OPPO BDP-83 Blu-Ray Disc Player "EAP"

RR6, thanks for the contribution, it's worth a chicklet but I have given you one recently and one must spread it around don't you know. If the BD83 is up to the hype it will make a bunch of us wish we had waited.

I would like to know if the Oppo will play 2ch SACD and how STD CD and SACD sound through the analog outs. I would like to buy it to replace my Sony BDP-300 and to use as a 2ch SACD player. I guess I'll have to call Oppo.

Thanks Mr. P. This comment by Gary Murrell, beta tester, especially caught my attention:

"..........Oppo delivers pretty much the best quality A/V performance there is, what is lacking is that ultimate build quality and the high-end appeal and performance this brings, notice I said "is". The 83 is a complete and total departure from everything you have seen from Oppo before. The player is as solid and well built as a previous Sony ES blu-ray unit I owned.........."

Anyone still question the introductory EAP price of $499? (I would like to see the price of this unit with a Denon label on it)

Here is a link to a FAQ list from a member, Bill McClain, at the AVS forum, . It might answer many questions.

http://watershade.net/wmcclain/BDP-8...eful-resources

RR6

The NAD unit which I have yet to hear how it is doing is the closest thing to the Oppo on paper and it's $1,499.00. I don't think it plays any audio beyond CD either. How it does compare though, on paper or as advertised, it has an abundance of features and supposed to be as fast or faster than the PS3. It sounded like the real "next gen" player.

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Originally Posted by RoadRunner6

Thanks Mr. P. This comment by Gary Murrell, beta tester, especially caught my attention:

"..........Oppo delivers pretty much the best quality A/V performance there is, what is lacking is that ultimate build quality and the high-end appeal and performance this brings, notice I said "is". The 83 is a complete and total departure from everything you have seen from Oppo before. The player is as solid and well built as a previous Sony ES blu-ray unit I owned.........."

Anyone still question the introductory EAP price of $499? (I would like to see the price of this unit with a Denon label on it)

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Might want to check Denon's new offer. If you buy an AV receiver (anything from the $1,200 AVR-2809 and above), you get a Denon DVD-2500BTCI Blu-ray player for free. Should be noted that this model only has digital outputs for video and audio, and was Denon's first Blu-ray offering (i.e., it's likely due for replacement soon). This particular model was introduced last year with a $1,000 price tag, and can now be found for $500.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17224.cfm

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Originally Posted by Mr Peabody

The NAD unit which I have yet to hear how it is doing is the closest thing to the Oppo on paper and it's $1,499.00. I don't think it plays any audio beyond CD either. How it does compare though, on paper or as advertised, it has an abundance of features and supposed to be as fast or faster than the PS3. It sounded like the real "next gen" player.

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I share your interest in that NAD. My experience with this company has been consistently positive. I had heard about the player some time ago and I really thought it would be the cat's meow, but when I read here that Oppo was also coming out with one at about 1/3 the price, I was pretty surprized. So now there are really 3 universal players out there, and they are all at very different price points. It would really help if there was a feature comparison between the 3 players, or at least between 2 of them. Anybody have a link?

The closest place I can think of is www.bluray.com and click on the "players" link. You can click by brand then model. Specifications usually has a pretty good run down if they have retrieved the info to show.