Re: Is Oppo the way to go?

My only gripe about my Oppo is that it displays "pause" and "play" icons 
on screen.  Kind of takes some showman****p out of a $15,000 home theatre 
system.  Other than that, Oppo is by far the most reliable player I've 
ever seen at any price.

CB


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 says...
> Theodore Bundy wrote:
> 
> > I want to get an upconverting DVD player that will play DVD+R discs.
> > Reading reviews seems to cite the Oppo as doing the best job.  Any
> > thoughts on competing products?  TIA.
> 
> absolutely buy an OPPO!
> 
> for these reasons:
> 
> 1. the most robust DVD player that
>     i've ever owned (OPPO DV-981HD,
>     and very likely the other 2 as well).
>     i've used my OPPO DV-981HD heavily for
>     this past 15+ months without any issue.
>     a MAJOR accomplishment for any disc player!
> 
> 2. the most options on playback, regardless
>     of the disc type
> 
> 3. there are other upconverting units for
>     roughly .5 to .66 the cost, but my best
>     guess is that they don't have 1/2 of above
> 
> 4. the OPPO's also all have the ability to
>     play SACD and DVD-A discs, and as far
>     as i know, none of the less expensive
>     players does this.  if you want great sound
>     (either standard CD stereo, or mutichannel
>     (5.1 Video or 5.1 SACD)) buy an OPPO!
> 
> 5. short of several credible people showing up
>     and giving some sup****t to one of the ~$100
>     upconverting players, get an OPPO ($150-$230)
> 
> bill
>