Hmmm. Looks to me that he answered your questions. (Oppo support is pretty good.) You might consult the AVSforum thread on the 980H for lots(!) more discussion.
Kal
Kal
OPPO USB info
USB inputs really interest me these days, as I have a portable hard drive and the idea that I could load a whole soundboard recorded concert onto it (The Dead, Phish etc.) and let it play for the evening is very seductive.
OPPO may be the way I go, but I needed more info than what I could find on the web. Here's my correspondance from OPPO in that regard.
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Hi,
I have a few questions regarding the USB port.
1) Am I able to plug in my external hard drive (Western Digital passport 320GB) and play .mp3 files? Can I navigate through the drive using on screen menus?
2) What format of drive; FAT of NTFS should be used?
3) It is a USB powered drive (no external power supply). Does the 980 support this?
4) Any plans to include FLAC or SHN support in future models/firmware?
RESPONSE ------
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You will be able to use a FAT16/32 HDD with the USB interface. The issue is that the player will only be able to recognize 700 objects (files and folders) so a large HDD full of MP3 files will not support all files.
We supports most USB power hard drives. Some drives require more voltage than our player will output, however.
FLAC, APE, and other lossless audio formats are being looked into for integration in future products
"
OPPO may be the way I go, but I needed more info than what I could find on the web. Here's my correspondance from OPPO in that regard.
_____________________
Hi,
I have a few questions regarding the USB port.
1) Am I able to plug in my external hard drive (Western Digital passport 320GB) and play .mp3 files? Can I navigate through the drive using on screen menus?
2) What format of drive; FAT of NTFS should be used?
3) It is a USB powered drive (no external power supply). Does the 980 support this?
4) Any plans to include FLAC or SHN support in future models/firmware?
RESPONSE ------
"
You will be able to use a FAT16/32 HDD with the USB interface. The issue is that the player will only be able to recognize 700 objects (files and folders) so a large HDD full of MP3 files will not support all files.
We supports most USB power hard drives. Some drives require more voltage than our player will output, however.
FLAC, APE, and other lossless audio formats are being looked into for integration in future products
"