http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/ Engadget HD Comments for OPPO's long-awaited BDP-83 universal Blu-ray player now shipping http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 7th 2009 12:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
Granted I see value add in SACD or DVD-Audio. Hell i have never even seen a disc of either format. I am more of a movie fan than audio/music.

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The price is just not competitive enough. I feel like there is a $150 early adopter tax in the price tag on this one.

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Having tried several Blu-ray players, I still find the PS3 to be the best value overall. I also don't buy the argument people are making that Blu-ray PQ on the Oppo is noticeably better than most of the other latest generation players out there, or for that matter the PS3.

In terms of a full-fledged media player, I'm saving my money to get the Popcorn Hour C-200 when it's released this month. Once you add a BD-ROM drive, it should be able to play just about any media you throw at it. Even with the addition of a BD-ROM drive, the total cost should be less than the Oppo.]]>Jul 7th 2009 11:33AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 7th 2009 11:56AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
This is my fourth player and easily the best one yet. ]]>Jul 7th 2009 12:54PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 7th 2009 3:53PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
http://www.codefreedvd.com/dvd_oppo_bdp83_multiregion_firmware.html]]>Jul 7th 2009 4:03PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 8th 2009 2:28PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
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II agree with you 100%. Stop the whining! This player is a bargain at $499.00 for everything that it does. Oppo could have very easily asked for more for this player and would have gotten it. The only other universal player available is the Denon DVD-A1UDCI which has a MSRP of $4,500.00. Also, the only other players that this player is currently being compared to is the Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD, Sony BDP-S5000ES, Denon DVD-3800BDCI and recently the Denon DVD-A1UDCI; and the Oppo fared very well.

If $499.00 is not your price point and you have no use for SACD, DVD-A and all the other media support and customer support that is 2nd to none, then the Oppo is definitely not for you. There are plenty of options below this price point. Pick the one that best suits your needs and budget.

Respectfully,
Willie]]>Jul 10th 2009 9:01AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 7th 2009 8:52PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/
The hardware mod is much better than the software hack at least the firmware upgrades dont wipe it!

Already those that used the software version have had to revert to an earlier firmware as its stopped working. Maybe someone will, or will not fix that?]]>Jul 7th 2009 10:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 8th 2009 11:27AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/Jul 8th 2009 10:46AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/07/oppos-long-awaited-bdp-83-universal-blu-ray-player-now-shipping/]]>Jul 10th 2009 5:01PM