Cary DVD 8? Yes/No

Inside of Cary DVD-8 from their site:
http://www.caryaudio.com/products/cinema/photo/DVD8.html

Inside of Oppo 970HD from a review:
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/OppoDV-970HDDVDp2.php

It looks to me that the only differences are:
Cary has better case work.
Cary removed the card reader.
Cary shielded the PS, but who knows if its different under the sheilding. It is the same size so they couldn't have done much if anything.

Msf,

I would be real curious to hear your comments on the 970's sound playing CDs.

I'd be especially interested on how it compares to your cdp.

http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/images/Oppo-DV-970HD-board.jpg

E-mail sent.

Mark

This is in response to an email I recieved.

I have had Cary products in the past and am truely disapointed this time. It is similar to what Rotel did on their first dvd player. They put a cheap JVC player in their own case and marked it up. But this is high-end Cary.

The Cary case looks great but I see few difference. If they only had modded it, like some are doing, I'd be really interested. I'm sorry, but I will be suspicious of their further products. Especially their HT and digital amps.

Inside of Cary (close-up)
http://www.caryaudio.com/graphics/products/cinema/DVD8/DVD8_inside_800.jpg

Inside of Oppo (close-up)
http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/avhardware/images/Oppo-DV-970HD-board.jpg

The only differences I see are IEC socket, PS shielding, heavy casework, and removeal of card reader.

Mike