As many who read my Reviews or follow my posts know I have “played” with a lot of Blu ray players since the format kicked off. There has been quite a few (23 to be exact). From the cheapest available to some serious…
Blu-ray disc players are the best source of high-definition for an HDTV, and with rapidly decreasing prices and the addition of media player and internet functions, Blu-ray Disc players are getting very popular, but which company makes the best Blu-ray Disc players? I received a lot of nominations, but have narrowed them down to five finalists for your consideration. As a result, some great candidates didn’t get quite enough nominations to make to the final five, including Panasonic and Pioneer.
Over the past year, this audiophile has been very fortunate to be able to review several pieces of equipment which are the epitome of “VALUE,” a word seldom heard in high end audio. Two of them were from Oppo; their BDP-83 and audiophile BDP-83SE universal disc players. Both do a super job in the [...]
Last year it was my pronounced pleasure to receive and review Oppo’s first entry into the Blu-ray player market. The company was already known for quality DVD, particularly Upconvert DVD, players. The BDP-83 was everything I expected from the company, and much more. But there was one possible trouble with that unit. It was not [...]
This newest model from budget beater OPPO has to be the best value in a universal player yet, according to the following description from the Only Best Rated web site: “The BDP-80 is a full-featured universal Blu-ray Disc™ player that supports BD Profile 2.0 (BD-Live and BonusView), DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), HDCD, [...]
With all of the resources that are available to the Blu-ray Disc Association’s major manufacturers, it’s remarkable that the first company to cure the ills of standalone Blu-ray players was Oppo Digital with its $499 BDP-83 (HT, September 2009). Upon that player’s release, many enthusiasts were using the PlayStation 3 for its speed and reliability. [...]