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Sorry to hear that your experience, ...and inexperience, has led you to dislike Oppo's remarkable players.

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In Reply to: RE: REVIEW: Oppo DV-980H DVD Players posted by author@escapeclause.net on June 26, 2008 at 14:22:18

I've purchased 3 different model Oppos since my first (OPDV971H, followed by the DV981HD & finally the DV983H); I have the latter two in use in different systems (the first one I'll probably sell since Oppos tend to retain most of their value). BTW, I didn't keep coming back to Oppo because player failed. I kept coming back to Oppo because they are remarkable performers, great values and the company provides better support than other DVD player manufacturers.
I should also point out that in spite of having HD & Blu-ray in my downstair's system, the latest Oppo (DV983H) STILL gets a lion's share of the exercise (my eclectic tastes often run to British programming, and Oppo's PAL conversions are flawless).
The picture quality from each of these Oppo players is excellent within each player's parameters, and none have had a "lackluster" picture. No offense, but something must've really been screwed up in your system if you were getting such a poor performance in both video and sound; you description of problems sounds a little like a handshake issue or HDMI cable issue (length?), but being unfamiliar with your system and set-up, who knows.
This isn't to take anything away from your new Marantz DV7001, but why didn't you review it as well instead of just trashing your older Oppo player. It looks to me like you were more interested in trashing Oppo than reviewing both players strengths and weaknesses and providing comparisons of movies watched on both players.
I suspect that others who've had a somewhat different experience with the particular player you're denouncing will want to rebutt your criticisms and query you about why you were unwilling to participate in Oppo's firmware upgrades (they're easy; I bet even John McSame could do it! -grin).
BTW, is your Marantz DV7001 a region free player? Does it convert PAL discs well, and scale all the way up to 1080P? What kind of processing does it employ? How much more is the Marantz than your price misquoted DV-980H? These would be areas worthy of inquiry, but of course, you weren't really interested in reviewing the Marantz player, were you? ;O)
Cheers,
AuPh

Edits: 06/26/08

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