What!!! Oppo BD-P83 being discontinued

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Now this really is a surprise. Just a week after kicking the BD-P80 to the curb, Oppo has announced that the BD-P83 has bit the dust as well. Now, did anyone see that coming?

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5216

[E-Stat]

Oppo has announced that the BD-P83 has bit the dust as well. Now, did anyone see that coming?
As an Oppo owner, I applaud their recognition that better exists requiring their engineers to refine the design.

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[ForeverAutumn]

Wasn't the BD-P93 released at the same price point as the 83 with all the same features plus wi-fi? So, yeah, I guess I kind of saw it coming. Why would anyone still buy the 83?

[TheHills44060]

Why would anyone still buy the 83?
People like me who don't use HDMI for the audio signal. I want the dedicated stereo outputs of the 83.

[Hyfi]

Are they going on sale? I was planning on getting one by the end of the year.

[ForeverAutumn]

People like me who don't use HDMI for the audio signal. I want the dedicated stereo outputs of the 83.

Sorry. I thought they were the same.

[frahengeo]

People like me who don't use HDMI for the audio signal. I want the dedicated stereo outputs of the 83.

Supposedly there is a SE version for the BDP-93 in the plans as well. This unit will surely have analog outs.

[Hyfi]

From a review of the 93

"We noticed the lack of dedicated stereo outputs now - why is that?

Oppo realized that the intent of the player didn't warrant the use of a dedicated stereo output anymore. For now, users can use the built-in bass management to fold the 7.1 analogue audio signal down to stereo for use in a Zone 2 setting, for example."

Does that mean that you can still use some form of Black and Reds to output the Audio if you want to use it for a CDP with stereo system?

[ForeverAutumn]

So forgive my ignorance as I'm still learning and this stuff, although I find it interesting, tends to confuse me. I'm trying to understand...

Why is this an issue? How would it affect your set-up?

Wouldn't the speakers go into your reciever/amp and the amp into the BR player? Why is it an issue that the BR player doesn't have stereo outputs? Does the OPPO have a built in amp or am I missing something?

Well...obviously I'm missing something. Help!

[ForeverAutumn]

Oh wait! I think I have it.

On my set-up at home, my speakers all go into my reciever, but from my receiver I have analog cables from the CD slot in my reciever into my BR because I also use it as a CD player. Then I have a coaxial cable also from my receiver into my BR for movies.

Is it these CD analog outputs that are missing?

[Hyfi]

So forgive my ignorance as I'm still learning and this stuff, although I find it interesting, tends to confuse me. I'm trying to understand...

Why is this an issue? How would it affect your set-up?

Wouldn't the speakers go into your reciever/amp and the amp into the BR player? Why is it an issue that the BR player doesn't have stereo outputs? Does the OPPO have a built in amp or am I missing something?

Well...obviously I'm missing something. Help!

The unit is a universal player, which means it plays SACD, HDCD, CD, CDR as well as DVD/BluRay.

I planned to use the HDMI to feed the HT portion of my setup and use the Analog outputs to feed to my Stereo setup in order to use it for music. The SE version has a beefed up audio section just for this but I do not want to spend the extra $400.

[ForeverAutumn]

The unit is a universal player, which means it plays SACD, HDCD, CD, CDR as well as DVD/BluRay.

I planned to use the HDMI to feed the HT portion of my setup and use the Analog outputs to feed to my Stereo setup in order to use it for music. The SE version has a beefed up audio section just for this but I do not want to spend the extra $400.


Okay, so it's basically like I described it in my second post above, comparing it to my own system.

[Hyfi]

Okay, so it's basically like I described it in my second post above, comparing it to my own system.

Yeah, pretty much the same thing but I have two separate systems that I plan to feed from same player just for the versatility.

I guess I'm gonna have to snatch one up before they are gone unless the question I asked above about the 7.1 normalized down to stereo works the same way.

[Hyfi]

Just talked to Oppo. They answered my question above. You can configure the 7.1 rca outputs to be 2 channel stereo but at a small loss in sound quality over the dedicated outputs on the 83.

The 93 is not going to be out until late 10 or early 11.

Now I'm stuck flipping the coin to but one of the last 83s available or wait for the 93. I really don't care about netfilx or other streaming capabilities now but who knows what the future will dictate.

The 93 also uses NTFS drives instead of the FAT drives in the 83.

Great review of the 93 here
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transports/high-definition-dvd-players-hd-dvd-blu-ray/oppo-bdp-93

[ForeverAutumn]

Or you could wait until the 93 comes out and see if you can pick up a used 83 from someone who is upgrading.

[pixelthis]

As an Oppo owner, I applaud their recognition that better exists requiring their engineers to refine the design.

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better always exists.
Sooner or later you have to bite the bullet, pull the cord, fire the starter pistol...:1: