OPPO Digital Presents: DV-980H (1080p, SACD DSD, 7.1 Surround, USB 2.0) - Page 207

Originally Posted by ianxponent

Exactly! And PS=Play Station; I just left off the 2/3 modifier. DVDA is a must have and games are of no interest so the Play Station is not much use to me. A newer Blu Ray player like the S370 also offers streaming which I suppose might be nice to have.

That said, the last 3 980h's to sell on eBay went for more than $200. Wow!

Originally Posted by Ubertrout

Hey folks, I was wondering what some of your thoughts are about using the analog outputs vs. using HDMI for audio? Specifically, I'm considering hooking up my 980h to my Onkyo 605 for SACDs (The 605 can't decode DSD, and I'm not going to get a new receiver). With this setup, would I be better off using the 980H's analog outputs to the Onkyo's analog inputs, or just transporting the SACD as 88.2 khz PCM over HDMI? If there's not a significant difference I'd rather use HDMI to avoid the large number of cables. Thanks very much.

Originally Posted by rmcdo

I would set the SACD output to PCM and use the HDMI connection. Not only does this mean only one wire, but you will also be able to use the 605's bass management, speaker distance settings, Audyssey settings, etc. which don't work with the multichannel analog input.

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

I always do 1:1 backups with DVD Decrypter. Never liked removing content just so I could use a standard DVD-5.

Originally Posted by lexicon1

Gents,
what software are you using and do you recommend certain settings.
I use DVDFab Platinum. I only record Main movie and it is sometimes compressed slightly for the single layer Verbatim +R discs. "Some" discs work on my SonyDvd Player, but not on my Oppo.... It skips chapters.
Your suggestions appreciated.
Thanks

Originally Posted by sportflyer

Currently I am using the Oppo 980H mainly for DVD Video playback . I have an older HK 7200 Receiver that does not have HDMI inputs. I send the Video to the Panny Monitor directly and use digital coax to my Receiver for audio processing.

I have started to listen to CD's using the same connection but would like to explore using the Oppo players d/a converter instead of the Receiver's. Can I achieve this by connecting the L/R analog outputs of the Oppo player to the CD inputs of my receiver ? Is there anything I have to setup in Oppo menu to achieve this? ie analog outputs for CD playing and digital outputs for DVD playing without a lot of messing around with the setup menu each time I change modes? Thanks

Originally Posted by Jetmaker737

Hi all,

I have an issue with the 980H. I am on my second unit after talking this through with Oppo customer service. The quote below is from my last email to Oppo. It describes the problem and what I've done so far to troubleshoot it. I'm wondering if any of you have had similar issue, your opinions on it, or if you by chance have one of the CD's mentioned you could have a listen on your own player to see if you can detect it.


"I've installed the replacement unit and still have the same audio problems on specific discs/tracks. As a reminder, I have not had the problem when digital signal is sent to my receiver (Onkyo TX-DS595),only via analog. And I don't hear the problem when played through another CD player. Also, switching to different analog inputs on the receiver has no effect. Why don't I just use the digital signal? Because aside from the noted problem the Oppo DAC sounds much much better than my receiver's.

The problem is a slight crackle/static sound that only occurs when music is playing (not during silent sections). The crackle does not cover up the music but is just there at the edges of it. It only occurs in certain mid-high pitches of music and basically sounds like the note is breaking up slightly as would happen with poor FM reception.

I think this really must be a problem with the player. Can you explain what might cause it? I'm also wondering if you could see if you can duplicate it. A track where the problem is very evident is on Radiohead's "In Rainbows" CD, track #3. You can also hear it pretty clearly on Modest Mouse's CD "The Moon and Antarctica" track #2.

Please let me know if you can run a test to duplicate the condition.

As a side note. I have purchased a new receiver, an Onkyo TX-SR805. So in a couple of weeks I should be able to totally rule out the receiver as the culprit (but as I've stated, my tests seem to rule out the receiver as the source of the problem).

Thanks!"

Originally Posted by zfc6e

HI,
Just got a used Oppo980h, connected to Denon 4308h with HDMI. For both SACD or DVD-A, the surrounding sound is from surrounding L+R. Is there any way I can change the surround channel to surrounding back speakers? I have a 7.1 speakers. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Neuromancer

Disconnect everything from the unit. Turn the player upside down. Look at the front of the unit and you will see an opening.

Inside of the opening will be a white tab. Slide the white tab all the way to the left. The tray should become disengaged.

Turn the player right-side up. Pull the tray all the way out then give it a quick tug.

Plug in the power. Press Power.

Does the tray recall? If you press Eject, does the tray eject?

Originally Posted by HornsKeith

Any chance this ever got understood or resolved?

I've been fighting intermittent bouts of static/crackling on certain SACD's, exactly fitting the description above. It took some time swapping around equipment, but I finally got it narrowed down to the Oppo DV-980H. I dig around on AVS, and what do I find but the problem described exactly as I hear above.

Some comments after this one talked about changing speaker settings (Large vs. Small), and I'll try that next. It's part of an audio only system, so I need to get a monitor over there or run a long cable to change settings.

Any thoughts in the meantime? Any chance a newer firmare would fix it? I bought the Oppo in October 2008, so I see that there's been one additional firmware since then.

Thanks,
Keith

This is likely an issue with the dynamic ranges and this disc. We verified the same dropouts with other players. We will be contacting our decoder manufacturer and inquiring about any changes we can make to our code to allow for the playback of these discs on a wider variety of receivers.

Originally Posted by philly_kid

Not sure if this is the right forum - please direct if it is not...

I have an oppo 980h. It is hooked into my Vizio 42 inch tv via HDMI, but my receiver doesn't have HDMI so I hook an optical audio cable into it. I have the same setup with my TIVO.

I started having problems with sound on the receiver speakers when playing a DVD. I was able to fix things when I wiggled the optical cable into the DVD player. It seemed like the optical cable or the port for it in the DVD player was having issues.

Then I was playing a Drive By Truckers concert DVD and was getting recurring "skips" in sound when there would be a slight silence in the sound. It was pi$$ing me off, so I turned off the receiver and tried to listen through the TV. No sound. Then I tried to watch the DVD again later and had no sound through either the receiver or DVD player.

I traded the HDMI and optical cables around and found that I could get audio using the other optical cable on my receiver. But still no sound on the TV from the DVD player.

I still get sound from my TIVO on both the receiver and TV, but now only sound from my receiver not the TV from the DVD player.

Any thoughts?