha Blu-player and thought i would add a little bit of flare to My DVD's

Is there anyone that would recommend this Unit or any other.
I want the best up-converting player i can get with out it also being a Blu-ray player

I can get the 981hd for 200 Canadian

http://hometheater.about.com/od/dvdp...odv981full.htm

The Oppo 981 is discontinued. The 980 is perhaps a better option than 981 and cheaper.

Oppo 980 has 7.1 analog output.
Oppo 981 has 5.1 analog output.

Oppo 980 has 480i/576i Output over HDMI
(for use with external video processors): 480i NTSC / 576i PAL
Oppo 981 doesn't offer this option.

Oppo 980 has component video output.
Oppo 981 has no component.

Oppo 980 has USB 2.0 input.
Oppo 981 does not.

In my opinion, the biggest advantage of 980 over 981 and 983 is its ability to output SACD in its native DSD format. Both 981 and 983 convert the DSD to multi-channel PCM. That is very surprising, considering that they are more expensive than 980.

See comparison by Oppo:
http://www.oppodigital.com/dv981hd/dv981hd_comp.asp

[krazeyeyez]

After three blu-ray players i can say there is a very noticeable visual difference between all of them in this department, and i too am looking for the best atm since i have a massive dvd collection, and after spending all the cash i have on them and my equipment i don't think its too much to drop a few more dollars to make my dvd's less painful to watch and closer to the level where people gotta ask if i put in a dvd or bludisc.

[Johnny Vinyl]

Hi Ozzman,

I just picked up the Oppo DV-980H from solutionsav here in Toronto. They are an authorized Canadian reseller of Oppo products and they had a real good turnaound time. Placed my order on a Sunday night and received it on Tuesday. The Oppo 980 is $195 CDN + Tax + Shipping (but you can arrange for pick-up).

I haven't yet experimented with the upscaling DVD ability of this unit, as I primarily bought this as a CD/SACD player. It took me a while to perfect the settings on this unit for CD/SACD playback, but I think most of that stemmed from some handshake issues between it and my Yamaha HTR-6190B. Some of those issues are still there, but dobyblue suggested that I look into checking on a firmware and DSP upgrade from Yamaha. I will do that tomorrow. (There were none when I checked on this several months ago).

John

[sbjork]

The scaling on the 980 and 981 should be identical. I have had a 981 for a few years and have been very happy with it. I just upgraded to an Oppo BD-83 (which uses a different chipset than the 980 and 981) and it does perform marginally better at upscaling, so my 981 is out of my system. But there is nothing wrong with the performance of either the 980 or the 981!

[callas01]

Originally Posted by John72953

Hi Ozzman,

I just picked up the Oppo DV-980H from solutionsav here in Toronto. They are an authorized Canadian reseller of Oppo products and they had a real good turnaound time. Placed my order on a Sunday night and received it on Tuesday. The Oppo 980 is $195 CDN + Tax + Shipping (but you can arrange for pick-up).

I haven't yet experimented with the upscaling DVD ability of this unit, as I primarily bought this as a CD/SACD player. It took me a while to perfect the settings on this unit for CD/SACD playback, but I think most of that stemmed from some handshake issues between it and my Yamaha HTR-6190B. Some of those issues are still there, but dobyblue suggested that I look into checking on a firmware and DSP upgrade from Yamaha. I will do that tomorrow. (There were none when I checked on this several months ago).

John

John, does this do well with your CDs and SACDs? I need a CD player and after reading your post and the Oppo website, for $169 shipped, I'm thinking it may be a great way to go. What were the issues you were having?

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by callas01

John, does this do well with your CDs and SACDs? I need a CD player and after reading your post and the Oppo website, for $169 shipped, I'm thinking it may be a great way to go. What were the issues you were having?

I have had the Oppo 980 for over a year. It is a wonderful CD player. It does a good job of upscaling DVD to 1080p and is a great SACD/DVD-A player. In addition to HDMI output, it has 7.1 analog output and component video output to use with older receivers and TV's.

I have absolutely no handshake issues with my Denon receiver. Recently, I bought the Oppo BDP-83 player, but I continue to use the 980 for CD, and DVD playback. I don't want to wear out the new BD player. My PS3 was moved to the living room.

[ozzman]

Thanks Boys.
I do most of my shopping on the net ,for example this is just something i typed in on E-bay

http://cgi.ebay.ca/OPPO-DIGITAL-DV-9...3A1%7C294%3A50

BigDaddy (or anyone for that matter)
,In your opinion what would be the best up- scaling player.
Is it Oppo ? Or is there another company i could be looking at

I just want to make sure i do this one right before i pull the trigger

[sapiendut]

For the price, Oppo is THE best.

[ozzman]

Originally Posted by sapiendut

For the price, Oppo is THE best.

Lets say price didn't matter and i was willing to go as high as $600.

Remember iam not looking for a combination Blu-ray player -DVD player (just a Highend up-converting DVD player)
iam very happy with my Yamaha player for my Blu-rays

[sapiendut]

I reviewed the Yamaha BD player when it was newly released. Although it's not a bad player, it's not a great plauer either. Pending my Oppo BDP-83 tests, from variois reviews I've read, the Oppp blows any sub-$2000 players in both BD and upscaling DVD players

[Johnny Vinyl]

Originally Posted by callas01

John, does this do well with your CDs and SACDs? I need a CD player and after reading your post and the Oppo website, for $169 shipped, I'm thinking it may be a great way to go. What were the issues you were having?

The basic issues I'm having are handshake related...between the Oppo and my Yamaha HTR-6190B. However, as I'm playing with it and asking questing, I'm discovering that is has more to do with my not knowing jack about digital. LOL! Been living in an analog world only for all these years, so the learning curve doing into digital is a little greater for me.

In terms of quality on CD/SACD playback, I recommend the Oppo for sure. The sound is amazing and my PS3 doesn't compare. Despite my initial frustration (self-induced I might add), I would buy the Oppo again without hesitation. I have the Oppo DV-980H, NOT the 981.

John

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I have had the Oppo 980 for over a year. It is a wonderful CD player. It does a good job of upscaling DVD to 1080p and is a great SACD/DVD-A player. In addition to HDMI output, it has 7.1 analog output and component video output to use with older receivers and TV's.

I have absolutely no handshake issues with my Denon receiver. Recently, I bought the Oppo BDP-83 player, but I continue to use the 980 for CD, and DVD playback. I don't want to wear out the new BD player. My PS3 was moved to the living room.

Originally Posted by John72953

The basic issues I'm having are handshake related...between the Oppo and my Yamaha HTR-6190B. However, as I'm playing with it and asking questing, I'm discovering that is has more to do with my not knowing jack about digital. LOL! Been living in an analog world only for all these years, so the learning curve doing into digital is a little greater for me.

In terms of quality on CD/SACD playback, I recommend the Oppo for sure. The sound is amazing and my PS3 doesn't compare. Despite my initial frustration (self-induced I might add), I would buy the Oppo again without hesitation. I have the Oppo DV-980H, NOT the 981.

John

I was talking about the 980 too.

my sony receiver says that it doesn't play sa-cd via HDMI, so the analog 7.1 would be the way that I would need to set it up correct? I am assuming this is due to the fact that my sony doesnt process DSD audio(?).... If I set it up as a DVD player and had it output audio via PCM instead of DSD(?), would it be possible to play the sa-cd audio through my receiver???? Or should I just shop for component cables that can process 1080p video in case I want to play DVDs?