Got My Oppo 80

[Master Drago]

I had finally decided to replace the dying Samsung 1500 and found a Panasonic dmp-bd80 demo at Best Buy for $211. They had to hunt the remote. When I tried for an hour to set it up and discovered the remote was for a Panasonic DVD recorder, I returned it when Best Buy said they could get me the right remote for $36!!

I ordered the Oppo 80 due to reading the comments on this and other forums. Got it in just a few days.

It was packaged in a really nice box and a fabric bag - really nice touch. The manual was written very well and setup was a breeze through HDMI to the display and 6 RCA cables to the 5.1 analog ins of the AVR. The setup is a piece of cake - just awesome!

My wife and I watched Twister and Quantum of Solace right away. The older Samsung was skipping and locking in Q of S. Both movies played flawlessly and I noticed immediately the difference (and improvement) in both the audio immersion and color depth and fidelity in both movies. I'm no audiophile but I might have to turn down the color settings of the display. The video appeared much more detailed, sharp, contrasty, vivid and deep than with the Samsung. The detail almost leaps off the screen!

I may have to go out and hunt down some of those new HD audio cds. What are they called - sacd?

Any suggestions? We like jazz - Winston, Kenny G, Pat Matheny.

I'm just really happy with this $289 very high quality machine.

Kenneth