
Best Blu-ray player
- Terrific image quality
- Excellent sound quality
- Fast performance
- Compatibility with many different disc formats
- Expensive
- No streaming capabilities
- No built-in Wi-Fi
Reviewers agree that the Oppo Digital BDP-83 is the most impressive Blu-ray player to date, even though it's more expensive than most. Blu-ray Disc and DVD performance approach perfection, typically putting players that cost more -- sometimes much more -- to shame. This universal player offers compatibility with a wide variety of disc formats, including Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio. Audio performance is outstanding, holding its own against even high-end dedicated CD players. Build quality is exceptionally solid, though that also results in a player that's a bit heftier than the norm.
Reviewers do have quibbles, however. One complaint is that the Oppo BDP-83 costs more than most popular Blu-ray players. Also, a few features are missing. This BD-Live-compliant player lacks built-in Wi-Fi, though you can get it via an extra cost accessory (*Est. $80). You also won't find any kind of streaming features. If those issues are important to you, the LG BD390 (*Est. $275) is more moderately priced and includes Internet streaming from Netflix and other content providers, as well as built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi. Blu-ray image quality is also top-notch, though DVD performance is a very small step behind.
The Oppo Digital BDP-83 has received extensive editorial coverage. You can find very detailed reports at Home Theater magazine, UltimateAVmag.com, CNET, Audioholics.com, Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, AVGuide.com and elsewhere. It is also included in the updated report at ConsumerReports.org. User feedback can be found at AVSForum.com and Amazon.com.
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Our Sources
1. Home Theater MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Home Theater subjects the Oppo Digital BDP-83 to an extensive battery of tests and details the results in this long article. Kris Deering is clearly impressed, calling the BDP-83 "a reference video and audio transport" for any format. He adds that it is the most user-friendly stand-alone player he's ever tested.
Review: Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player, Kris Deering, July 2009
2. Ultimate AV MagazineDetails/Subscribe
UltimateAVmag.com also weighs in with a detailed testing-based report on the Oppo BDP-83. David Vaughn is so impressed that he says the player has "found a permanent home in my reference system." Speed, image quality with Blu-rays and DVDs, and compatibility with a wide variety of disc formats are some of the reasons why.
Review: Oppo BDP-83 Universal Disc Player, David Vaughn, July 2009
This testing-based review examines the video and audio prowess of the Oppo Digital BDP-83. Clint DeBoer says, "The BDP-83 combines excellent video quality, advanced features and pristine audio performance into one slick package that is coming out at exactly the right time." He adds that for a universal player with Blu-ray, the BDP-83's pricing makes it "a steal."
Review: Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player Review, Clint DeBoer, July 2009
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