[Jungle Jack]

Hello,
You well might want to stick with OPPO. Their BDP-83 is one of the most popular and enthusiastically received players that has been released. Just Monday, they formally announced a Special Edition version of the BDP-83 the BDP-83SE.

The SE model's upgrade is specifically for analogue audio and utilizes a 32 Bit Sabre chipset and upgraded power supply. The SE is 799 while the BDP-83 is 499.
Cheers,
JJ

 

[Jungle Jack]

Hello,
There is a healthy resale market for your DV-983H. In fact you should be able to get more than enough to offset the difference in price for the base model.

If not wanting to sell the DV-983, there are a number of players available for under 300 Dollars. As you pointed out, Black Friday is looming and there should be some amazing deals on BDP's if you can hold out until then. You might also want to go by your Best Buy to see if there are any Pioneer BDP-51's or BDP-05's still available. These were 600 and 800 Dollars originally respectively. Now 51's are selling for under 150 Dollars and 05's around 200 Dollars. Excellent build quality and sound quality. Only real negative is load times. Something which the OPPO excels in with some of the fastest load times on the market.
Cheers,
JJ