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OPPO vs BR HD?

I was wondering what the general consensus is on BR lasting. I have been thinking of finally going the HD route but even after HDDVD's demise I still don't know if going with BR is the right call. Seems to me the average consumer is still going SD DVD and will so for quite some time(till hardware and software come down in price). With that being said, SD DVD's are still 99% of the market share. I am wondering if going with a solid upconverting DVD player such as the OPPO 980 is the smarter route at this point in time...

Any thoughts????
zigonht

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zigonht OP
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Johnnyb53,
Thats exactly my thinking. Still a very very good picture with MUCH better sound capabilities. Seems the logical choice at this point for me..

My seating area is 12 feet back. I think a nice 780p/1080i upconverting player is the way to go.
zigonht OP
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avguygeorge,

I've heard the Onkyo and was impressed by the sound,but my issue is that how many BR dvd's even have the newer codecs presently? Secondly, all new releases don't come out in BR format. Thirdly, BR is such a small part of the market presently, is it going to survive!!

Probably still to early to tell and still to early to start replacing pre/pros and spending $500 on a dvd player on a format that is still not the front runner...
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