Oppo BD83SE
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Not to highjack....I'm no video expert...I own the BDP80 & 46" Sony LCD.........outstanding player (I'm using the analog outs & let the 80 do the audio decoding).
But from what I remember, the 83 unit has a better video chip (not that the 80 has a bad one).
But I think you would be hard pressed to notice any difference between the two units on a 52" or larger screen.
But I'm an "old fart".......you young whipper-snappers........may have better eyes...
But from what I remember, the 83 unit has a better video chip (not that the 80 has a bad one).
But I think you would be hard pressed to notice any difference between the two units on a 52" or larger screen.
But I'm an "old fart".......you young whipper-snappers........may have better eyes...
Believe it or not, even though I've had the 83SE for a while now, I just got around to tinkering with the AIX Calibration Disc last night and I noticed an anomaly.
In the system setup/channel identification section, I heard the tones in each and every one of their offerings and the correct corresponding codec was displayed on my pre/pro except for the DTS HD MA track. My pre/pro was displaying DTS HD MA but I couldn't hear a thing from any channel.
Has this happened to anyone else? What kind of problem does this indicate?
In the system setup/channel identification section, I heard the tones in each and every one of their offerings and the correct corresponding codec was displayed on my pre/pro except for the DTS HD MA track. My pre/pro was displaying DTS HD MA but I couldn't hear a thing from any channel.
Has this happened to anyone else? What kind of problem does this indicate?
soundhound
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That hasn't happened to me, but I have identified other bugs in the BDP83SE. One of the most annoying is that if you don't use a center channel, and set all speakers to large, the player won't output 7.1, but will fall back to 5.1. Also, I use the volume control in the player to set my overall playback level, and this control defaults to maximum volume every time the player is turned off. You have to manually hit the volume control on the remote to lower the volume back to where it was.
I have reported both of these to OPPO, and I must say that they are less than responsive in correcting either fault. I don't care for the attitude of their customer service people.
Otherwise the player sounds great and produces a great picture.
I have reported both of these to OPPO, and I must say that they are less than responsive in correcting either fault. I don't care for the attitude of their customer service people.
Otherwise the player sounds great and produces a great picture.
soundhound
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DIYer said:
The SE has two analog outputs; 7.1 and stereo L/R (which is independent from the L/R on the 7.1 outputs). When listening to the stereo outputs for music playback, I run the volume on the player to full and use the potentiometer volume control on my preamp to set playback level. Actually though, more often than not, I stream audio from iTunes on my computer, playing Apple Lossless files. I use this sound card: http://www.stereophile.com/budgetcomponents/asus_xonar_essence_ststx_soundcards/index.html.
The 7.1 volume control could degrade the sound all it wants at any position other than full up since I don't care about movie sound quality all that much.