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Official OPPO DV-983H w/ ABT VRS FAQ/Dump
Updated 11/13/2008: DV983H-18-1108 Firmware Released
Updated 09/16/2008: DV983H-11-0910 Firmware Released Updated 07/12/2008: Playback Magazine Review Updated 06/27/2008: DV983H-07-0619 Firmware Released Updated 06/25/2008: Audioholics (Clint DeBoer) Review Updated 06/02/2008: DVD Times (David Mackenzie) Review Updated 05/09/2008: DV983H-06-0430 Firmware released Updated 04/18/2008: CNET (David Katzmaier) Review Updated 04/10/2008: HDTV Solutions (Dick De Jong) Review Updated 04/07/2008: DV983H-06-0406 Firmware Released Updated 03/25/2008: About.com (Robert Silva) Review Updated 03/20/2008: Jeffhdz DV-983H Versus PS3 Comparison Updated 03/20/2008: HDTVPodcast Review Updated 03/20/2008: Darthfunk Mini Review (Singapore) Updated 03/10/2008: wmcclain (Bill McClain) Beta Wrapup Updated 03/10/2008: Gonk's DV-983H Review OPPO Receives First Ever 100/100 on Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity DVD Player Benchmark DV-983H Universal DVD Player DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, Redbook CD and HDCD Universal Playback with Precision Track 3™ Drive Mechanism VRS™ by Anchor Bay (Video Reference Series) Video Processing Technologies – Precision De-interlacing™ and Precision Video Scaling™ to 1080p Optimized Power Supply and Audio Circuitry, High Resolution Audio Digital-to-Analog Converters, 7.1CH Surround Sound and Audiophile-Level Sound Quality Feature Highlights Great Picture:
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* Compatibility with user-encoded contents or user-created discs is on a best effort basis with no guarantee due to the variation of media, software and techniques used. Details of Features Universal DVD Player Features:
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USER MANUAL REVIEWS Kris Deering (Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity) "The tentative release date of the Oppo DV-983H is March 10, 2008, and if you’re looking for reference video playback performance, this is it. Oppo has produced one heck of a machine. Its performance matches any design I’ve tested to date, and its performance via HDMI with both video and audio is outstanding. My highest recommendation."John E. Johnson, Jr. (Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity) "First of all, while I was testing the audio, I took the opportunity to enjoy DVDs as well, and I must say, I have not seen SD DVD look any better than this. I did not see any problems at all. So, it looks like this will be our reference DVD player for reviewing SD DVDs in the Movie Renter's Guide."CNET (David Katzmaier) Review - 8.4/10 Score The good: Excellent image quality on DVDs; can upscale to 1080p; plays DVD-Audio and SACD discs over HDMI output; 7.1 analog outputs; USB port for playing DivX, MP3 and JPEG files; excellent aspect-ratio controls and zooming; can be made region-free with a simple hack; also plays PAL discs.Audioholics (Clint DeBoer) - Performance Rating: 4/5 Value Rating: 5/5 ProsPlayBack Magazine - 9/10 Overall Value Thumbs UpGonk's DV-983H Review After over a year and a half of turmoil, posturing, and conflict, we have come to the end of the HD format war. As a side-effect of the war and Blu-ray's final victory, there has been something of a decline in effort being put into standard DVD players by some manufacturers. It is into that environment that OPPO Digital is introducing a statement piece: a universal DVD player with a potent video processing section and a bit more polish than earlier OPPO players. At a price point of $399 for a DVD player in 2008, it's clear that OPPO doesn't expect this to be a player that sets sales records for them (that's what the 980H is for). Instead, it has been developed as a flagship player, and in that role it excels. If you aren't ready to buy into Blu-ray or if you want a player that will wring the most performance possible out of your existing DVD library, the 983H is a player that could serve you well for many years to come.HDTVPodcast Review We really liked the Oppo Digital DV-983H. So who should spend $399 on it? If you are really into movies and have a large collection of DVDs this is the player that will do the best with everything you have. If you have a front projector and don't want to spend $3000 on a video processor this player will do the same thing, at least for your DVDs, for a fraction of the cost. If you are a videophile and you want the absolute best video performance the 983 is for you. Finally, if you just can't bring yourself to buying a Blu Ray Player this is the unit for you.About.com (Robert Silva) ... the DV-983H produced excellent results in terms of detail, color, video noise reduction, moire pattern detection and elimination, and frame cadence detection. The video quality also bore out in real world DVD playback as well ...HDTV Solutions (Dick De Jong) Review In the world of upconverting DVD players, the OPPO DV-983H is a videophile's dream machineDVD Times (David Mackenzie) Review Oppo’s DV-983H is one hell of a DVD player. If you don’t already have a Blu-ray Disc player, I’d advise that you put one of those on your shopping list before you go after DVD near-perfection ... When the time comes to squeeze more performance out of your standard-def back catalogue – or if you aren’t ready to take the Blu plunge just yet – then put the 983 at the top of your list. I would be lying if I were to say the player was perfect (in particular I’d like to see it’s auto-detection for PAL film content improved). But I’d also be lying if I were to say I could think of a better overall DVD player than this.REGION UNLOCKING Press Setup. Press "9210" in quick succession. A new window will appear. Press "0". Your region is now multi-region. Press Setup to Exit. FIRMWARE Version: DV983H-05-0303 Category: Initial Firmware Release Release Date: March 10, 2008 Release Notes: Initial Firmware Release Version: DV983H-06-0406 Category: Minor Update Release Date: April 7, 2008 Release Notes: 1. Improvement for Audio Drop-out Issue with Certain HDMI A/V Receiver Models This version contains adjustment to HDMI audio information exchange with A/V receivers equipped with HDMI ports. The improvement solves the audio drop-out issue that a few users experience with their Pioneer VSX-94TXi and VSX-84TXSi receivers at 1080p resolution.2. More Reliable Detection of DVD Aspect Ratio (4:3 or 16:9) This version enhances the detection of DVD aspect ratio. OPPO beta test participants and some users have identified a limited number of DVD discs that contain inconsistent aspect ratio flags. When played on a DV-983H with previous firmware versions, these discs could be displayed with an incorrect aspect ratio. For example, a 16:9 movie could be displayed as 4:3. This version resolves the issue. The issue only affects users who set the "TV Display" setup menu option is set to "16:9 Wide/Auto". With this setting, the DV-983H automatically detects the aspect ratio of the DVD video program. If the program is 4:3 aspect ratio, the player adds borders in order to display the video correctly on a 16:9 screen.3. Bass Management for 96k Source This firmware version optimizes the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) usage and adds bass management for audio sources that are encoded in 96kHz sample rate. When the front speakers are set to "Small" and subwoofer is set to "On", the DV-983H can redirect bass from the front channels to the LFE subwoofer channel. This improvement applies to DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs. It is in addition to bass management already supported in previous firmware releases for sources with less than 96k sample rate (CD, DVD-Audio/Video and SACD).4. Improved Transition between CD Audio Tracks This firmware version improves the transition between CD audio tracks. The improvement is noticeable on certain discs that have very tight transition between two tracks, and discs that start with a very strong note.5. Improvements Based on User Provided Materials This firmware version includes improvements made to enhance compatibility with some user provided materials. Although the product specification disclaims "Compatibility with user-encoded contents or user-created discs is on a best effort basis with no guarantee due to the variation of media, software and techniques used," OPPO tries very hard to accommodate customers' reasonable compatibility requests. This firmware version enhances compatibility to some DVD+R and DVD-R media, large Xvid files on USB drives, visibility/color of SRT subtitles, and recorded DVD with MPEG2 audio. These improvements are based on materials submitted by users. Thanks to all who provided materials for testing.Version: DV983H-06-0430 Category: Minor Update Release Date: May 9, 2008 Release Notes: 1. Improvement for Audio/Video Drop-out Issue with Certain Combination of HDMI A/V Receivers and Displays This version contains adjustment to HDMI video clock timing to enhance compatibility with certain combination of HDMI A/V receivers and displays. By adjusting the relative timing between the video clock and video data, the new firmware leaves more safety margin for clock and data time variation along the HDMI signal chain. As a result, the audio/video drop-out issue that some users reported has been fixed.Version: DV983H-07-0619, 07-0709, 08-0709 (All three batch numbers correspond to the same firmware release and contain the same feature/improvement set. Different batch numbers are used in different production runs.) Category: Minor Update Release Date: June 25, 2008 Release Notes: 1. SACD Priority With this version, when a user selects an SACD layer (Multi-channel, Stereo, CD Mode) using the "AUDIO" button during SACD playback, the selection is no longer permanently stored as the "SACD Priority" setup menu choice. The change also resolves a problem of inadvertently changing "SACD Priority" when an SACD disc without a certain layer is played. Users can use the "SACD Priority" setup menu to specify a general preference of which layer to play by default, and can temporarily change the selection by pressing the "AUDIO" button during SACD playback.2. Sample Rate for 176.4kHz DVD-Audio Discs Previous firmware versions down-samples 176.4kHz DVD-Audio to 44.1kHz. This version no longer does it. When a connected HDMI receiver can handle 176.4kHz sample rate, the audio is sent over HDMI at 176.4kHz sample rate. Other sample rates do not have the down-sample problem, and are not affected by this version. DVD-Audio discs using 176.4kHz sample rate are rare but a few titles were released this way. Version: DV983H-11-0910 Category: Beta Test Version Release Date: September 16, 2008 Release Notes: 1. PAL 4:3 DVD Aspect Ratio Detection This version enhances the detection of PAL DVD aspect ratio. When played on a DV-983H with previous firmware versions, some PAL 4:3 DVD discs could be displayed with an incorrect aspect ratio. For example, a 4:3 movie could be displayed as 16:9 even when the "TV Display" setup menu option "16:9 Wide/Auto". With this firmware version, the DV-983H automatically detects the aspect ratio of the DVD video program. If the program is 4:3 aspect ratio, the player adds borders in order to display the video correctly on a 16:9 screen.2. Proper Aspect Ratio for Analog Video Output Previous firmware versions always output full screen video through the player's analog output (Component, S-Video and Video), simply because the DV-983H is designed to be used with an HDMI-equipped display device. Users can override the full screen output by setting the "TV Display" setup menu option, but any interruption of playback will restore the video to full screen. With this firmware version, when the "Primary Output" setup menu option is set to "Component" and no HDMI cable is plugged in, the aspect ratio chosen by setting the "TV Display" setup menu option will be applied. Interruption of playback, such as pausing, fast forwarding or reversing will not change the selected aspect ratio. The user still needs to select the aspect ratio at the beginning of the playback by changing the "TV Display" setup menu option. OPPO is working on applying automatic aspect ratio detection to the analog output.Version: DV983H-18-1108 Category: Beta Test Version Release Date: November 13, 2008 Release Notes: Improved SACD Error Handling When playing certain SACDs and the player encounters an encoding error on the disc, previous firmware versions skip to the next track. This version handles the situation more gracefully - it ignores the error and continues to play the track. So far only two such SACD titles are identified - "Heathen by David Bowie" and "All the Way ... A Decade of Song by Celine Dion". Our test indicated that when the error is ignored there is no audible glitch.Undocumented In the previous Beta Firmware, the player would not produce a HDMI image you had the ABT1018/102 hardware revisions and pressed Power on the remote control or the front panel of the player. It required that you press Eject to turn On the player. This firmware fixes this error, so Power will now properly engage the HDMI output for all hardware revisions.Firmware Upgrade Instructions USB Upgrade Instructions 1. Download *.BIN from OPPO Digital. 2. Copy the downloaded file to a USB thumb drive (or a flash memory card if you have a compatible card reader). Rename the file to 983.BIN. It is important that you must rename the file and use upper-case characters for the file name. 3. Turn on your TV display and the OPPO player. Insert the USB thumb drive or flash memory card reader to the USB slot. Open the player tray, and then close the tray with no disc in it. 4. The player will find the firmware file on the USB thumb drive or flash memory card. You will see "Press Play To Start" on your TV display. Press the PLAY key on the remote or the player once. The TV display shows "File Copying" and then "UPGRADING." 5. When the front panel display of the OPPO player starts counting "01/32", "02/32" and so on, remove the USB thumb drive or flash memory card reader from the USB slot. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. What follows is the process when the player will reboot itself. 6. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS NOR ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE TRAY NOR UNPLUG THE POWER DURING THE REMAINING UPGRADE PROCESS. 7. After approximately 1 - 2 minutes, the player reboots itself to complete the process. The update process is completed when the front panel of the DVD player shows "No Disc". 8. Press the "OSD" button on the remote control to verify the new firmware version. 9. The new firmware may affect your HDMI output resolution and setup menu settings. To ensure you have the correct settings, turn off and then turn on the player. Press the HDMI button on the remote control to set the desired output resolution. Adjust the setup menu settings if necessary. 10. Congratulations! You have just completed the firmware upgrade. CD-R Upgrade Instructions 1. Download the firmware ISO. 2. Burn a CD from the downloaded ISO image file. Be sure to burn the CD as an ISO image file, not a data file. The CD should contain a 983.BIN file if you burned it successfully. Please consult your CD burning software's help/instruction manual for more information on how to do this. Some general instruction for common CD burning software is listed below. 3. Turn on your TV display and the OPPO player. Open the player tray and insert the firmware CD, and then close the tray. 4. As soon as the CD is loaded, you will see "Press Play To Start" on your TV display. Press the PLAY key on the remote or the player once. The TV display shows "File Copying" and then "UPGRADING" 5. In about 8 seconds, the CD will be ejected. Remove the CD quickly; DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE. What follows is the process when the player will reboot itself. 6. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTONS NOR ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE TRAY NOR UNPLUG THE POWER DURING THE REMAINING UPGRADE PROCESS. 7. After approximately 1 - 2 minutes, the player reboots itself and closes the tray automatically to complete the process. The update process is completed when the front panel of the DVD player shows "No Disc". 8. Press the "OSD" button on the remote control to verify the new firmware version. 9. The new firmware may affect your HDMI output resolution and setup menu settings. To ensure you have the correct settings, turn off and then turn on the player. Press the HDMI button on the remote control to set the desired output resolution. Adjust the setup menu settings if necessary. 10. Congratulations! You have just completed the firmware upgrade. The Big Four Caveats: Or Why We Should Never See These Features Asked For Again No 1080p/24Hz Support Many of you asked about a 1080p 24Hz mode. The ABT1018 scaler and frame rate converter in the 983H is capable of generating the 1080p24Hz timing and converting 50Hz or 60Hz input to 24Hz. However the frame rate conversion is not locked to the original cadence of the program. This is due to the ABT1018 scaler/frame rate converter is a separate chip from the ABT102 de-interlacer, and there is no cadence information passed between the two chips. As a result, the 1080p 24Hz output will have judder. This defeats the purpose of having a 24Hz output for film-based material. We decide not to offer 1080p 24Hz output on the 983H.No SACD DSD Due to the insertion of the ABT video processor chipset in the signal path, the DV-983H cannot output DSD in its native format via HDMI. This is because adding the video processor chipset requires an external HDMI transmitter, but the decoder chip does not have native DSD output to feed into an external HDMI transmitter. The DV-980H uses the HDMI transmitter built into the decoder chip, and can get DSD data internally.No 480i/576i Over HDMI Again due to the insertion of the ABT video processor chip, 480i/576i over HDMI is not possible on the DV-983H. 480i/576i over HDMI requires pixel repetition and double clocking. This is not possible because the output from the decoder chip is not pixel repeated.No Custom Resolutions The ABT1018 scaler has some potential to support custom resolution. A major limitation is that the video timing clock must be derived from the input video clock using a PLL, which has a limited range. Due to the variation of custom resolution timing in different display devices, we will not officially offer custom resolution support. The DV-983H will initially offer no custom resolution support. After we get the standard features released, we will work with ABT to develop output timing for a limited set of custom resolution. Some custom resolutions may not be support due to the PLL cannot generate the required clock. The DVDO VP30/50 series video processor uses an external clock synthesizer chip to generate clock for custom resolutions. The external clock synthesizer solution is too expensive to put into the DV-983H. It is also too difficult to set up for non-expert users. Last edited by Neuromancer; 11-14-08 at 12:47 PM.. |
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02-29-08, 03:32 PM
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PQ Oppo DV-983H vs. Denon 2930ci or 3930ci
I realize that the Oppo DV-983H beats the Denon 2930ci and 3930ci on the Secrets benchmarks.
Can anyone who has seen the picture quality of the DV-983H comment on whether the upsacled picture quality is better or worse than the Denon 2930ci and/or 3930ci? Can you describe the difference? (less noise, sharper, softer, etc.) I am only interested in upscaled PQ (1080i and 1080P) not interested in differences in DACs, audio, etc. I will not be using an external scaler. Thanks, Abe |
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03-03-08, 12:57 PM
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Remote codes the same as 981?
I ordered mine with two day shipping, too.
 Do I recall reading on another thread that the remote codes for all the OPPO players are the same? Or, to be more specific, will the remote codes for the 981 work for the 983? Dana |
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I have a 40" Sony Bravia XBR 1 and I was wondering if by any chance the 983 will allow me to compensate for the 5% overscan on this set. Anyone? I have been ploughing through the other Oppo 983 thread for an answer to this but found nothing. Thast search in itself was prompted by a request to Oppo's Customer Service asking if any of their players would be able to handle this. It was implied (or I inferred) in their answer (back in January) that the 983 might be able to, but I had to wait until the final specs were confirmed.
So.... what are my chances? Am I in luck? Or do I still have to wait until there's an official announcement. Thanks in advance StevenPK |
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03-03-08, 02:34 PM
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03-03-08, 07:40 PM
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03-04-08, 12:40 PM
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Try the following people:
http://solutionsav.ca/index.html They are not listed on Oppos website as an official reseller but if you e-mail Oppo, they will tell you about these guys as well. Thats how I found out about them as I couldnt find the reseller link when I first looked. This is the information they just gave me this morning. Havent received an answer on whether they are taking pre-orders or not. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We should have it by the end of the month, pricing at $397, same shipping options as the other players. Preorders will receive free shipping. -Andrew -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 9:21 AM To: info@solutionsav.ca Subject: Oppo 983 Info Request Hi all, Oppo already has it on pre-order. http://www.oppodigital.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DV983H Just wondering when you guys are planning to get it in. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The only other place I know of in Canada that sells Oppos officially and is listed as a reseller on their website is the following: http://www.onlybestrated.com/dvd-players-c-21.html I havent talked to them yet and probably wont as I would have to pay shipping to get it to me and the people listed first are in Toronto within public transit range and they will ship it for free anyway. Hope this helps. |
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03-04-08, 01:36 PM
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03-04-08, 02:39 PM
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I'm interested in any functional differences between this new player and existing models. Any way you can share what you've found? I'm not looking for spec differences but more user related differences. |
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03-06-08, 07:31 PM
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Does the 980H also have this feature? |
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