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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
johnnyb53
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I have both a Toshiba HD-D2 and an Oppo DV-980H. For upconverting via HDMI, they're pretty equal, with *maybe* an edge going to the Toshiba. The Toshiba also manages to sound really good via the Toslink (go figure). But the sound of the Oppo still trumps it--cleaner, more involving, more dynamic, and it decodes HDCD (noticeable improvement over std. redbook), and plays DVD-A and SACD. The Oppo is a little sound monster and it will take years (if ever) before a Blu-ray machine incorporates the music-playing capabilities of the Oppo at anywhere near the price.
zigonht OP
124 posts
 
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.
rysa4
266 posts
 
Interesting comparison post Johnyb53--

Thanks
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avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
I think the audio of the new formats gets lost--in that it is superior--and some earlier players don't support true-dd dts ma even thru hdmi. They are now coming out with more players and receivers that decode these new formats.
Just as an example my Pioneer Elite '95 and Onkyo 875 receiver, sound much,much better than my 3 yr.old top of the line Marantz/Arcam---at 1/3 the price.(ea.) I guess if you haven't heard these new audio codecs;you can just assume BD is all about the picture but it ain't.
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