OPPO DV-983H 1080p Universal Up-Converting DVD Player with SACD and DVD-Audio Accessories
 Iron Man (Single-Disc Edition)
The Dark Knight (+ Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]
The Godfather - The Coppola Restoration Giftset (The Godfather / The Godfather Part II / The Godfather Part III) [Blu-ray]
OPPO HM-31 Certified HDMI 1.3 and 1080p Switch
Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)
Batman Begins [Blu-ray]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (3 Disc Special Edition)
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]
Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Edition
The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray]
OPPO DV-983H 1080p Universal Up-Converting DVD Player with SACD and DVD-Audio Reviews
Can't wait to see if they come up with a Blu-ray Player at an affordable cost. I never heard of Oppo until researching for a new universal player. I am blown away on how great this player is. I read reviews and felt satisfied to try one. It's getting harder to find good SACD players but Oppo came up with one. I have a Marantz that was more than double the cost and it was a lemon from the start.
Have a HUGE collection of DVD's and starting all over with Blu-Ray is simply out of the question. This is a Machine.period. Now with the 983, I have all the 1080P HD I need. THANK YOU OPPO.
I will not be technical since all there is to know or find out, it is explained within these reviews. Just get a large USB stick, drag your video clips of almost any format from your computer, plug it in to the USB slot and PLAY. What joy. Thank you OPPO for making it available.
So if you have an LCD screen, a collection of SD DVDs and are looking to have a GREAT experience watching them: GO FOR IT. Yes it is pricey, but it is the best out there for up converting our SD DVD Collection. Not to mention one of my favorite features the USB connector. I got it, hooked it up to my LCD screen and watched in wonder, tons of DVDs. I just had to add my happiness with the player, to this avalanche of praises. The only problem is that now, it is very tempting to watch over and over the DVD collection, and we should not forget: There is LIFE outside our FILM WORLD. No second taught.
What a machine. It is truly a dream come true. What an experience. I called already 10 friends and e-mailed them the link. Amazing.
Ninety eight percent of my favorite movies are on standard DVDs and most will probably never make it to Blue Ray. This is the king of the up converters and for anyone who borrows, rents, or has an extensive collection this should be your first choice. Everyone thought it was a Blue Ray player. A beautiful piece of engineering. Connected to my Samsung 46" 650 series LCD the picture was jaw dropping. The day I received the player I had six friends invite themselves over for a preview.
The output on the 983 is a wee bit better, but if you're not super picky, the lower cost model is a better value. Their customer service is head and shoulders above other CE manufacturers - you can actually call or email them and get a clear answer to a question. Even the packaging is incredibly well done, in usual Oppo fashion. Output is fantastic, reads disks without a hitch that my other DVD players skip or hang on. My only criticism of the player is the remote - buttons are too small, and poorly arranged.
I was torn between this and their other model (981). Love this player. What pushed me to the 983 was the fact that I have quite a few PAL disks, and the 983 does handle those better. But, I'll be switching to a Harmony remote soon, so that point will be moot.
Very easy to switch this to be region-free - works just like the other Oppo models (just enter a few codes into the remote, and you're region free). OK, enough gushing, but this is one fine player. Get it - you won't regret it. Expensive, yes, but if you have a decent collection of SD DVDs, it is well worth the price.
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