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    My Blu-ray Quandary

    http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2008/11/08/my-blu-ray-quand...
    12 days ago in SunBBlog · Authority: 1

    I have an Oppo DVD player which I like a lot, but it turns out I hardly ever use it anymore now that I have an AppleTV. I just rip the movies and watch them on that instead. Every once in a while, we’ll rent a hi-def movie from iTunes, which looks terrific. And, of course, I’ve been thinking about going hi-def in the home theater more seriously. First, I was waiting for the HD vs. Blu-ray war to shake out, and that’s done. I figured when that happened the price on Blu-ray players and discs would start to come down. Well, it mostly hasn’t. The players have come down a little, but not much. I got to thinking about it again a while back when Oppo showed off their upcoming Blu-ray player. I figured I’d just wait for that. But now I’m not so sure. With player prices still not great and disc prices still double that of DVDs, some are now saying that Blu-ray is dead. There are some compelling points there. Really, if the cost of Blu-ray discs isn’t going to come down to being only a few dollars more than DVDs, how can Blu-ray succeed? Yes, Blu-ray looks better than even upscaled DVDs, but not enough better to justify that cost for most people. Based on the argument there, it doesn’t look like disc costs are coming down anytime soon. So now I’m not so sure. I’m not really a big gamer, but a PS3 would give me Blu-ray and even if Blu-ray tanks, at least I can play games on it. Of course, I’m not much of a gamer, so I’m not sure about the appeal. Or do I just wait for the Oppo, which will at least be a fantastic upscaling DVD player as well? Or just wait six months and see what, if anything, is happening in the blu-ray market? (And if I do that, what do I ask for for xmas?) It’s a quandary. An entirely insignificant one, to be sure, but hey, maybe someone with a PS3 can comment on how it performs as a blu-ray player. Is it comparable to a stand-alone player? I would ask how it performs as an upscaling DVD player, but I’m not sure I care anymore…

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    Oppo BDP-S82 Blu-ray-soitin

    http://tekniikanihmelapsi.com/2008/09/10/oppo-bdp-s82-blu-ra...
    71 days ago in tietokone ja kotiteatteri -blogi - pc, konsoli, kannettava, xbox 360, ps3 · Authority: 7

    Oppo BDP-S82 Blu-ray-soitin Blu-ray, Full HD, HD Ready, HIFI, kotiteatteri 1 Kommentti » Oppo on esitellyt tulevaa Blu-ray-soitintaan CEDIA-tapahtumassa. Ottaen huomioon OPPO:n aikaisempien DVD-soittimien laadun tältä tulevalta soittimelta voidaan odottaa erittäin hyvää kuvanlaatua, varsinkin DVD:n skaalaamisessa HD-telkkareille. Yksityiskohtia soittimesta ei ole vielä paljoa saatavilla, mutta se tukee 2.0 profiilin Blu-Ray-ominaisuuksia kuten BD-live. BDP-S82 tukee tämän lisäksi 7.1 surround ääntä Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital TrueHD, DTS High Resolution ja DTS HD-Master dekoodaustekniikoilla. Julkaisupäivämäärästä tai hinnasta ei ole tarkkaa tietoa, mutta Oppo on arvioinut hinnan asettuvan 500-700 dollarin tietämille ja julkaisu tapahtuisi tämän talven aikana. Mielenkiintoiseksi jää arvailu DVD-skaalauksen laadusta verrattuna PS3-konsoliin, ottaen huomioon PS3 varsin hyvän laadun skaalauksessa ja Oppon aikaisemman filosofian HD-tasoiseen kuvaan pyrkimisessä DVD-medialla. Linkit Oppo BDP-S83 Blu-ray Player… - gizmodo.com Oppo Blu-ray Player Spotted at CEDIA - blu-ray.com www.oppodigital.com Muita samanlaisia juttuja

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    More Update on Oppo Blu-ray player BDP-83

    http://www.slashgear.com/more-update-on-oppo-blu-ray-player-...
    73 days ago in SlashGear - Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions · Authority: 1,413

    The Av squad at Gizmodo has tracked down and confirmed a few features from the manufacturer. The hardware image posted last week has stirred up the interests among Blu-ray fans, and many are second guessing the features based on the printed logo. So here they are – BDP-83 features Anchor Bay video processor as featured in latest DVDO-EDGE with ABT2010 chipset, integrated IR, supports SACD, bitstearm all HD audio codec with 7.1 analogue outputs and profile 2.0 DVD-A is still in the work and only core DD and DTS internal decoding are supported for now. Other HD decoding formats will be updated in the future. Pricing and availability is this coming winter around $499-$699. If you have an AVR or AV processor that’s able to decode HD audio codecs via bitstream, the internal decoder featured on Oppo is not a concern. I think the price and features are rather attractive, finalize the DVD-A and we have a winner. Will you get one with that price? I would. A short introduction of OPPO player is featured at the near end of the video below. Click here to view the embedded video. [image source avsforum] Relevant Entries on SlashGearOppo to develop Blu-Ray Player, AwesomeOppo Blu-Ray Player BDP-83 spotted at CEDIABlast player from Oppo makes the iPod look fatOppo Super Five, amazing PMP from Chinese ManufacturerAnchor Bay Offers affordable HDMI 1.3 Deep Color Video-Processing IC with ABT1030

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    OPPO DigitalがSACD対応のBDプレイヤーを発表

    http://blog.livedoor.jp/sacd_review/archives/51375294.html
    76 days ago in THE SACD REVIEW · Authority: 1

    アメリカ・コロラド州で開かれているCEDIA EXPOでSACD対応のブルーレイ・ディスク・プレイヤーが発表されました。OPPO Digitalが発表したもので、ブルーレイのほかSACD＆DVD-Aにも対応しています。以下のリンクで写真を見ることができます。 「Oppo BDP-S83 Blu-ray Player May Be First (Almost) Universal Disc Reader」 初期型のPS3もSACDとブルーレイ再生に対応していましたが、DVDオーディオにも対応したプレイヤーは初めてとなります。発売日はおそらく来年初めになるようです。日本には正規代理店は無いと思いますので、購入を希望する場合は個人輸入する形になりそうです。