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I have both Oppo players, but all of my viewing is 1080P.

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Audiophilander

In Reply to: RE: Should I upgrade to the latest Oppo 983H player? posted by Funky Bob on September 12, 2008 at 21:46:23

Normally I would recommend the 983H without reservations, but since your monitor maxes out at 1080I then I suspect the improvements might not be substantial enough to warrant the additional cash outlay. The biggest advantages the 983H has over the 971H are it's frame sizing adaptability, more film-like image and build quality; that probably CAN make a modest difference on a 42" plasma monitor, but it's much more impressive on a WS projector or a 1080P monitor, so I'm not sure that it's worth the added cost.

Perhaps someone who has a monitor similar to your own can provide a bit more advice along these lines, but if I were in your situation I'd probably hold off until I upgraded to a 1080P device or started looking at a projection system. Otherwise, you already have great PAL/NTSC conversion in the Oppo 971H. If you must buy a new player why not opt for a new Blu-ray player or heavily discounted HD-DVD player (that way you'll get the best out of your 1080I and scaling of NTSC DVD)?

Cheers,
AuPh

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RE: I have both Oppo players, but all of my viewing is 1080P. - Funky Bob 03:29:34 09/14/08 (1)
What exactly does the frame sizing function do? Does it mean you can fill up the screen when you see those black bars without any loss in picture quality?

BTW, does 1080p really make that big of a difference over 1080i?
- You can resize non-anamorphic letterbox and scale up. - Audiophilander 00:47:24 09/15/08 (0)
  Where this is beneficial is that you can take 480I/P material (4:3 Academy) and then convert it up to 1080P or in your case, 1080I without it being artificially stretched to WS (since HDMI automatically reframes everything in 16:9). The Oppo 983H has Anchor Bay processing that provides remarkable flexibility. I use mine with a 1080P projector where the benefits are optimized and it's superb, but it should improve your scaling quite a bit even on a 42" plasma that's limited to 1080I.
  
  The decision you have to make is whether it is worth the investment in a 983H now or perhaps later on. Maybe you'll decide to upgrade your viewing device or step-up to high definition disc (Blu-ray) in the interim. In any event, the Oppo 983H is an excellent player and worth the price, so while it may or may not be the most well suited choice in your situation, I'd be loathe not to recommend it on it's virtues.
  
  Cheers,
  AuPh
  - Oppo's site can probably explain this better than I can... (Open in New Window)

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