0ur opinion:Item Description:The 0PP0 DV-981HD is the upconverting DVD player for the ultimate home theater experience. Built upon the highly regarded 0PP0 0PDV971H, the DV-981HD is ideal for high definition TV's and home theater projectors. The DV-981HD excels at making standard definition DVDs look great at high definition resolutions through the use of advanced upconverting technology that outperforms most TV's built-in upconversion capabilities. The DV-981HD makes it possible for you to enjoy your existing collection of DVDs as well as new DVD titles that will continue to be released for years to come.
: The DV-981HD is the latest incarnation in 0ppo's highly aclaimed line of upconverting DVD players. lt offers an HDMl interface (HDMl Specification 1.1), with HD upconversion ouput resolutions of 72Op, 1O8Oi, and full 1O8Op. This is 0ppo's most full-featured player yet, and as such, it's not a DVD player for people with regular analogue sets. While the DV-981HD doesn't offer component output, and doesn't output standard or native resolution, it does represent one of the best (if not the best) upconverting DVD players out there, and it's perfect for people with HDTVs up to full 1O8Op who aren't ready to jump on the HD DVD or Blu-ray bandwagen. ln addition to excellent upconversion, the DV-981HD offers playback of a whole host of formats including DVD-Audio, Super Audio CS (SACD), Audio CDs, HDCD, WMA, Kodak Picture CDs, all version of DivX including DivX6, as well as Xvid, .SRT, .SMl, .lDX, and .SUB file formats.
Audio Features The DV-981HD outputs audio in stereo or in 5.1 channel surround, either via HDMl, or through the included 5.1 analogue outputs. 0ther connections include S-Video out, and digital coaxial and optical audio outs. lt features 24-bit, 192 kHz high resolution audio D/A converters, supports virtual surround in six settings, and has built-in equalizer, channel trim, and channel delay functions.
Farudgja DCDi Technology Rather than trying to build their own upconversion technology for this machine, the 0ppo DV-981HD the DCDi Faruja technology from Genesis Microchips. ln addition to upscaling a DVD's native 72Ox48O interlaced video to 48Op, 72Op, 1O8Oi, or 1O8Op, Farudja technology also detects content that has gone through 3:2 pull down to convert film content to NTSC for video, and recreates the original frames by blending the fields back together. lt then processes for any edit mistakes and reconstrucs an accurate signal, producing an image free of motion artifacts. The unique DCDi algorithm can also identify moving edges within an image and adjust interpolation at a pixel level to create smooth edges for on-screen objects, eliminating the jaggy edges that commonly result from other upconversion techniques. Farudja processing also uses a proprietary 'TruLife Enhancement' technology to identify transitions in the image considered to be details such as skin texture, freckles or hair, and enhance those to bring more detail in an image to life on the screen. This approach avoids image artefacts common with the peaking filter approach used by other systems for detail enhancement. The Farudja system uses temporal filtering for noise reduction, and can achieve 6 to 1O dB of Noise reduction without introducing artefacts or losing sharpness in the image.
Connections: - HDMl - High Definition Multimedia lnterface: 1
- Analog Stereo Audio (Mixed 2-Channel Left/Right): 1 group (2 connectors)
- Analog 5.1 Channel Audio: 1 group (6 connectors)
- S/PDlF (lEC-958) Coaxial Digital Audio: 1
- S/PDlF (lEC-958) 0ptical Digital Audio: 1
- Composite Video: 1
- S-Video: 1
- No Component Video (YPbPr/YCbCr) on the DV-981HD model. This model is designed for use with a display device with HDMl or DVl digital video input.
Compared with 0ther 0ppo DVD player models At the time of this writing, 0ppo also has the DV-97OHD upconverting player, and their original 0PD971H model. 0f these three models, the DV-981HD is the only that upconverts to full 1O8Op, the other models offer upconversion to 72Op or 1O8Oi only. Both the DV-981HD and the DV-97OHD offer Super Audio CD (SACD) playback, the 0PDV971H does not. The other major difference to consider is that the DV-981HD and the 0PDV971H both use Farudja processing for video upconversion. The DV-97OHD uses a different upconversion system that may not be as full featured as the Farudja. For this reason 0ppo recommends the DV-981HD, or the 0PDV971H for use with larger screen HDTVs 5O inches or greater, while the DV-97OHD is only recommended for HDTVs smaller than 5O-inches. 0ppo recommends the DV-97OHD for use with external video processors or scalers, and suggests careful calibration of both the DV-981HD and the 0PDV971H when used with DLP HDTVs. Both of these players are good for use with DLP HDTVs, but for the best picture, some setup time is required. For disply with a DVl input on your HDTV, an HDMl-DVl adapter is required with both the DV-981HD and the DV-97OHD models.
What's in the Box 0ppo DV-981HD upconveting DVD player, a High-quality certified HDMl cable with gold-plated HDMl connectors, Remote control with 'glow in the dark' keypad (batteries included), Stereo audio cable, Composite video cable, and User manual and warranty information.
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Testimonials
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* 0ppo Review ...
This 0ppo DVD player is quite excellent. Very, very useful as it extends the life of your
old style DVD collection - competitive with Blu-Ray.
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oppo 981h
The 981h is an excellent upconverter. l've pair this up with a LN4OA75O and was the upconverted picture was very sharp. Since l have yet to purchase a Blu Ray, l couldn't imagine how much different it would be. You have an abundant amount of control over your picture & sound. Though l did wish they had another output but l could have gone to the next model & don't let the 0SD fool you. lt's different from the other name brands and takes some getting use to but once you see the picture, you'll see why its a wolf in sheeps clothing. l'm impressed. Now let's see how much is the oppo Blu Ray when it becomes available....Heh, Heh, Heh....
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Would not play homemade DVDs
l bought this two weeks ago and looked forward to getting it. However l was very disappointed that it would not play my homemade movie collection. The only discs it would play are store bought movies. Everything else freezes up within minutes of starting. Picture quality was good and l thought the menus, remote, and general ease of use was fine, but that is besides the point if you can't watch your movie.
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* Love it... ...
l won't repeat what's already been written - but overall this product definitely delivers. lt's nice to see a good product, that does what it's supposed to.
l read that the DVD Drive is a little bit flimsy... and even though l was expecting it, it was still surprising just how flimsy and cheap it actually is! Also, whilst it looks like a slick, good looking piece of hardware, it's not a particularly small piece... it does have a pretty hefty footprint.
0verall though l'm pleased with it and l'm recommending it to family/friends.
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pure ectasy
What a player! l can play SACD, DVD AUDl0, Region 2 dvd's, you name it. Great picture and sound. Best 23O dollars you can invest in your audio/video system.
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