Brett_M
Screenwriter
Received my new Oppo on Saturday and spent the next two days watching movies. My initial thoughts...WOW.
$213 postage paid from Extremephono. Took less than a week via FedEx.
Set-up was a breeze. (Free 4 m DVI cable included in price.)
There are a lot of video tweaks that could be done in the set-up menus -- I left them alone. (Perhaps someone who has an Oppo can enlighten me on the BEST settings with a Sony 51" HDTV via DVI?)
I watched several films, including Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Road Warrior, Empire of the Wolves, Stand By Me, The Hunt for Red October, and Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
I watched a few portions switching from 480p to 1080i and noticed a big difference in detail. Older films with less desirable transfers (like The Road Warrior) looked very clean and crisp in 1080i.
I guess the best way to describe the PQ difference is clean and crisp.
The audio is stellar, as well. You can switch audio on the fly instead of returning to the menu to do it -- nice feature. I switched between DD and DTS on The Two Towers and was surprised at how forceful the DD was compared to the more natural sounding DTS.
Final note: The dual layer switch is nonexistent -- barely noticeable. (My workhorse Toshiba SD-4800 had a very noticeable one.)
All in all, a great purchase and I couldn't be more satisfied.
Anyone in the market for a new player who wants upconversion via DVI? (1.5 meter DVI-D to HDMI cable also available -- free.) You can't go wrong with this baby. Sorry component users -- I've read the Oppo doesn't look as good PQ wise with component hook-up.)
$213 postage paid from Extremephono. Took less than a week via FedEx.
Set-up was a breeze. (Free 4 m DVI cable included in price.)
There are a lot of video tweaks that could be done in the set-up menus -- I left them alone. (Perhaps someone who has an Oppo can enlighten me on the BEST settings with a Sony 51" HDTV via DVI?)
I watched several films, including Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Road Warrior, Empire of the Wolves, Stand By Me, The Hunt for Red October, and Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
I watched a few portions switching from 480p to 1080i and noticed a big difference in detail. Older films with less desirable transfers (like The Road Warrior) looked very clean and crisp in 1080i.
I guess the best way to describe the PQ difference is clean and crisp.
The audio is stellar, as well. You can switch audio on the fly instead of returning to the menu to do it -- nice feature. I switched between DD and DTS on The Two Towers and was surprised at how forceful the DD was compared to the more natural sounding DTS.
Final note: The dual layer switch is nonexistent -- barely noticeable. (My workhorse Toshiba SD-4800 had a very noticeable one.)
All in all, a great purchase and I couldn't be more satisfied.
Anyone in the market for a new player who wants upconversion via DVI? (1.5 meter DVI-D to HDMI cable also available -- free.) You can't go wrong with this baby. Sorry component users -- I've read the Oppo doesn't look as good PQ wise with component hook-up.)