OPPO Goes Blu-ray

Apr 27
2009
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“OPPO BDP-80 Blu-ray – $289 at Amazon.” — Staff


OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD & DVD-Audio

OPPO Digital, Inc. is about to release their first Blu-ray player the BDP-83. Known for making the best up-converting DVD players their Blu-ray player will be just as popular. It carries on their tradition with stellar DVD playback and supports both SACD and DVD-Audio. Making it a universal player priced at least a thousand dollars less than its competition.

The player uses Anchor Bay’s (DVDO) award winning Video Reference Series technology for image processing which insures you’ll get the best possible image whether it be DVD or Blu-ray. The player also comes with 7.1 analog output and will stream supported media files such as MKV.

List price and availability (around May 18th our guess) hasn’t been announced yet. Those luckily enough to have been selected for the Early Adoption Program paid $499. Hopefully it will be priced the same for the rest of us but don’t be surprised if it ends up being $599. If DVD performance is important to you or you’re looking for a universal player it will be a bargain at either price.

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Scaling a New Market

Apr 27
2009
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“OPPO BDP-80 Blu-ray – $289 at Amazon.” — Staff


DVDO EDGE High-Definition Video Processor

We have always loved the idea of using a scaler but in most cases the quickly changing technology or entrance fee has keep us from installing one in our racks. Then came along the DVDO Edge with scaling up to 1080p24. DVDO has been making great scalers for years and the Edge uses the same hardware as their other models which are several times more expensive.

The Edge looks sexy and the back-lit remote is one of the best we have ever used. Plus it’s a universal remote so there is a good chance it can control the rest of your equipment too. Although the real reason to acquire one is if you have numerous video sources that need to be scaled to the native resolution of your HD display.

With ten inputs (6 HDMI) you can scale, deinterlace, and apply advanced image processing like fine detail enhancement. You even have two HDMI outputs so you can run one directly to the display and the other to the A/V receiver. An elegant interface and wizards make set up a breeze. They also make it easy to configure each input for their optimal performance. We love the split  screen feature where one side shows the current image and the other reflects the proposed changes.

Once in a while a product redefines a category. In this case the Edge does just that as it brings the power of expensive scalers to an unheard of price and even has features not found on earlier models.



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