Jeff_mg

Which OPPO to buy?

After reading the various threads I decided to go with OPPO for an upconverting DVD Player. Please advise which model to get. The 981HD. 980H or 970HD?
I have a Panasonic 1080I 42" Plasma. I may upgrade to a 1080P but not for at least a couple of years.

JeremyErwin

Re: Which OPPO to buy?

But what is the native resolution?

Checkmate1996

Re: Which OPPO to buy?

I just bought the 981 - It dominates!! 3

Thanks,
Brad

Colin Dunn

Re: Which OPPO to buy?

Get a 980H for the best overall bang for the buck, especially if passing SACD digital audio (DSD) to a receiver/processor will be important to you in the future. (Receivers and pre-pros with this capability are just now hitting the market.)

Get a 981HD if you want the best video quality (Faroudja DCDi), and can live without DSD over HDMI. DCDi usually yields the best video quality unless you are using a DLP display - that pairing can lead to "macroblocking" artifacts in some systems. Also note the 981HD doesn't have component outputs - you must use HDMI or DVI (in conjunction with a DVI-HDMI adapter).

The only unique feature of the 970HD is the 4-in-1 flash memory card reader (for digicam photo / MP3 playback). That would be the only reason to choose this model over the newer ones. A 980H is only $20 more than this player but offers much newer features (1080p, DSD over HDMI).

Colin Dunn

John Garcia

Re: Which OPPO to buy?

The 980 has a front USB port instead of the card reader, so you can still use any media with a USB card reader.

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