A good test disc that features useful video test patterns is something I always recommend even for the video neophyte, as most HDTV owners can’t or won’t pop for a full in-home calibration. With rare exception, just about any HDTV’s out-of-the-box default video settings virtually guarantee an overly bright, harsh picture, with excessively garish colors [...]
You just shelled out big bucks for that new HDTV or video projector. It looked great at the dealer, but how do you know if you got your money’s worth in terms of real-world performance. Also, is that high-tech Blu-ray Disc player you have really up to snuff? What about that expensive video scaler/processor you [...]
With the ever-increasing number of AV sources using HDMI to output high definition video and advanced audio formats, quality switching of multiple HDMI sources to a single output has become very important. Many of the new receivers and preamps provide such switching, but in many cases only the higher end models have more than a [...]
Oppo’s HM-31 is what I like to call “full featured.” What’s full featured to an HDMI switch? How ’bout it does everything you expect it to plus some? How ’bout it has every custom integration option you’ll ever need? How ’bout it looks so nice that you’ll want to upgrade the components sitting near it? [...]
In A/V circles, Oppo is known for making very inexpensive budget components of good quality — foremost, a line of up-converting DVD players. Note: In A/V circles, “very inexpensive” and “budget” are relative terms; if you did not as a college student sell your own blood daily just to get in on the ground floor [...]
HDMI video switches are a necessary part of the modern Home Theater experience, especially if you have more than one computer in the same room together or a HDTV and a computer in the same room or other combination of devices in the same room that use similar interfaces like D-Sub or DVI connections. OPPO [...]
Oppo HM-31 HDMI Switcher: Best AV Distribution / Splitters & Switches The three input ports of HM-31 are prioritized. The OPPO HM-31 automatically selects a high priority port when the device connected to that port is turned on. The OPPO HM-31 is also designed with custom installation in mind. It features a RS-232C remote control [...]
For connecting modern home-theater gear such as Blu-ray players, audio/video receivers (AVRs), game consoles, and, of course, HDTVs, HDMI is the way to go. Why? Because HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) can, via a single cable, transport audio, video, and other data signals in pristine digital quality between compatible devices. And with the exploding number of [...]
Oppo Digital is a company most Secrets readers are very aware of, because of their award-winning DVD players. They also now supply an HDMI switcher, and inexpensive HDMI cables. The HM-31 is their first such product, with three HDMI inputs and one HDMI output. The unit is HDMI 1.3 compliant. It is powered by a [...]
We’ve already rave-reviewed the excellent standard BDP-83 Blu-ray player from Oppo. Now Oppo is offering an upgraded version of the basic player – already well known for its fine audio and video performance – concentrating on two areas: an improved multichannel analog audio stage and an improved power supply. The enhancements will not be realized [...]
