Oppo BDP-83 is on it's way! (1 Viewer)

Yahoo! I can't wait.
I just finished ordering one, and am kinda excited. I already have three BD movies. Have had them for awhile. Finally finished delivering phone books, so I told my wife that I was going to go ahead and order it. It shouldn't take longer than a week to get it, should it?

One of the movies I got, she loves. Every time it's on tv, she watches it (Independence Day). I've watched the other two on a friend's setup, but was saving ID, to be our first movie on the Oppo. When I can, I'll get the two Men In Black movies for her too, so she'll feel better about it.

Did I say I can't wait?
I'm anxious to see how the movies look on my big 61" screen. Gonna have to get a movie too, with a true 7.1 soundtrack. I know a couple I'd like...........

Good for you Ed! Enjoy, as somebody that bought his first BR player when there was less than 20,000 sold units, I think you'll enjoy your new HT experience.





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Time to add it to your equipment list in your signature.

And remmember Ed, proper setup and calibration is eccential to getting the most out of your new BR player .

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Oh I know. I'm already so antsy, I can hardly stand it!

As well as the BD movies, I can't wait to listen to my sacd and dvd-audio discs too. I'll be making some room on the stand by removing the Denon 2200. That was one reason I wanted the Oppo. There's a guy on CL that listed a Toshiba HD DVD player w/8 movies, for $15. I may see if he still has it. I figured I can use that to watch regular dvds upscaled, and save wear and tear on the Oppo. I'm not counting on him still having it though. For $15, it can't be beat.....

Congrats on the new player, Ed, and welcome to the wonderful world of Blu-ray.

Personally, I would use the Oppo for SD-DVD playback. The player is supposed to be superb at playing DVDs, so why not take advantage of the feature? You paid a premium for the player for this feature.

yipeee congrats! to go from no blu-ray players (i assume) to the 83 is a huge step! i think a lot of people upgrade steadily from @least 1 standalone or other BD capable players (like BDROM) toward 83 =).

oh and don't forget about the SACD/DVD-Audio capabilities. i know there aren't new titles, but of the older titles that exist, they still sound awesome, like dark side of the moon 5.1

Thanks Jedi.............
SACD & DVD-Audio are part of the reason I went with this player. I like that they play over HDMI, and I don't have to jump back and forth from multi-channel. You're right too, that I went from no BD player, to the Oppo. This thing is awesome! The movies are looking and sounding great too. Having a 61" screen doesn't hurt either...............

Occasionally, a jazz or classical SACD still comes out. Not heard of any new DVD-Audio discs coming out in a long time though. It's a real shame too. I can't believe that people rather lister to mp3 tracks, than the hi res tracks.

yeah i luv pop music in SACD =). i wish they released more =(. Blu-Ray seem to be the new replacement =). if you read wikipedia's explanation of Blu-Ray spex, technically profile "3.0" is AUDIO-ONLY!

i read that 24/192 is only available in 5.1, 7.1 is limited to 24/96.

I have to admit I'm very envious! I already have a BD player (my PS3) but in "simplifying" my HT setup a couple of years ago when I bought it, I removed my DVD-A and SACD players from the system. I have about 50 discs combined of DVD-A and SACD that I'd like to spin up from time to time and I'm starting to itch for a player upgrade.

Maybe after I pay off my Christmas bills I'll treat myself to a post-Christmas present...

almost pulled the plug on the JVC blu ray player then decided what the hell and went for the new Oppo unit as well after reading all the rave reviews on this unit and the company itself. Should be here next week
unfortunately my AVR is a bit older..its a Denon 2802..I assume I can hook up via the analog outputs for the new codecs??

Originally Posted by bill.M /forum/thread/294704/oppo-bdp-83-is-on-it-s-way#post_3635243

thanks for clarifying that Ed..
yes i getting rid of my old Pioneer upscaling/SACD/DVD-A to go Blu Ray so I was glad to find a unit that did all that....The Pioneer did a great job upscaling BTW so Im hoping the Oppo does as good if not better..
now i assume i can leave my digital optical/coax connected in addition to the 5.1 analog connections to output regular dolby digital and DTS

Originally Posted by Ed Moxley

Thanks Jedi.............
SACD & DVD-Audio are part of the reason I went with this player. I like that they play over HDMI, and I don't have to jump back and forth from multi-channel. You're right too, that I went from no BD player, to the Oppo. This thing is awesome! The movies are looking and sounding great too. Having a 61" screen doesn't hurt either...............

Occasionally, a jazz or classical SACD still comes out. Not heard of any new DVD-Audio discs coming out in a long time though. It's a real shame too. I can't believe that people rather lister to mp3 tracks, than the hi res tracks.

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Ed - not sure what kind of music you are into but a few of the new boxsets and remasters that have come out or are coming out are in DVD-A and /or SACD along with regular cd. The Genesis remasters from last year and the King Crimson 40th Anniversary remasters this and next.
The whole thing with MP3 is portability for most folks. Its a shame really and not a good trade off IMO
Funny thing is the younger kids are now embracing vinyl now in addition to MP3..talk about an oxymoron

hooked up the oppo (code free hardware modded as well) today..very easy to setup with my older Denon..pic is outstanding on Blu Ray ray as well as SD

Glad you're enjoying it!

I do notice a lack of punch to the subwoofer somewhat in comparison to my old pioneer. Still sounds good but i remeber pictures rattling on the walls before
guess i will have to fiddle with the audio a bit more

Originally Posted by bill.M

I do notice a lack of punch to the subwoofer somewhat in comparison to my old pioneer. Still sounds good but i remeber pictures rattling on the walls before
guess i will have to fiddle with the audio a bit more

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You need to boost the sub-woofer channel by 10 - 12 db on your receiver. Also, using the coaxial/optical connection for plain old DD & DTS is a good idea.

Sanjay - I am using optical for DTS and DD , I will try and boost the subwoofer channel as you mentioned though. Thanks!

How do you set to/tell if the player is outputting 24P?

The resolution key on the remote brings up 1080P, my Toshiba LCD says 1080P, but neither tells me whether it is synching at 60 or 24Hz. Yes, I did set the BDP-83 to enable 24P in the settings.

Edit: after reading the manual, I'm sure I've set it correctly for 24Hz output, but I sill can't figure out a way to tell if a given BD is encoded at 24 or 60.