Hi:

On the subject of -R media I've played many movies burned in that format from various brands, never encountered a problem, I've never played a DVD-Audio tough... but I'm with rdgrimes on this one, you should try burning them with ImageBurn..

Thank you!

Thanks for both your comments, guys. I DID and always do use ImgBurn for everything, including DVD-Audio vinyl rips (DVD Audio Solo to build the files & saving as .iso to be burned by ImgBurn).

It's probably a bad burn or faulty dvd-a build, because I backed up a few movies onto these Sony DVD-Rs, and they play perfectly -- as they should. Funny though, I've used every imaginable quality blank, from TY to generic junk, and the Oppo has never burped on any of them.

BTW, except for a rare occasion such as this, I always use DVD+Rs mainly because they can be bit-set to DVD-ROM for ultimate compatibility with any set-top player.

I guess I ran into a bad burn or three...go figure.:confused:

I'm having a HDCP problem between the oppo and a Samsung TV monitor : http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1242710.


Could the 970 HDCP hack (removing the HDCP handshake) fix the problem?

Can it possible damage the player?

Can anyone help ?

Can anyone help ?

There is no "hack" for removing HDCP for the 983.

I've read the 970 thread and some users stated that the hack worked on the 983.

I'm tempted to try it, but i'm afraid i could damage the player :(

I have dozens of ripped DVD-R medias and some DVD+R's as well and never had any playback problems whatsoever though.

I've read the 970 thread and some users stated that the hack worked on the 983.

I'm tempted to try it, but i'm afraid i could damage the player :(

Don't be tempted. I don't remember anyone using the hack with the 983, some did with the 980 but that kinda makes sense since the 970 and 980 are both MTK implementations while the 983 is ABT, a totally different animal.

I'm having a HDCP problem between the oppo and a Samsung TV monitor.
Could the 970 HDCP hack (removing the HDCP handshake) fix the problem?
Can it possible damage the player?

Hello Neo,
I did patched the current official 983 firmware with the v1.3 970 firmware hack to remove HDCP from the digital video stream to play well with my old Sanyo Z2.
Worked like a charm...

Gam.

I don't remember anyone using the hack with the 983,

Hello Neo,
I did patched the current official 983 firmware with the v1.3 970 firmware hack to remove HDCP from the digital video stream to play well with my old Sanyo Z2.
Worked like a charm...

Gam.

I remember now.:o

I have dozens of ripped DVD-R medias and some DVD+R's as well and never had any playback problems whatsoever though.

Hey good buddy, I have over 1800 ripped DVDs, about 20% of them DVD-R (from the "old" days) and haven't had any had playback problems with any of my players -- including the wonderful and lamented Panny S97 as well as all Oppo players I've owned through the 983. If you know about and have burners that accommodate bitsetting, you'll see why DVD+R is the preferred medium for mass rippers...;)

I'm convinced my panic was caused by fluky discs (three of 'em) and no problem with the Oppo (thank Heaven!!), because I've burned the same image file to four more DVDs just to make sure, and they all play fine.:D

Hi Roger,

good to see everything's fine now :)

Hello Neo,
I did patched the current official 983 firmware with the v1.3 970 firmware hack to remove HDCP from the digital video stream to play well with my old Sanyo Z2.
Worked like a charm...

Gam.

Thank you.

I patched the latest firmware
http://www.oppodigital.com/dv983h/dv983h-firmware-07-0619.asp

with the hack (v1.2 970) but i had mixed results.

It still didnt work on a samsung old plasma, but it did work on a Asus monitor.
But in the asus, only the menu appear, wwhen i tried to play a dvd, the screen turned black.
Even more strange is that i tried a divx file on a USB pen and the file was played, but there were some strange blue artefacts (not from the divx) and sometimes the signal went off, and then on again ...

Its so strange !!!! I've tried in a friend samsung recent LCD and everything went fine! I will only buy my projector in September, but i would really would like to make the oppo work with my samsung lcd :(

Those other devices likely do not support HDCP. HDCP is necessary for video transmission over HDMI. A new television (not monitor) or projector will support HDCP.

I allready bought a new Mitsubishi HC 3100 (but i dont have it yet).

Does anyone had this combo (mits HC 3100 + oppo 983).

Should i expect any problem ?

I've an Onkyo TX-NR807; but the dropout doesn't happen every 4 minutes, it's very random and maybe 3 - 5 times in a 2 hour movie, I've been reading through the thread, apparently there's a modified version of the firmware which disables HDCP, do you think that will fix it?, if not I can always connect it trough optical, but I'd have to skip my HDMI switch and use another input on the receiver, etc. If there's no other way I'll do it...
Thank you for all the help, what do you think?

I have the same hardware and the same problem. Prior to buying the Onkyo TX-NR807, I have watched hundreds of hours on the Oppo DV-983H using its analog outputs without ever seeing (hearing) this issue. In about 8 hours of watching DVDs with audio going over the HDMI to the Onkyo I've had about 5 dropouts. Just as you described, video is uninterrupted when this happens and backing up the DVD and replaying the affected bit plays with no dropouts. I'm running the latest Onkyo firmware, updated using its network firmware update menu. My Oppo firmware is "MVER:05.00.01.07 BATCH: DV983H-15-1027", which I think is what the player came with. I can't find anything about this firmware version with Google.

The suggestion to switch to optical or coaxial digital is not workable for me because I also use the Oppo to play SACD and DVD-Audio discs, and this only works over analog or HDMI with HDCP. Analog is not an option with this receiver if I want multi-channel, so I think I'm a bit stuck. HDCP handshaking seems like a good guess for what is causing the problem, but it surprises me that it would affect audio and not video ... I would have expected that HDCP issues would affect both.

The Oppo support page only lists DV983H-07-0619 and DV983H-18-1108 as available firmware (current release and beta). I don't understand why my DV983H-15-1027 is not at least listed as a previous version. I bought my player directly from Oppo in December 2008, so my player is newer than the listed release date of the "latest release" version of the firmware on the web site.

I don't know of a way to copy my current firmware to USB flash, so I'm reluctant to try different firmware since there would be no way to restore my existing firmware if I see any new issues.

I have the same hardware and the same problem. ............. the Onkyo TX-NR807

So maybe it's not an Oppo issue after all?

Try updating the firmware on your receiver. My Integra DTC-9.8 dropped audio a lot prior to 1.08 Main Firmware.

I have the same audio dropout problem with the Pioneer VSX 919. I had to direct to the TV with HDMI and optical for audio. Could be firmware on the receiver or the 983. From what I've read the BDP-83 does not have the problem with the 919/1019. It would be nice if we could turn off HDCP on the 983.

For the first time, I'm interested in buying a region 2 DVD not available in the US. I've always thought the 983H was region-free. However, on page 61 of the owner's manual it states, "Region Management Information: This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the region management information. If the region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of the DVD player, the DVD player cannot play the disc. The region number for this DVD player is region No. 1." Did Oppo enforce region management late in the 983H production run?

For the first time, I'm interested in buying a region 2 DVD not available in the US. I've always thought the 983H was region-free. However, on page 61 of the owner's manual it states, "Region Management Information: This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the region management information. If the region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of the DVD player, the DVD player cannot play the disc. The region number for this DVD player is region No. 1." Did Oppo enforce region management late in the 983H production run?

You enter a secret code with the remote:

<SETUP>
9210
0
<SETUP>

This is a permanent setting unless you reinstall firmware in which case you have to do it again.

It works with all the OPPO DVD players, but not the Blu-ray.

-Bill

You enter a secret code with the remote:

<SETUP>
9210
0
<SETUP>

This is a permanent setting unless you reinstall firmware in which case you have to do it again.

It works with all the OPPO DVD players, but not the Blu-ray.

-Bill

Thanks for the instant response, Bill!

For the first time, I'm interested in buying a region 2 DVD not available in the US. I've always thought the 983H was region-free. However, on page 61 of the owner's manual it states, "Region Management Information: This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the region management information. If the region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of the DVD player, the DVD player cannot play the disc. The region number for this DVD player is region No. 1." Did Oppo enforce region management late in the 983H production run?

Oppo "enforced" the Region code requirements throughout all production runs on all models as any up-standing consumer electronics manufacturer was/is obligated to.
It was nefarious purchasers of the products who promulgated and used the "hack" to watch the non-Region 1 discs that they had purchased. In some cases that region-free DVD possibility was at least one reason for spending the extra coin for an Oppo.
Also kudo's to Bill for the quick response with the remote codes.
Mike K

Oppo "enforced" the Region code requirements throughout all production runs on all models as any up-standing consumer electronics manufacturer was/is obligated to.
It was nefarious purchasers of the products who promulgated and used the "hack" to watch the non-Region 1 discs that they had purchased. In some cases that region-free DVD possibility was at least one reason for spending the extra coin for an Oppo.
Also kudo's to Bill for the quick response with the remote codes.
Mike K
And should either of you forget them and Bill isn't arround you can always find the codes in the 1st post of the thread. Where you guys been?

Oppo "enforced" the Region code requirements throughout all production runs on all models as any up-standing consumer electronics manufacturer was/is obligated to.

Indeed, this makes perfect sense. But I'm curious: why did Oppo allow the hack to work on the entire 9XX series and then completely lock it out on the BD-83? I've heard they didn't want to alienate the blu-ray consortium, but surely the blu-ray people are no more powerful than the DVD people, and are probably the same people, ie the major studios.

Because no one was enforcing it. The BDA (Blu-ray Disc Association) is enforcing regional locks on players. There have been several players released which supported regional locks, but all of them have either been pulled from the market or have been patched to not allow for simple software unlocks.

European and Asian manufacturers may be more lax, but OPPO is a North American company, so they are ensuring that their player can't be unlocked through means other than hardware modifications.

Rohr's Axiom: If there is no solution, there is no problem.

Well, I doubt there is a solution to this problem, but here goes anyway. I recently bought a new, sealed copy of the Stones' More Hot Rocks hybrid SACD. This is a two disc set, and both play wonderfully on my 983 as CDs. Disc 2 plays as a multichannel SACD as well (although the OSD flags it as Stereo). However, Disc 1 only plays the center channel in SACD mode (also flagged as Stereo). Any ideas?

FWIW, here's what fixed this problem: by default, I was overprocessing these discs. Although SACD, they are Stereo only, not multichannel. By turning off Pro Logic II in the 983H (which probably didn't need to be on, regardless) and setting my Onkyo PR-SC885P to Stereo instead of Neo 6, I'm now getting correct output.

Now, if I could just find the SACD of Let It Bleed for less than $30 I'd be all set...

Here's yet another reason to hold on to our 983Hs as long as they last. I'm a fan of quirky and "weird" (as my wife likes to deride them) films. One of these is Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. The OOP Region 1 NTSC has been selling on eBay recently for as much as $50 for used copies, and $100 new. I picked up a new R2 PAL disc on Amazon for $7 (missed the earlier $4.50 deal) and of course it plays perfectly on the Oppo. At these prices, I may need to clear a shelf for a whole bunch of new "wierd" imports.

Here's yet another reason to hold on to our 983Hs as long as they last. I'm a fan of quirky and "weird" (as my wife likes to deride them) films. One of these is Peter Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. The OOP Region 1 NTSC has been selling on eBay recently for as much as $50 for used copies, and $100 new. I picked up a new R2 PAL disc on Amazon for $7 (missed the earlier $4.50 deal) and of course it plays perfectly on the Oppo. At these prices, I may need to clear a shelf for a whole bunch of new "wierd" imports.

Note there is a thread for everyone's favorite PAL DVD imports: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1252945

-Bill

I'm posting this message sent to Oppo here, as I'm curious if anyone else is exhibiting this error.

My apologies, as I know this is an older product, but I recently attempted to correct Y/C delay response that I discovered my Oppo 983H was exhibiting on my display (no other devices connected to my display show Y/C delay), so utilizing test patterns and the player's Y/C delay control, I am able to correct that problem. However, when I leave the test pattern (to the discs menu) and then return to the Y/C delay test pattern, its shows Y/C delay again despite adjusting it with the control previously, as if I never adjusted it to begin with (or what it looks like with the '0' setting). Now here is the strange part; while the test pattern is still running (where it looks as if its at '0' when the player is in fact set to '+1'), if I open the Oppo menu and adjust the Y/C delay control (from +1, its corrected value, to +2), the player "wakes up" and there is a large shift in the pixels, as if it suddenly remembered the control was activated. Again though, once I leave the test pattern and then return, the pattern looks as it did when Y/C delay was set to '0'. I am running the latest BETA firmware (and I have tried the last official release), connected directly to the display through HDMI at 720p (though this error still occurs at every resolution). I have tried all four major test discs (Digitial Video Essentials, Avia II, GetGray, and the ABT disc), and I have this Y/C delay pattern problem with all four discs.

I would greatly appreciate any help you're able to provide on this matter. Thank you.

Well that sounds really strange. If it were a FW problem, it might forget your settings after a power-cycle, but not after leaving the test pattern and returning. Something else must be going on.

I'll check this tonight.

Gary

Well that sounds really strange. If it were a FW problem, it might forget your settings after a power-cycle, but not after leaving the test pattern and returning. Something else must be going on.

I'll check this tonight.

Gary

Thank you, and agreed regarding its strangeness. I wonder if it could be related to cadence lock?

Oppo too said they would try to replicate the issue.

Just did some additional testing. I can replicate the error (testing with GetGray and AVIA II) while still in the test pattern by pressing the 'INFO' button; setting the Y/C delay for example to -3, press the INFO button, exiting the browser and the pattern shows how it looked under '0' setting.

Hi all,

Just an update for those interested.

The latest firmware update for the Yamaha v1.11 seems to really improve the HDMI compatibility with the 983.

I've done about a weeks testing with firmware v1.11 and so far it has either worked no problems or been able to get 1080p back easily.

When I first updated 1080p worked straight away (or after I turned HDMI output back on, on the 3900 :rolleyes: ) it ran fine for several days turning equipment off and on and changing resolutions on the 983.
Now after a few days I turned the 983 and 3900 both on, changed the 3900 from the DTV input it was on to DVD and no sync with the 983, I tried turning 983 off/on no luck turned RX-V3900 off/on still no luck, at this point I'm thinking damn as this is the same behaviour v1.10 showed.

Now this is how I got 1080p back from the 983.

I turned the 983 off, selected a different input(audio only) on the 3900 and waited for the Yamaha background to come up, then switched back to DVD input for the 983 and made sure it still had the Yamaha background screen on this input (when 1080p sync is lost from the 983 no background screen is shown, only blue screen) turned the 983 back on and it synced up at 1080p no problems.

I've only had this happen twice and the above worked to get sync back at 1080p both times.

1 other difference I noticed with firmware v1.11 over v1.10 is that when you go through the resolutions on the 983 1080p takes the same amount of time to sync as other resolutions with v1.11, with v1.10 1080p would take around 4-5 secs longer to sync up when it was working.

Hopefully others with this combination are getting better results with firmware v1.11 aswell.

Cheers!

I have the RX-V3800 model, do you know of a possible solution for that model?
Please advise.
Cheers

Extremely satisfied with picture quality of the player. A good transfered standart dvd produces a fablous picture. Have blu ray as well and sometimes the difference is not that significant.
One issue I noticed recently was a stuck dvd. Once I had to open up the player to remove the dvd - the other time I could grab it half way out.
Is there any trick to avoid this issue? Is it a known problem with this player?

Hi, I have been browsing this tread for 3 hours and I gave up. I have a few problems, so here they are.

1. I'm using my 983h with tv Philips PFL9603D. When tv is on, my oppo remote control isn't working. It sometimes takes me up to 20-30 times to press a single button. I heard that the problem is a light sensor on Philips tv models, but turning it off does nothing. Is there some way to change oppo remote frequency? What should I do?

2. Subtitles with more lines are reduced (end of sentence is cut) even when using a smallest font settings. Also missing some palatals letters.

3. First 2 seconds of song is cut off with some hdcd cd's. I took the same CD in a store where I bought a oppo player and problem was the same. So far I bought a 3 or 4 cd's that cause the same problem. One of them is "Willard Grant Conspiracy - Regard the End", just for a record.

4. How can I determine version (European or American) of my player?

Hoping someone can help me. My oppo 983 just stopped outputting any signal, audio or video, through HDMI.

Component out works as well as optical out is working.

My PS3 is working fine so I tried using it's hdmi cable with the oppo and it made no difference. I used the PS3 video mode on my receiver thinking it may be the hdmi switcher but no luck.

Anyone know what is going on?

Hoping someone can help me. My oppo 983 just stopped outputting any signal, audio or video, through HDMI.

Component out works as well as optical out is working.

My PS3 is working fine so I tried using it's hdmi cable with the oppo and it made no difference. I used the PS3 video mode on my receiver thinking it may be the hdmi switcher but no luck.

Anyone know what is going on?

It sounds busted.

Try unplugging power for 20 minutes. If no good, contact OPPO. They have reasonable fixed-price out of warranty repair.

-Bill

Wow, there is a 983 on e-bay now with a $420 Buy-it-now price and $25 shipping. It does get tempting when you see that.

Wow, there is a 983 on e-bay now with a $420 Buy-it-now price and $25 shipping. It does get tempting when you see that.
I say go for it. It's exactly how I got mine (was 50.00 cheaper when I bought it last April). I just love mine and it saves me money in the long run since I don't have to buy certain blu-rays because the 983 makes the dvds look so good. Came home and watched Rocky on dvd tonight since I saw the blu at Wal-Mart for 10.00 and decided to pass since the dvd looked great. For some of the quieter films I don't mind not having the HD soundtracks and it's great to have a dvd player that is region free so I can grab those movies if I find one I really want. Probably the best 425.00 I've spent on my HT upgrade.

I say go for it. It's exactly how I got mine (was 50.00 cheaper when I bought it last April). I just love mine and it saves me money in the long run since I don't have to buy certain blu-rays because the 983 makes the dvds look so good. Came home and watched Rocky on dvd tonight since I saw the blu at Wal-Mart for 10.00 and decided to pass since the dvd looked great. For some of the quieter films I don't mind not having the HD soundtracks and it's great to have a dvd player that is region free so I can grab those movies if I find one I really want. Probably the best 425.00 I've spent on my HT upgrade.

I'm going to have to write better, I meant it's tempting to sell.

I saw an oppo 983 for sale at amazon for 299.

Jacob

Hello all. Ive got some dvds which are not very good quality. The material was originally on VHS tapes then recorded to dvd. So the picture is not so great. Will the OPPO DV-983H be able to help the picture quality of the dvds? Or is there nothing that can be done with these dvds since they where recorded first to VHS?

Hello all. Ive got some dvds which are not very good quality. The material was originally on VHS tapes then recorded to dvd. So the picture is not so great. Will the OPPO DV-983H be able to help the picture quality of the dvds? Or is there nothing that can be done with these dvds since they where recorded first to VHS?

My experience with very low quality AVIes or very compressed DVD played on the 983 has been nothing less than stellar. The work on noise that the VRS chip does is simply outstanding, I've never seen better video 'enhancer'. Moreover, it does it with a very 'natural' feel.

Of course, you mileage may vary. ;)

Bear in mind that garbage in = garbage out. Of course the VRS chipset does wonders, but there's a limit, of course, so don't expect a night and day difference on poor authored dvd's, though.

Thank you both for your replies. Very helpful

I just purchased a used 983H to go with my new Panasonic plasma S2; so far I'm very pleased with the results.

I'm not positive if I have the newest firmware installed; anyone know of a way to check this?

Thanks!

I just purchased a used 983H to go with my new Panasonic plasma S2; so far I'm very pleased with the results.

I'm not positive if I have the newest firmware installed; anyone know of a way to check this?

Thanks!

See OPPO's support page: http://www.oppodigital.com/dv983h/dv983h_support.asp

It describes how to check your firmware version and has links to the last production and beta firmware.

I'd use the beta.

-Bill

Thanks for the quick response! Looks like I'm up to date (not counting the beta, which doesn't really affect me at this point).

I'd use the beta.

Why do you say that Bill?; I have installed the latest non-beta release, should i go for the beta?.
Thank you.
Eduardo.

Why do you say that Bill?; I have installed the latest non-beta release, should i go for the beta?.
Thank you.
Eduardo.

The first post in this thread describes what's new in each firmware level. If you don't need any of the changes since your installed version, then it's not important to install the beta.

-Bill

In perfect darkness, I can sometimes see the faint red glow of the laser through the disc tray's outline while watching a movie. I noticed it the other night when I was sitting in the sweet spot in my ht, I was sitting in my home theatre recliner with my legs folded under me. It is only when I sit in that spot with my legs folded under me that this event manifests.
The Oppo people said that from certain angles this is certainly possible. Has this been observed by anyone else?

Nope-never noticed it. I have to say-2 years later my 983 is still my #1 dvd player although in the past few months I've been using it and my other dvd players in my stable less and less as I've taken to ripping discs to a usb harddrive and watching it on my PCH A210-especially for series that are on multiple dvds.

Guys, any settings to help reduce grain? I am using a Yamaha rx-v2700 (conversion off) and an Optoma HD6800 on a 106" Grandview screen. I find video noise / graininess very distracting. Manual says noise reduction is only for "block noise", I'm not familiar with that.

From what I recall "block noise" looks like mosaic patterns on highly compressed video. And using it is not so relevant for most SD-DVD's but I have read that it's actually quite useful for DivX files. Most people normally have it off when playing DVD's but when they use the 983 for DivX they set the noise reduction feature to On. One other thing to remember, especially if you haven't used this player before, it's pretty common statement by owners that this player shows SO much detail, that you may notice grain and other source-dependant artifacts that you never noticed with lesser players.

Hey Guys,

I've decided to sell my 983 finally as 95% of my movie collection is now BD and I also just got a region free DVD/BD player. Realistically, how much should a mint condition 983 fetch?

I guess it all depends on how bad somebody wants it and how much they're willing to pay.

Hey Guys,

I've decided to sell my 983 finally as 95% of my movie collection is now BD and I also just got a region free DVD/BD player. Realistically, how much should a mint condition 983 fetch?

I guess it all depends on how bad somebody wants it and how much they're willing to pay.

britbill,

I've not the obvious expertise offered by zrdb but I'll hazard a few observations and questions to your request:

As I'm sure you've seen on this and many other threads, the Oppo DV-983h commands a reputation for near flawless video performance on up-scaling DVD's. Personally, I have a Pioneer BD/DVD (BD-51fd) that originally retailed for @450 and whose dvd PQ performance is complimented by many comparing it favorably (as good as) the DV-983 from the prior year!! Combined with the capability to play "damn-near-anything" and easy region-free conversion this Oppo 983h was, and still is, in some demand. But, you know all that.

I seem to remember that the 983 sold new in box at about $400. Given that Oppo has a flat-rate repair fee of something south of $100 USD, I'd not be surprised that you would get interest from the informed potential buyer anywhere from $200 up to $300 USD.

On other forums and threads persons have recently (last 6 months or so) claimed purchases from 120 up to 300. I've seen persons asking up to $350 for theirs, but have not read from anyone admitting paying that much.

Good luck.

btw, what multi-region DVD/BD player did you go with? Does it also convert 50hz PAL to 60hz NTSC for DVD's?

Mike

britbill,

I've not the obvious expertise offered by zrdb but I'll hazard a few observations and questions to your request:

As I'm sure you've seen on this and many other threads, the Oppo DV-983h commands a reputation for near flawless video performance on up-scaling DVD's. Personally, I have a Pioneer BD/DVD (BD-51fd) that originally retailed for @450 and whose dvd PQ performance is complimented by many comparing it favorably (as good as) the DV-983 from the prior year!! Combined with the capability to play "damn-near-anything" and easy region-free conversion this Oppo 983h was, and still is, in some demand. But, you know all that.

I seem to remember that the 983 sold new in box at about $400. Given that Oppo has a flat-rate repair fee of something south of $100 USD, I'd not be surprised that you would get interest from the informed potential buyer anywhere from $200 up to $300 USD.

On other forums and threads persons have recently (last 6 months or so) claimed purchases from 120 up to 300. I've seen persons asking up to $350 for theirs, but have not read from anyone admitting paying that much.

Good luck.

btw, what multi-region DVD/BD player did you go with? Does it also convert 50hz PAL to 60hz NTSC for DVD's?

Mike

Thanks buddy. I put an ad up locally for $225 but have only had one offer for $150. I've never sold on eBay before so I will now go through a reseller who will take a 35% fee. Hopefully I can get more than $150 . If not then heck I'll keep it! . The main BD player in my setup is a PS3 but I just picked up an Insignia NS-WBRDVD2 which has an easy remote hack for unlocking DVD & BD regions and has built in WIFI. I'm waiting for a 1080i50 title to arrive in the post so I will let you know for sure next week but from what I have read I'm pretty sure it does convert. BTW you can buy this player brand new for $89 when it goes on sale. Quite a few threads about it on the net. PM me if you need some links.

Thanks buddy. I put an ad up locally for $225 but have only had one offer for $150. I've never sold on eBay before so I will now go through a reseller who will take a 35% fee. Hopefully I can get more than $150 . If not then heck I'll keep it! . The main BD player in my setup is a PS3 but I just picked up an Insignia NS-WBRDVD2 which has an easy remote hack for unlocking DVD & BD regions and has built in WIFI. I'm waiting for a 1080i50 title to arrive in the post so I will let you know for sure next week but from what I have read I'm pretty sure it does convert. BTW you can buy this player brand new for $89 when it goes on sale. Quite a few threads about it on the net. PM me if you need some links.


Wow!! :eek: Nice work if you can get it...

Pity you're not near PHX, you 'd likely have a buyer at/near your asking $.

I'll PM for some info on the Insignia. Thanks.

Mike in AZ

In all honesty I've seen listings on amazon (I don't do ebay) for $400 and up on used 983's-you could try listing it for $350 or so-you could always go down if you don't get any nibbles.

In all honesty I've seen listings on amazon (I don't do ebay) for $400 and up on used 983's-you could try listing it for $350 or so-you could always go down if you don't get any nibbles.

Thanks. I'll give it a shot.

In all honesty I've seen listings on amazon (I don't do ebay) for $400 and up on used 983's-you could try listing it for $350 or so-you could always go down if you don't get any nibbles.

I paid 87 euro's including shipping for a DV-983H in mint condition. I bought it two weeks ago and I think what I paid is a fair amount for a product that is subject to 'digital rot'. But then again, 87 EUR is not much compared to the original selling price. So you micht be able to sell it for more. I wouldn't pay more than 125 EUR (around 160 USD), but perhaps you can get higher prices in the US.

Regarding the DV-983H, I think it is a nice DVD-player and an improvement over our D-VISION DVD-310-DVX if you compare them side by side.

Good luck selling your unit.

Hi,

I have oppo dv-983h and use it as transport with onkyo pr-sc885, for music only.

i recently moved my setup into other room and in new location its sound with audissey is way better than without it. then i realized that I have no idea how to listen to audio-dvd with audissey - I always had onkyo in analog multich direct 5.1 mode where signal was coming from oppo via 6 RCA cables. but in this 'multich direct' mode onkyo does not do any digital magic and audissey does not work.

i tried multiple combinations to get multichannel sound via any digital inputs but no use. it still shows as stereo only 96khz PCM. Tracks I used are in fact 96x24bit 5.1 MLP - berenboim`s beethoven concerts audio-dvds. What is the solution here? Wasn`t oppo supposed to be able to feed 5.1 sound via HDMI cable into pre-amp? Why it does not work? I am a bit surprised with this.

Hi,

I have oppo dv-983h and use it as transport with onkyo pr-sc885, for music only.

i recently moved my setup into other room and in new location its sound with audissey is way better than without it. then i realized that I have no idea how to listen to audio-dvd with audissey - I always had onkyo in analog multich direct 5.1 mode where signal was coming from oppo via 6 RCA cables. but in this 'multich direct' mode onkyo does not do any digital magic and audissey does not work.

i tried multiple combinations to get multichannel sound via any digital inputs but no use. it still shows as stereo only 96khz PCM. Tracks I used are in fact 96x24bit 5.1 MLP - berenboim`s beethoven concerts audio-dvds. What is the solution here? Wasn`t oppo supposed to be able to feed 5.1 sound via HDMI cable into pre-amp? Why it does not work? I am a bit surprised with this.

In the player Setup there is a DVD Audio mode selection. Does that change the behavior?

-Bill

In the player Setup there is a DVD Audio mode selection. Does that change the behavior?

-Bill

I do not see any 'dvd audio' mode selection in the setup.

i tried to alter 'hdmi audio' from 'auto' to 'lpcm' but it did not seem to do anything. what should be done there?
to rephrase - what options should be set and where to allow raw 5.1 mlp stream to go over hdmi or however it should work for pre-amp to be able to recognize it?

I do not see any 'dvd audio' mode selection in the setup.

Page 46 of the manual, under General Setup.

-Bill

I paid 87 euro's including shipping for a DV-983H in mint condition. I bought it two weeks ago and I think what I paid is a fair amount for a product that is subject to 'digital rot'. But then again, 87 EUR is not much compared to the original selling price. So you micht be able to sell it for more. I wouldn't pay more than 125 EUR (around 160 USD), but perhaps you can get higher prices in the US.

Regarding the DV-983H, I think it is a nice DVD-player and an improvement over our D-VISION DVD-310-DVX if you compare them side by side.

Good luck selling your unit.

I have not seen any sell for a price that low, I think you found a great deal. I purchased two used DV-983H's last year, one single chip model and one two chip model and paid $275 for one and if I recall correctly around $250 for the other. Those were the best deals I could find and what I expected to pay and I would not have paid $350.

I just today received the Region 2 PAL Hammer Collection, 21 DVD set, and this is a great player to use with that set.

I have not seen any sell for a price that low, I think you found a great deal. I purchased two used DV-983H's last year, one single chip model and one two chip model and paid $275 for one and if I recall correctly around $250 for the other. Those were the best deals I could find and what I expected to pay and I would not have paid $350.

I just today received the Region 2 PAL Hammer Collection, 21 DVD set, and this is a great player to use with that set.

Chris,

I agree that sub-$150 for the 983 was a good deal. Some have all the luck! I'd certainly risk "digital rot" for the $.

Could you expand here, or by PM, on the "single chip" - "double chip" as relates to 983's. Were they limited production runs? Any particular advantage or trade-offs one versus the other? Just happens to be the first mention of this that I've encountered.

Thanks,
Mike

Chris,

I agree that sub-$150 for the 983 was a good deal. Some have all the luck! I'd certainly risk "digital rot" for the $.

Could you expand here, or by PM, on the "single chip" - "double chip" as relates to 983's. Were they limited production runs? Any particular advantage or trade-offs one versus the other? Just happens to be the first mention of this that I've encountered.

Thanks,
Mike

It was a different packaging of the same functionality by Anchor Bay. Same architecture, same firmware.

-Bill

Bill,

kinda curious here... how do you recognize the difference between both chips?
Which one is best (if any)??

Bill,

kinda curious here... how do you recognize the difference between both chips?
Which one is best (if any)??

Without opening the box, I'm not sure you can tell. I never bothered because it just doesn't matter.

-Bill

Gotcha; thanks!

Chris,

I agree that sub-$150 for the 983 was a good deal. Some have all the luck! I'd certainly risk "digital rot" for the $.

Could you expand here, or by PM, on the "single chip" - "double chip" as relates to 983's. Were they limited production runs? Any particular advantage or trade-offs one versus the other? Just happens to be the first mention of this that I've encountered.

Thanks,
Mike

There is no discernible difference in the single vs. two chip versions as far as I know and I sure can't tell anything. I believe you can tell by manufacturing date since as far as I know, as of a specific date forward, all models will use the single Anchor Bay chip. What that date is, I don't recall from memory.

Just an update if anyone her is thinking of selling....I was able to sell mine on eBay for $290 USD shipped.

Ain't gonna happen-you'll have to pry mine fro my cold dead hands.

I've finally decided to sell my 983. I was going to list mine on Amazon but noticed it doesn't show up on their site anymore. I haven't sold anything on eBay in awhile and don't really feel that comfortable selling on there these days. May not have a choice if I want to move it.

Jim

I've finally decided to sell my 983. I was going to list mine on Amazon but noticed it doesn't show up on their site anymore. I haven't sold anything on eBay in awhile and don't really feel that comfortable selling on there these days. May not have a choice if I want to move it.

Jim

Here is a link to the 983 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-DV-983H-Universal-Up-Converting-DVD-Audio/dp/B001DTJYYK

There's a button on the right to start the "sell yours" process. Hope you get top dollar for it. I'm still gonna hang onto mine until it dies and can no longer be repaired.

Here is a link to the 983 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-DV-983H-Universal-Up-Converting-DVD-Audio/dp/B001DTJYYK

There's a button on the right to start the "sell yours" process. Hope you get top dollar for it. I'm still gonna hang onto mine until it dies and can no longer be repaired.

Thank you very much. :) I don't know why when I searched Oppo DV-983H it would show other Oppo players but not that page.

I would like to keep mine but have 3 players in my rack now and my BDP-83 works as a region free player so with some medical bills piling up I could use the cash.

Thanks again for the link. I really appreciate it. I'll try that before e-bay.

Jim

Thank you very much. :) I don't know why when I searched Oppo DV-983H it would show other Oppo players but not that page.

I would like to keep mine but have 3 players in my rack now and my BDP-83 works as a region free player so with some medical bills piling up I could use the cash.

Thanks again for the link. I really appreciate it. I'll try that before e-bay.

Jim

Search no longer brings up the 983, I had this bookmarked from when I was looking at selling mine and I just copied the bookmark. If you sell on Amazon, make sure a search will find the 983 after you list it.

Search no longer brings up the 983, I had this bookmarked from when I was looking at selling mine and I just copied the bookmark. If you sell on Amazon, make sure a search will find the 983 after you list it.

motoman,
just a followup, I searched Amazon for the Oppo dv-983h and it came up. I assume that you are the seller and the price seems good,$295 for the best ever region free universal player . Hope you get a buyer soon.

motoman,
just a followup, I searched Amazon for the Oppo dv-983h and it came up. I assume that you are the seller and the price seems good,$295 for the best ever region free universal player . Hope you get a buyer soon.

Yes sir that is mine. Hoping for a quick sale also. Don't want to use ebay.

Thanks,

Jim

The HDMI output failed on my 983. Swapped out cables. Component and S video work. Did a FW re-flash so it must be a bad HDMI board.

My original unit goes back to 2008, I was one of the EAP group with the BDP-83. That first unit also had the HDMI output fail after just one week in use. Replaced by oppo very quickly.

So I'll contact oppo and find out about repair cost. But even though the 983 was the best, last DVD player design by anyone it may be time to move on.

I also have the dreaded tray opening problem now with my BDP-83. And l still will most likely buy a 93 for a new room configuration.

Joe

Hi,

I have some issues between my DV-983H and my Yamaha RX-V2067 (I think it is called RX-A2000 in the US). I have no picture when scaling to 1080p with my Oppo, audio and picture dropouts @ 1080i and sporadic audio dropouts @ 720p. I have also realized that my RX-V2067 does not recognize the video signal (eg the aspect ratio) produced by the Oppo and therefore cannot further process the picture. Also the on screen menue cannot be displayed directly into the signal; when pressing the on screen button the Yamaha background image is displayed.

Oppo Support assumed that this is due to the implementation of the ABT in the receiver. As far as I know, the RX-V2067 has a HQV Vida and no ABT chip.

Has anyone got similar issues? Any ideas?

Hi,

I have some issues between my DV-983H and my Yamaha RX-V2067 (I think it is called RX-A2000 in the US). I have no picture when scaling to 1080p with my Oppo, audio and picture dropouts @ 1080i and sporadic audio dropouts @ 720p. I have also realized that my RX-V2067 does not recognize the video signal (eg the aspect ratio) produced by the Oppo and therefore cannot further process the picture. Also the on screen menue cannot be displayed directly into the signal; when pressing the on screen button the Yamaha background image is displayed.

Oppo Support assumed that this is due to the implementation of the ABT in the receiver. As far as I know, the RX-V2067 has a HQV Vida and no ABT chip.

Has anyone got similar issues? Any ideas?
Replace all HDMI cables. I'd also suggest leaving all video processing turned off in the AVR.

Replacing the HDMI cables did not solve my issues, video processing is turned off.

I found out that the Yamaha does recognize the signal in case the Oppo does only do the deinterlacing (output set to 576p). Overlaying the on screen menue does also work. But as soon as the Oppo also does the scaling, the Yamaha does not recognize the signal any more. However, it is at least forwarded up to 720p properly (with occasional audio dropouts). Pretty annoying.

Replacing the HDMI cables did not solve my issues, video processing is turned off.

I found out that the Yamaha does recognize the signal in case the Oppo does only do the deinterlacing (output set to 576p). Overlaying the on screen menue does also work. But as soon as the Oppo also does the scaling, the Yamaha does not recognize the signal any more. However, it is at least forwarded up to 720p properly (with occasional audio dropouts). Pretty annoying.
Starting to sound like a possible HDCP issue, which could leave you out in the cold. :( I've not heard of this yet with any Yamaha AVR. If the AVR is set to pass through all HDMI video with no processing, that's about all you can do. Did you replace cables on both sides of the AVR?

Edited to add: Do you have the latest firmware in the Yamaha?

Hi,

I have some issues between my DV-983H and my Yamaha RX-V2067 (I think it is called RX-A2000 in the US). I have no picture when scaling to 1080p with my Oppo, audio and picture dropouts @ 1080i and sporadic audio dropouts @ 720p. I have also realized that my RX-V2067 does not recognize the video signal (eg the aspect ratio) produced by the Oppo and therefore cannot further process the picture. Also the on screen menue cannot be displayed directly into the signal; when pressing the on screen button the Yamaha background image is displayed.

Oppo Support assumed that this is due to the implementation of the ABT in the receiver. As far as I know, the RX-V2067 has a HQV Vida and no ABT chip.

Has anyone got similar issues? Any ideas?
Get a flashlight and carefully inspect the HDMI plugs sockets at both ends of each cable looking for signs of pin damage. Keep in mind that HDMI is an end to end protocol so the problem can be in the cable between the AVR and the TV. Do this first. A cable with a damaged plug should be discarded (don't try to "fix" it) as it can damage any socket it is plugged into.

Any HDMI cable you use should be labeled for "high speed" or "1080p" use.

Next, hook up the player directly to the TV. Do not use a long HDMI cable for this. Use a cable about 6 feet (2 meters) long. Do not daisy chain cables, or have anything like adapters, wall plates, or HDMI switches in the path -- just a single length of cable from player to display. What you are looking to do here is to verify that the HDMI output of the player and input of the TV are working correctly.

START with 480p (or 576p) output resolution from the player. This is the "simplest" resolution for HDMI to handle. If that works, move up to 1080i and then to 1080p. If you can't get the HDMI to work when directly connected to the TV like this then either the Oppo or the TV likely needs service. Take the Oppo to a different TV (a friend's house or a dealer) to see if it is the Oppo.

Presuming the direct connection works, power everything down and re-hook up with the AVR in the middle -- again just a single length of HDMI from player to AVR and another single length from AVR to TV.

With everything powered down, turn on the TV -- wait for it to COMPLETELY power up. Now turn on the AVR and select the input from the Oppo -- again, wait for the AVR to completely power up. Only then turn on the Oppo. What you are looking for here is whether there is a power-on sequence problem -- where the HDMI of either the TV or the AVR is getting confused because it is being asked to handshake before it is really ready.

After all three are powered up try 480p (576p) first, then 1080i, then 1080p from the Oppo.

If that still doesn't work, try resetting factory defaults in the AVR and in the Oppo, and manually re-entering just enough of your personal settings to re-establish the HDMI connection.
--Bob

Thanks Bob, thanks rdgrimes.

The direct connection between the Oppo and my beamer works fine. As soon as i hook up the Yamaha in between, the issue occurs. Must be something between the Oppo and the Yamaha.

I don't think that it is a handshake issue as the handshake definitely works @720p and I also have audio @1080p (but no picture).

The Yamaha has the latest FW (3.15). I'll try resetting both devices tonight.

Thanks Bob, thanks rdgrimes.

The direct connection between the Oppo and my beamer works fine. As soon as i hook up the Yamaha in between, the issue occurs. Must be something between the Oppo and the Yamaha.

I don't think that it is a handshake issue as the handshake definitely works @720p and I also have audio @1080p (but no picture).

The Yamaha has the latest FW (3.15). I'll try resetting both devices tonight.

I still feel that you're describing a HDMI cable problem, so all I can add is that you should replace them with a good "high-speed" HDMI cable, especially the one from the AVR to the TV.

OPPO service continues to amaze. I sent an email regarding a failed HDMI out on my 983.

Email sent at 3:30p their time on a Sunday. Received a response in 30 minutes! Support suggested a few trouble shooting steps. Those did not resolve the problem.

They sent an RMA#. They received the unit, tested, replaced parts and shipped out on the same day!

In addition to a new HDMI board they found a playback issue during testing, that I never noticed and replaced the optical unit.

They even shipped the unit back in a new box with a new black cloth sack (I tore a small hole in the original).

Total cost: $17 to ship out to California.

All this for a unit that I ordered June 2008.

Impressive.

Joe

OPPO service continues to amaze. I sent an email regarding a failed HDMI out on my 983.

Email sent at 3:30p their time on a Sunday. Received a response in 30 minutes! Support suggested a few trouble shooting steps. Those did not resolve the problem.

They sent an RMA#. They received the unit, tested, replaced parts and shipped out on the same day!

In addition to a new HDMI board they found a playback issue during testing, that I never noticed and replaced the optical unit.

They even shipped the unit back in a new box with a new black cloth sack (I tore a small hole in the original).

Total cost: $17 to ship out to California.

All this for a unit that I ordered June 2008.

Impressive.

Joe

Damn! Wheres the emoticon for flaming ENVY!!!!

Thats 'gonna keep the price of 2nd hand 983's up in the !#&*!! stratosphere for us currently deprived souls.

You lucky dog. :D

Mike K

I just disassembled my 983 and straightned out all of the componets on the boards to prevent possible shorts and blew out what little dust there was, then put it all back together and buttoned it up-now I'm good for another few years. I gotta say my 983 has been rock solid in the time I've owned it, best $400 I've ever spent.

Great player - amongst the best I own.

Sorry to bump, but I found a hidden feature/glitch people might be interested in. Couldn't find anything about it in search. Anyway, I found a way to disable forced subtitles on DVDs. Not talking about burnt subtitles in the picture, but those forced upon you by certain discs (usually European) for legal reasons. Normally you have to take the disc, transfer it to your computer, rip and put it through a program to disable them, and burn a DVDr. A very annoying workaround. If you try to disable them through the Oppo, either through the setup menu, or through the Info button during playback, it automatically reverts to displaying them again regardless.

This method worked for me: insert and play the film you want, press stop, then stop again to return to the start of the film, then press play. When the disc resumes from the beginning the subtitles will not appear - presto! You can even go into the Info section while playing and under subtitle it should read "off". This worked for all the discs I owned that force subtitles. I think the reason it does this is because when you stop the movie, and effectively restart it again, you're bypassing the menu screen where the automatic activation of the subtitle is made. It's like jumping straight to the film and not letting the disc tell your Oppo to display the unwanted text.

Anybody else feel like trying it out to confirm? Like I mentioned, it worked for me, and I'm extremely happy about it! :cool:

Edit: Just found out something: When you stop the film, make sure it is at least at the second chapter of the disc when the film is playing, otherwise it can't restart to the beginning with the second stop, and therefore when you press play, it will resume and the forded subs will still be present.

So, new instructions:

Play film, wait until it reach at least the second chapter. Press stop, stop again, then press play. The film will restart at the beginning and the subs will be gone.

Thanks for the tip. A couple of years back I'd purchased a Russian DVD of Von Trier's "Antichrist" with "forced" subtitles the 983 could not disable. As the Russion disc predated the US Criterion release by a full year(!) I was willing to put up with the Russian subs, however, if this trick works I'll be really pleased...
Again, thanks for your info.
Peter

Hey Guys,

just for the records, a couple weeks ago I decided to use the CAPTURE option on my 983 just for kicks, thus replacing the default Oppo logo, though.

Having done that, after some days the video quality of DVD's became just plain horrible, sometimes blurred, sometimes kinda "garbled", with too much ghosting, colors totally undefined and so on. Audio quality was fine all the time, as a matter of fact.

Well, the first thing that came to mind was a faulty cable and I replaced the original HDMI cable for another one and I did twice, without success.

Afterwards I started to think that the culprit was the 983 video processor, as it just started to fail out of a sudden though...

To make a long story short, yesterday evening I thought: why not returning to the DEFAULT mode ( Oppo logo ), rather than keeping the CAPTURED image?? Voila, everything came back to normal and my 983 is playing flawlessly the same way it did since day one; go figure...

Question though: what could have caused such an issue??