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Bought the new Oppo DVD981HD player...

Last week I bought and installed the new Oppo DVD981HD that plays standard DVD's, DVD Audio, SACD and Vox. I'm running HDMI and optical to my AVR into a 55" Hitachi plasma screen. I'm very pleased with the results, better PQ and better audio than I had been experiencing with Sony DVD player.

I recommend this unit.
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johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
What a mistake, the Oppo is dark, grainy and 2 dimensional compared to the Denon.
Do you mean in picture, sound, or both?
mnnc
175 posts
 
I have seen the now discontinued 971 in action...very nice video. So-so audio for the 971. The 981 is better in both aspects however, as mentioned by others, the new 980 has refined audio circuitry but ditches the finer vid chip. I'm a 70% music 30% movie/games kind of guy( yea, although I was born in the 60's I enjoy military type shooter games and they are awesome on my large pj screen). Anyways, the new 980 will suit me nicely for a budget player that performs much, much better than the price would suggest. And I, or anybody for that matter, can get it at list w/ free shipping if you look/buy at the right website.
johnnyb53
3,510 posts
 
How good IS the 980 in audio? I have a Toshiba HD-D2 (A2) for HD DVD and upsampled regular DVD. I would like a player to handle CD, SACD, and DVD-A.
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