Why Oppo?
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This reference will provide the low down on the best Blu-ray disc players and the reviews will give the differences between them.
Rope
This reference will provide the low down on the best Blu-ray disc players and the reviews will give the differences between them.
Rope
When your Panasonic (and I'm a fan of that brand) gives problems, and its out of warranty, and you send it back to them, I doubt they'll clean the lens, update the firmware, test everything, then send it back to you gratis.
But they might. :mrgreen:
But they might. :mrgreen:
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Any bit-perfect player will provide video performance equal to any Oppo. Ditto so long as you're talking audio through HDMI.
Oppo used to differentiate itself via "universal" players, but now that even $79 Sony's offer SACD (and if you don't need DVD-A capability) then that's a wash.
It still differentiates itself on the analogue audio front - but if you're just passing 1's and 0's via HDMI that's a wash.
And even Oppo will admit that it's latest and greatest is really all about the features - since on both the audio and video performance front it can't even differentiate that player from its own lesser-priced offerings.
Not saying they don't make great products. So long as you need (or want) what they're selling, you can't do better.
I'm sure their aftermarket support is great as well. (And I know first hand that Sony's absolutely sucks!) But I can dispose of a $79 Sony with little or no remorse if need be if it fails just after the warranty expires.
Jeff
(Not advocating for Sony. Substitute Panasonic or a host of other brands instead.)
Oppo used to differentiate itself via "universal" players, but now that even $79 Sony's offer SACD (and if you don't need DVD-A capability) then that's a wash.
It still differentiates itself on the analogue audio front - but if you're just passing 1's and 0's via HDMI that's a wash.
And even Oppo will admit that it's latest and greatest is really all about the features - since on both the audio and video performance front it can't even differentiate that player from its own lesser-priced offerings.
Not saying they don't make great products. So long as you need (or want) what they're selling, you can't do better.
I'm sure their aftermarket support is great as well. (And I know first hand that Sony's absolutely sucks!) But I can dispose of a $79 Sony with little or no remorse if need be if it fails just after the warranty expires.
Jeff
(Not advocating for Sony. Substitute Panasonic or a host of other brands instead.)
thanks to T7, i truly appreciate my new panny 220. the 310 i had was double the cost, but man, second gen stuff definitely are better. it had better playback, no netflix problems, can play most of my files from a usb source, and well, its a beaut. id love to own a oppo one day, but id love to own a lot of other things in life too.
this shall suffice for a mediocre setup as mine.
this shall suffice for a mediocre setup as mine.
Do people buy BluRay players anymore?
I realize I used to preach all the time about how it will be 2015 before people could get content online and replace the perfection of BluRay, but I think I was wrong.
Most people obviously don't give a rat's ass about quality, look at Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. Today over 90% of all internet traffic is being consumed by video and 75% of all wireless broadband (3G and 4G) is consumed by video. I am working on several multi-billion dollar projects which have the sole goal of reducing the amount of bandwidth needed for video streams in order to reduce congestion, offer higher quality in less bandwidth, and just get more out of the existing networks.
With video getting easier to download, with internet connections becoming ubiquitous, and with people prefer speed and simplicity over quality, I really don't see the point for being in the BluRay market anymore - at least in the USA.
So, when people ask me which BluRay player to get, I tell them to get whatever they want to pay for and it will be far better than they need 95% of the time. If that person is a dedicated audio/video lunatic like me, I will recommend a high end model for quality, performance, and reliability.
I realize I used to preach all the time about how it will be 2015 before people could get content online and replace the perfection of BluRay, but I think I was wrong.
Most people obviously don't give a rat's ass about quality, look at Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. Today over 90% of all internet traffic is being consumed by video and 75% of all wireless broadband (3G and 4G) is consumed by video. I am working on several multi-billion dollar projects which have the sole goal of reducing the amount of bandwidth needed for video streams in order to reduce congestion, offer higher quality in less bandwidth, and just get more out of the existing networks.
With video getting easier to download, with internet connections becoming ubiquitous, and with people prefer speed and simplicity over quality, I really don't see the point for being in the BluRay market anymore - at least in the USA.
So, when people ask me which BluRay player to get, I tell them to get whatever they want to pay for and it will be far better than they need 95% of the time. If that person is a dedicated audio/video lunatic like me, I will recommend a high end model for quality, performance, and reliability.
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Congrats Heeman.heeman said:
$89 makes it a great deal!
Jeff
