For what its worth, the 820 blows the Oppo out of the water on my display, BD, 3D, and UHD alike, but especially UHD. Fresh example, I watched Hacksaw Ridge yesterday. When I first bought the disc two years ago (and watched again last year, still with Oppo), the dark nighttime scenes on the ridge were really flat and gray, which unfortunately exposed some of the ugly vignetting I have on my tv. When I watched it last night, the scene was dark and rich with fantastic black levels and shadow detail, with no vignetting showing. I don't know what specifically the 820 is doing, but it is without a doubt far superior to the Oppo...at least in my experience.
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