OPPO Digital Presents: DV-980H (1080p, SACD DSD, 7.1 Surround, USB 2.0) - Page 5

I've never used/seen the 970 or the 980. Is the drawer smooth or clunky? Is the transport smooth or noisy? I figure something must be compromised for the bargain price!
Was going to get the 970 for the 480i hdmi out and sacd over pcm but now it looks like the 980 for me, and the case looks better too to boot!

Any advantages to getting the 970 over the 980?

thanks

The 980's drawer is very smooth and the front panel controls are very responsive. I haven't noticed any transport noise when loading discs into it, although since I have it behind a closed door I may not be the best judge. I don't know of any benefits for the 970 over the 980, unless you preferred the appearance of the 970.

Could you compare the Oppo 980 with the new Pionner DV-600?
Thanks.

Great. Thanks guys, 980 it is. I'll just wait for them to start showing up here in Canada.

Why bother? The Canadian dollar is at 96.7 right now. We are basically at par. You can order the 980 from the Oppo website or Amazon.com I believe.

Onlybestrated . com doesnt have the 980 in stock yet.

Placed my order. The 970 was my last silver component, so I'm happy to have a sexy collection of black components again.

Is the 980 quick to boot and can a universal remote control start sending it commands right away after the ON command, as part of a macro? I've seen DVD players that show a welcome message and don't respond to commands for like 10 sec. so you'd have to program long delays in the macros.

Hi Neuromancer,

Much was made of, and my interest in the 970, was in the high quality of the audio, much better sounding than the 971 or 981 and quite a bargain at it's price point.

Could you comment on the similarity or dissimilarities between the 980 and 970 in this regard and could you be specific where relevant with regards to the digital audio out vs the analog audio out.

FYI, I bought both a 970 and 971. Liked the picture on the 971 much better but kept the 970 because of it's better audio. I use the 5.1 analog out into an Arcam AVR. I would buy a 980 though if the audio were as good and I could get rid of the overscan bars when upconverting the video to 720P.

Thanks.

Thanx for the info.

Sanjay

No difference between the 970 and 981 or 970 and 980? You have both listed and its a tad confusing...

Hi,
Could you compare the Oppo 980 with the new Pionner DV-600?
Thanks.

I assume you meant NO perceived loss.

I guess I well let my ears decide...

So is it fast enough to be usable as a slide show or to move through them?

Or is "connect a laptop" still the winner?

I have a 130" screen and a 7.1 setup for my sound. Sound is REALLY important to me. I usually rent netflix movies (some scratches). I can run HDMI and component. I have a projector that isnt true HD but is HD compatible. Which OPPO projector for me? I got excited when I saw the 7.1 but I dont mind paying extra if it will pay off for me.

I have a very tight fitting Mid-Atlantic custom rack shelf front for 971. I am wondering if the 980 has the same shape and design, especially the front plate so it would fit in the custom shelf front? Thanks.

New to Oppo: does the 980H show time remaining?

For example, my current player cycles between time into CD track, time left in CD track, total time left on CD.

Sound quality in the 980 is top-notch. You won't be sorry. It also breezes through those scratched-up netflix movies without a hint of a problem.

Gary

I indicated that I found no reason to replace the DV970HD with the the 980H if using the analog 5.1 connections earlier but what I don't know is if pure DSD over HDMI beats PCM over HDMI. Do you have the ability to decode DSD using the HDMI connection? Can you find a preference with either HDMI processing method compared to the analog 5.1 connection? The DV970HD is a very natural sounding audio player for all of the audio formats in my opinion and that the DV-980H can't beat it by much is not a huge disappointment.

Chris

Thanks, I don't have a receiver that can handle that yet. I am going to make an HDMI 1.3a receiver my next purchase as soon as I can figure out what receivers do what when using HDMI. Just because a receiver indicates it has HDMI 1.3a doesn't mean it handles much of the capabilities available with HDMI 1.3a. I vote for all HDMI 1.3a sources and processors to be required to identify that so this old guy can easily figure it out.

Chris

Upon further reflection, you really didn't say you could tell any difference, did you?

Chris