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Big Aura:

do a search of "clouding" and Sony LCD and you'll see the ire heaped upon WHF for not mentioning an issue that wasn't even present in their test set.

I'm not sure why people are pushing What HiFi? to undertake a review given all the in depth info that is already available from reputable sources.  It certainly doesn't influence by decision making process.

Dasp 

 

 

How many times are you going to have this pop, das?

Andrew Everard:

How many times are you going to have this pop, das?

It's not a pop I just don't understand why you are being given a hard time over a not reviewing something given the amount of info available.

Dasp 

I do consider What Hi-Fi's reviews when I make my buying decisions. I've learned a lot from the mag over the years and I don't have time or the available dealers (nor the inclination to waste their time) to test every product that's launched. That's why I rely on WHF to keep me up to date. That's why I subscribe. I'm a fan, I don't have an agenda as such, but I would like to see the Oppo reviewed. That's all. At least this thread is getting some coverage :-)

pete321:

jase fox:

i cant see myself wanting to quickly trade in my Denon 2500BT for one.

I can! Some poor soul just paid me £470 for my 2500BT, .

He's far from a poor soul, if anything he's the one that got the cream !! I remember when i bought a Denon 3910 DVD player for £900 & i was absolutely over the moon with that as it was a cracking DVD player probably one of the best "i" ever used & worth every penny, so when it came for me to have to trade it for a bluray player Denon didnt have any machines out so i had to opt for a Pioneer LX70 (now that was a heap of junk, thats another story)if they did i would of got another Denon. So when the 2500BT came out not only is it a stunning bluray player but also its better than what the 3910 was for DVD performance & at the same price i paid for the 3910 ! & to think youve sold yours for 470? I would of given you 500 & told you to keep the change.

From opposhop.com

 

Dear Roger, Thanks for you interest in OPPO Blu-ray player. The European version is being prepared for launch. As soon as we get more info, we will contact you. Please register for our newsletter, so we can send you the updates on Blu-ray player. Thank you, David

jase fox:

Pioneer LX70 (now that was a heap of junk, thats another story)

 

What was so bad about it Jase?

hammill:

From opposhop.com - Dear Roger, Thanks for you interest in OPPO Blu-ray player. The European version is being prepared for launch. As soon as we get more info, we will contact you. Please register for our newsletter, so we can send you the updates on Blu-ray player. Thank you, David

I don't think it'll have all of the features of the US machine, Henry at CRT calls it a "de-cafinated" version!

pete321:

hammill:

From opposhop.com - Dear Roger, Thanks for you interest in OPPO Blu-ray player. The European version is being prepared for launch. As soon as we get more info, we will contact you. Please register for our newsletter, so we can send you the updates on Blu-ray player. Thank you, David

I don't think it'll have all of the features of the US machine, Henry at CRT calls it a "de-cafinated" version!

I am not saying you are wrong, but this seems like a strange decision. Given that the player is already multi voltage, surely the easiest thing is to just update the firmware for region and ship it.

hammill:

I am not saying you are wrong, but this seems like a strange decision. Given that the player is already multi voltage, surely the easiest thing is to just update the firmware for region and ship it.

Doesn't seem strange to me, we're in Britain, we always get ripped off!

Google 'Oppo Lite'

It is utterly bizare that they don't just release a Region B/2 version for Europe. But having decided to monkey around instead, the Region A/1 version is very easy to modify and Henry does them before shipping out if you request it. So mine will be hardware modded and come in at a total of a about £600, multiregion for both DVD and BluRay. It is multivoltage, so the reason for launching the de-caff version in Europe first is just straight odd.

It should be noted, that this player has only just been launched in the US. The UK have been getting them via CRT Projectors for the last two months before the official launch, and like almost all other players from other manufacturers, there have been a few firmware updates in that time. Oppo appear to respond very well to notifications of issues.

This saturday was the first time I'd listened to an SACD. I was utterly blown away. but then so i should be playing through nearly £8k worth of speakers and a £3.5k amp. The Oppo is remarkably capable and fast. It makes my Pioneer BDP 51-FD seem like a geriatric in comparison. The only question that remains is that I constantly wonder what on earth the Pioneer is doing that requires so much time.

My first experience of the Oppo was at TLC Broadcast where I bought my Arcam. We tested it against the Denon 3800. I could not percieve any difference at all between the two, save for the Oppo's remarkably fast activation and operation. It's this exceptional performance witnessed first hand, that makes me want the world to know what WHF think.

Will Harris:

This saturday was the first time I'd listened to an SACD. I was utterly blown away. but then so i should be playing through a £3.5k amp

As we've got the same amp and want the same blu-ray player, I assume the SACD was sent as PCM (decoded by the Oppo) rather than DSD, I didn't think the AVR600 could decode the DSD SACD signal? Get yourself an XRCD disc to try as well, it'll just be stereo but you'll be blown away by that as well.

P.S. Don't know what deal you got at TLC on the AVR600, but they didn't offer me much of a discount. Next big purchase try Unilet Sound & Vision at New Malden, Surrey and speak to Amit.

aliEnRIK:

jase fox:

Pioneer LX70 (now that was a heap of junk, thats another story)

 

What was so bad about it Jase?

Hi Rik,

I had the Pioneer for about 10mths & i must of done at least 5 firmware updates. It would always freeze, it wouldnt sometimes let me even eject the disc, when i pressed the stop button it wouldnt stop until around 2mins after id pressed it, when it would freeze (which was just about with every film i watched) you had to unplug it at the wall, plug back in again, switch it back on & wait for it to fire up with which it was incredibly slow, then find were you wanted to watch it from (the point of freezing) then when id resume watching again it would freeze yet again so had to do the same procedure & it wasnt good especially when i had a mate watching a film with me also, embarrassing to say the least.

When i phoned Pioneer about the problem they'd always say "theres a new firmware due out any day & that should solve the issues i have" well the firmwares came & not one of them solved any issues, it was a nightmare!!

Blimey! Sounds like a Denon with a Pioneer badge on it.

pete321:

Blimey! Sounds like a Denon with a Pioneer badge on it.

Ye right i'm sure !

Nothing like the Pioneer, nothing at all....