Oppo DVD Question

[Drunkonjack]

I own the Oppo DV981 and it claims to upconvert to 1080pdoes this mean it is upconverting to Blue Ray standards ? I thought 1080p Was Blue Ray and if my player upconverts to 1080P why would I need a Blue Ray player ?

[Mike_TX]

I own the Oppo DV981 and it claims to upconvert to 1080pdoes this mean it is upconverting to Blue Ray standards ? I thought 1080p Was Blue Ray and if my player upconverts to 1080P why would I need a Blue Ray player ?

Upconversion from 480p -> 1080p has a resolution of 1080 lines but they are interpolated from 480.
BR starts at 1080p, so it contains all the information without interpolation.
On a big screen the differences are not subtle.

Mike

[Drunkonjack]

Upconversion from 480p -> 1080p has a resolution of 1080 lines but they are interpolated from 480.
BR starts at 1080p, so it contains all the information without interpolation.
On a big screen the differences are not subtle.

Mike

Thanks Mike ! So with me having a 120'' screen the difference would be VERY noticable then ?

I'm using the Panny 900 that is 720P.

I've been considering getting the Oppo BD983 Blue Ray player . But if the video difference is minamal at best I'll just wait.

[PhenomeNhan]

Man, you are way behind the technology curve. 1080p unconversion existed for at least a couple of years now :D

[PhenomeNhan]

Thanks Mike ! So with me having a 120'' screen the difference would be VERY noticable then ?

I'm using the Panny 900 that is 720P.

I've been considering getting the Oppo BD983 Blue Ray player . But if the video difference is minamal at best I'll just wait.

It's noticeable on my 50" 720p DLP.

[m-fine]

When I was watching my first bluray, my wife walked in and said wow. Even on a 720p projector you will notice.

[Mike_TX]

Thanks Mike ! So with me having a 120'' screen the difference would be VERY noticable then ?

I'm using the Panny 900 that is 720P.

I've been considering getting the Oppo BD983 Blue Ray player . But if the video difference is minamal at best I'll just wait.

The Oppo bluray players are the BDP80 and 83.
For your screen size you want the 83.
Remember that blurays have better sound too.

Mike

[gonk]

I own the Oppo DV981 and it claims to upconvert to 1080pdoes this mean it is upconverting to Blue Ray standards ? I thought 1080p Was Blue Ray and if my player upconverts to 1080P why would I need a Blue Ray player ?

I think others have already covered this, but scaling 480i to 1080p and having a 1080p native video signal are two wildly different things.

Thanks Mike ! So with me having a 120'' screen the difference would be VERY noticable then ?

I'm using the Panny 900 that is 720P.

I've been considering getting the Oppo BD983 Blue Ray player . But if the video difference is minamal at best I'll just wait.

A 120" screen is going to show some very real differences between DVD and BD. If you haven't done so already, you might glance at my BDP-83 review and my BDP-80 review. The BDP-83 on a 120" screen (even at 720p) would be a very cool upgrade for both DVD and BD.

For a rough comparison of how the BDP-83's DVD performance compares to the 981HD, you might also look at the notes I wrote a couple years ago comparing the 981HD, 980H, and 983H. The BDP-83 and 983H use the same video processing solution, so anything I say about the 983H's picture quality can be reasonably carried over to cover the BDP-83's DVD performance as well.

[dvenardos]

:not listening: Don't tell me that; need a new projector and The Oppo SE version. When we start see lots of Blue-Ray high-res music that will be the end of me. :crying:

When I was watching my first bluray, my wife walked in and said wow. Even on a 720p projector you will notice.

[Mike_TX]

:not listening: Don't tell me that; need a new projector and The Oppo SE version. When we start see lots of Blue-Ray high-res music that will be the end of me. :crying:

BR concerts are excellent.

Mike

[Drunkonjack]

I ordered a BDP-83 today :rock:

After reading Gonks review I'm assuming the best way to set it up is to Run HDMI to my Onkyo 805 for movies and CD's I'll run a couple analog cables and use the 805 to switch channels between DVD and CD for best results.

[Mike_TX]

Congrats.
Enjoy.

Mike

[gonk]

That sounds like a good plan to me.

[obie_fl]

gonk is always right on these things so just do whatever he says. The only caveat I'd mention is if you are going to use the stereo analog output on the Oppo (and they are quite good by most accounts) make sure the 805 is in analog direct mode or whatever Onkyo calls it. Personally I think room correction and BM trump analog direct in most cases which means you might as well just use the digital HDMI or S/PDIF outputs unless the 805 has a really crappy D/A section.

[gonk]

For stereo output and considering DOJ's propensity for owning good speakers, I bet that the lack of Audyssey and bass management would be negligible - using one of the analog bypass modes would be a good choice for the 83's stereo analog output.