Sunday, August 24, 2008

Oppo's DV-983H DVD player

With Toshiba ending it's support for HD DVD players, one might feel that the Oppo DV-983H DVD player is a symptom of the throes of the dying technology. I have earlier mentioned the issue of HD vs Blue-Ray, and Blue-Ray seems to be winning now.



But Oppo has saved the best for last, and the Oppo DV-983H DVD player is a masterpiece of technology that puts it right at the top of the line. The coolness of this piece is that it's looks very strong. Remember the old players of the bygone generation that would take some efffort to lift and place down? Well, this isn't quite that bad, but it's certainly a solid piece of work. Not as small as a lot of other players out there, it measures in at 16.875 by 10.5 by 2.125 inches. But it definitely gives the impression that it's going to last a long long time. Quite a refreshing feeling in a world where artificial obsolescence is such a factor.

The Oppo DV-983H DVD player does an excellent job of interoperating with various sources. There is a button on the face that toggles the HDMI input on and off. As a bonus. the company also bundles an HDMI cable along with the player, which is very thoughtful of them.

It can also play back SACD audio discs. SACD stands for Super Audio Compact Disc, which means that the music has been encoded with higher and lower frequency responses than are normally found on CD's and DVD's. This leads to increased sound fidelity, and a better user experience.

One annoying feature of DVD players is that they cannot play DVD's from other regions. This is called "Region Encoding". The Oppo DV-983H DVD player solves this by getting around region encoding. It allows you to enter a certain code that will play any disc from anywhere in the world. This is an excellent feature, and a strong vote of support for the Digital Freedom and Free Trade movements.

On the tests, the Oppo DV-983H DVD player comes out right on top, and this is one of the reasons why it's the top notch HD DVD player around. Find the best prices for it at www.pricealerter.com

No comments: