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 ABT¿s 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.
Great player but amazon has it listed for way to much.:
Don't get me wrong Oppo makes a great player and are well worth the money. But you can buy this same exact model for $399.00 directly from the manufacturers website.
Well worth the price:
I replaced my two year old Oppo 970 player with the new 983, and have been very pleased. I can easily see the increased sharpness on my 42" Philips plasma TV, but increased sharpness is only part of what this player offers. Screen images have the smoothly-contoured "film look" you read about, and video artifacts are less noticeable than with my old player. Dark parts of images are more detailed and have less banding and macroblocking. The zoom feature is actually useful; you can zoom a letterboxed... more info
One of the best universal players on the market!:
I never heard of Oppo until researching for a new universal player. I read reviews and felt satisfied to try one. I am blown away on how great this player is. I have a Marantz that was more than double the cost and it was a lemon from the start. It's getting harder to find good SACD players but Oppo came up with one. Can't wait to see if they come up with a Blu-ray Player at an affordable cost.
No need for Blu-Ray!:
Have a HUGE collection of DVD's and starting all over with Blu-Ray is simply out of the question! Now with the 983, I have all the 1080P HD I need! THANK YOU OPPO! This is a Machine....period!