[Blktre]

Other than a multiple format player, why is Oppo all that much better? The video chip is top rated. But matched with a processor that has an equally impressive chip, i just cant see spending the extra $200 to possibly not even use this nice chip inside the Oppo. Couldnt you save the extra bucks on the Oppo and put that money into a decent processor instead? That is if multiple formats are not a big thing to you. Just asking?

 

[Blktre]

Hello,
Where the OPPO's price makes sense is if you are a collector of SACD/DVD-A's and really want an all in one player. In addition, the OPPO offers some of the fastest load times of Blu Ray discs on the market and excellent DVD playback.

All the same, if you do not own SACD's and DVD-A's, and are using an HDMI 1.3 processor to decode and process, there are certainly cheaper players out there that will do an excellent job as well.
Cheers,
JJ

Thanks,
As much as i like Oppo, I just cant see buying one because exactly what you posted.....

Cheers.....

 

[Blktre]

Lord,
You certainly don't have to sell the Oppo to me. Ive been a fan for years. And they are a OEM company to boot. I don't have a single SACD. And at this point don't plan to start buying those. I have tons of CD's as do most people. I do like to listen to music in 2 channel, but there again, i cant afford a sweet HT and a sweet 2 channel system. So i use my 5 channel amp and use my processor for 2 channel. If i wasn't in need of a processor upgrade, the Oppo would make sense. So this leaves the direct source option in the Oppo. A good feature.

The OP (Sam Ash) might consider a AV receiver or processor that has the HDMI by pass instead of the direct source Oppo. Of course this all depends on money. Will it cost more to buy the Oppo and use the direct source feature or will it cost more to find a processor with HDMI by pass? I guess it doesn't really matter where you upscale at but its confusing sometimes where to do it for the best performance and least price. Spending double on chips and only using one of them is a shame.

So for those that already have a decent chip say in the processor and has HDMI by pass and can answer YES to Question 1 and don't need a multi source player I'm thinking the BD80 with 5.1/7/1 analog outputs or the BD60.

For Blu-Ray movies decide if you want the player to upscale and use the HDMI by pass on the processor (which as stated the BD60 is as good/better as the Oppo) or set up the BD player to output 480i/p for SD disks and let the processor upscale to 1080p. This is where i asked about the $200 difference for the Oppo was worth it or not.

As the OP (Sam Ash) asked about double upscaling, this is another option that could be more affordable than buying the Oppo just for the direct source feature.

 

[Blktre]

Thanks Lord. Trying to figure out where to spend your money in this game is very hard to do. And actually very confusing. Luckily for people like us we understand this and just don't head out to the local box store and buy something and wonder later why things don't work.

Fwiw, a good buddy of mine was a Beta Tester for the Oppo BD83. It was pretty neat listening to his comments of the machine during the testing phase and then watching Oppo make the required adjustments. Another reason Oppo is a nice choice.