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OPPO DV-983H 1080p Universal Up-Converting DVD Player with SACD and DVD-Audio | 
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| Brand: OPPO Digital
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.1
Dimensions (in): 16.8 x 10.5 x 2.2
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DV-983H
Model: DV-983H
EAN: 6920053831304
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| Features:
| • | Flagship model from well-known up-converting DVD player expert OPPO Digital; Exceptional picture and sound quality. | | • | Recognized by many reviewers and videophiles as the ultimate DVD player to get the best possible video quality from standard DVD disc on your HDTV. | | • | Powered by ABTs Video Reference Series technology (DVDO); Delivers a clearer, smoother, film-like and true-to-life picture that is free of artifacts. | | • | DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Video universal playback; Superior audio performance with 7.1ch, 5.1ch or 2.0ch output with Dolby Digital Surround EX decoding. | | • | Up-conversion to 1080p over HDMI; High resolution photo slide show (HD-JPEG); USB 2.0 interface; RS232 connection; IR In/Out |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
The ultimate DVD player for DVD collectors August 21, 2008
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
Pros: Excellent picture quality, quick operation response, and great audio.
Cons: Costs more than other DVD players, but well worth it if you have a good collection of DVD.
Summary: The ultimate DVD player for DVD collectors.
My trusted Panasonic RP-82 with SDI modification stopped working. In searching for the best DVD player to replace it for my theater room and a new one for the bedroom, I read many reviews and compared a lot of products. I even bought and returned several players, some several times more expensive than the OPPO DV-983H. In the end, I settled for not one, but two DV-983H and are very happy.
During my research, I read reviews on CNet, Stereophile, Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, and several other places. The reviewers all have nothing but positive words for the OPPO DV-983H. Real user experience from discussions on avsforum.com also appears to be very positive. There is a shoot-out article on the online magazine Playback, in which the DV-983H scored the highest among Cambridge Audio, Marantz, Denon and Yamaha.
My surprise came when I called OPPO to order the players. They were out of stock. I was put on their waitlist for two weeks and then received an email to place my order. At that time the player was not available on amazon.com. By the way, the guys answering the phone at OPPO seem to know what they are doing. They answered my questions about matching with my other devices and explained what would be the best setup to me.
Once the players arrived, one went into the theater room. There it was matched to a Panasonic PT-AE2000U 1080p projector and a Yamaha RX-V3800BL A/V receiver. The audio and video connection was over a single HDMI cable. Everything worked beautifully. The image on my 103-inch screen was stunning. I could see details that I've not seen before. The surround sound was also amazingly clear and enveloping. As a DVD collector, I apprecaite it most that older movies discs from my collection worked really well in the OPPO player. The black and white films were shown with proper level of black, white and gray. With some other players I tried, I could see a green or purple outline around the B/W figures and it was very annoying.
The other unit went to my bedroom setup with a new Sony Bravia Z-Series KDL-40Z4100/B 40-Inch 1080p TV. Again this was the perfect match. The picture is first class. My bedroom set also has a pair of NuForce S-1 speakers driven by their unique Icon amplifier. When I'm not watching a movie, CD played through this player and the NuForce set sounds like from a really high-end system. Next I need to buy some SACD discs to try. The DV-983H can play SACD and I've read good reviews about that.
Overall, I am extremely happy with the two OPPO players. Considering how much money I've spent on buying my collection of DVD discs, the cost of the players is totally justified. With these players in my setup, I can wait a year or so until the Blu-ray players are mature and stable enough and the cost of Blu-ray discs comes down before I start buying movies in Blu-ray.
Oppo digital delivers a gem August 13, 2008
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
I had the Oppo 981 and I thought that was good. This player is as advertised, the picture quality is outstanding. Very good zoom functions for non-anamorphic DVDs.
Truly a reference player for SD DVDs September 29, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I already have HD DVD and Blu Ray players in my rack but I wanted something that would get the best quality from my collection of SD DVDs. The Toshiba A35 is no slouch at upconverting SDs but I knew I could get better. I tried the new Toshiba XD-E500 for a couple weeks and it did, in fact, beat the A35 for image quality but it had it's own issues.
I finally ordered the Oppo 983 from Amazon a couple weeks ago and have used it for a little over a week. All I can say is; the XDE has now been returned and I've fallen in love with my SD DVDs again, all because of the Oppo 983.
Image quality is, in fact, the best I've ever seen from my SD DVDs. Colors are deeper and more accurate but never bleed, edges are sharp but there is no ringing or edge artifacts and even poor DVDs somehow are clearer and sharper. A good transfer, like Mel Gibson's Apocalypto, is VERY close to HD, with razor-sharp edges and bright colors with absolutely no bleeding. My wife walked into the room while it was playing and thought I'd replaced our SD copy with HD.
But that's not all. I picked up a couple PAL, region two disks, just to see how the 983 handled them since the XD-E500 did not do well. The Oppo was as rock-solid and beautiful as when playing region one disks. Perfection!
I have some old DVDs of TV shows I recorded (badly, I guess.) Neither of the HD players and an older Samsung player would play these disks entirely. They would go crazy pixelating and lockup halfway into the show. The 983 plays them all without a hickup! I've played most of them and it's rock-steady. Says something about the accuracy of the lasers?
Another feature is SACDs and DV Audio. I have some SACDs that I played with my old Samsung through five channel analog and they sounded fine. With the 983 I can play them seven channel through HDMI and the audio is superb!
A lot of guys are putting off buying this player, waiting for Oppo's Blu Ray player next spring. My advise is; don't wait! Buy the 983 for SDs and one of the excellent Blu Ray players availble right now. Mine is the Panasonic BD30 and, coupled to my Onkyo 805 receiver, it's beautiful. And, the pair still costs less than the Oppo Blu Ray player when it's released.
Frankly, I'm a tightwad when It comes to buying electronics but for me anyway, the 983 is a bargain. When Oppo calls this their Flagship player they aren't kidding. For SD DVDs it's near perfection, clearly a reference player. You can read all the terrific reviews (and, there are many) and Secret's review that gives the player a perfect 100 score, the only player to ever get 100 but, in the end, the proof is in the watching and in the listening. Both Oppo and Amazon allow a 30-day trial period. There's no reason NOT to audition it.
Believe me....you'll keep it!
arkiedan
Simply fantastic! October 22, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Love this player! Output is fantastic, reads disks without a hitch that my other DVD players skip or hang on. Even the packaging is incredibly well done, in usual Oppo fashion. Their customer service is head and shoulders above other CE manufacturers - you can actually call or email them and get a clear answer to a question!
OK, enough gushing, but this is one fine player. Expensive, yes, but if you have a decent collection of SD DVDs, it is well worth the price.
I was torn between this and their other model (981). The output on the 983 is a wee bit better, but if you're not super picky, the lower cost model is a better value. What pushed me to the 983 was the fact that I have quite a few PAL disks, and the 983 does handle those better.
My only criticism of the player is the remote - buttons are too small, and poorly arranged. But, I'll be switching to a Harmony remote soon, so that point will be moot.
Very easy to switch this to be region-free - works just like the other Oppo models (just enter a few codes into the remote, and you're region free).
Get it - you won't regret it.
Top performer! September 30, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Oppo DV-983H has performed as advertised. I have a large DVD library and some SACD's. The Oppo out of the box is working as advertised and reviewed. I am happy with my choice and can recommend this product to anyone, who like me has an existing DVD library, wants to add to it, and does not want to start over purchasing or renting Blu-rays.
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