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post #5551 of 5594
1/11/11 at 4:35pm
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.
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post #5552 of 5594
1/15/11 at 8:22am
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.
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post #5553 of 5594
1/15/11 at 3:33pm
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.
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post #5554 of 5594
1/21/11 at 7:21pm
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?
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post #5555 of 5594
1/22/11 at 1:51am
I guess it all depends on how bad somebody wants it and how much they're willing to pay.
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post #5556 of 5594
1/22/11 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by britbill View Post

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?

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Originally Posted by zrdb View Post

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
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post #5557 of 5594
1/22/11 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by Mkard View Post

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.
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post #5558 of 5594
1/22/11 at 4:27pm
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Originally Posted by britbill View Post

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!! 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
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post #5559 of 5594
1/23/11 at 8:31am
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.
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post #5560 of 5594
1/24/11 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by zrdb View Post

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.
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post #5561 of 5594
1/29/11 at 12:56pm
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Originally Posted by zrdb View Post
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.
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post #5562 of 5594
2/17/11 at 6:41am
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.
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post #5563 of 5594
2/17/11 at 7:00am
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Originally Posted by utkinpol View Post

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
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post #5564 of 5594
2/17/11 at 8:51am
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Originally Posted by wmcclain View Post

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?
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post #5565 of 5594
2/17/11 at 10:18am
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Originally Posted by utkinpol View Post

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

Page 46 of the manual, under General Setup.

-Bill
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post #5566 of 5594
2/22/11 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by KAASKOP View Post

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.
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post #5567 of 5594
2/23/11 at 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard View Post

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
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post #5568 of 5594
2/23/11 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by Mkard View Post

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
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post #5569 of 5594
2/24/11 at 4:03am
Bill,

kinda curious here... how do you recognize the difference between both chips?
Which one is best (if any)??
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post #5570 of 5594
2/24/11 at 4:11am
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Originally Posted by Avliner View Post
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
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post #5571 of 5594
2/24/11 at 6:38am
Gotcha; thanks!
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post #5572 of 5594
2/27/11 at 11:38am
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Originally Posted by Mkard View Post

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.
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post #5573 of 5594
3/21/11 at 7:44pm
Just an update if anyone her is thinking of selling....I was able to sell mine on eBay for $290 USD shipped.
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post #5574 of 5594
3/22/11 at 6:17am
Ain't gonna happen-you'll have to pry mine fro my cold dead hands.
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post #5575 of 5594
3/27/11 at 12:42pm
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
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post #5576 of 5594
3/27/11 at 2:00pm
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Originally Posted by motoman View Post

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-U.../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.
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post #5577 of 5594
3/27/11 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post

Here is a link to the 983 on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/OPPO-DV-983H-U.../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
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post #5578 of 5594
3/27/11 at 5:24pm
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Originally Posted by motoman

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.
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post #5579 of 5594
3/30/11 at 7:01am
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post


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.
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post #5580 of 5594
3/30/11 at 8:58am
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post

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
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