that is correct, it will output hd-dvd's at 1080i/720p over the component but it will not output upsampled sd-dvd at anything above 480p on compenent. You need hdmi to output upsampled sd-dvd.
Oppo 970 sounds better than HDDVD player on DVDs?
Hi all,
I have both an Oppo 970 and RCA HDV5000 HDDVD. I had been using the RCA in the main system to watch both DVDs and HDDVDs, using the digital output into my Sony DA4ES receiver. I was at that time using the Oppo in the bedroom to watch some DVDs on a TV we have back there.
I decided I wanted to put the Oppo in the main system so as to be able to get into some DVD-Audio and SACD listening.
But since I had the Oppo and the HDDVD player connected via component to my Mits TV, I thought I would compare the picture quality on regular DVDs at 480p(the Mits has no HDMI input). It turned out that, at least to my eye, the image quality was a bit better with the Oppo.
But what astounded me was that reciever-decoded 5.1 movie tracks seem clearly superior with the Oppo. The sound is clearer, dialog is more intelligible, musical instruments sound more real, the surround channels are more active, there is more dynamic impact to transients. The movie experience is definitely better with the Oppo.
How can this be? I would have thought both players would be sending the exact same digital stream to the receiver. The only difference is that the Oppo is connected via coaxial cable, while the RCA is connected via glass optical cable. Could the cable differences explain this difference? I have been told that for movie 5.1 audio, it wouldn't matter whether I connect with coaxial or optical.
Any ideas? One thing is for sure. That Oppo is a bargain.
I have both an Oppo 970 and RCA HDV5000 HDDVD. I had been using the RCA in the main system to watch both DVDs and HDDVDs, using the digital output into my Sony DA4ES receiver. I was at that time using the Oppo in the bedroom to watch some DVDs on a TV we have back there.
I decided I wanted to put the Oppo in the main system so as to be able to get into some DVD-Audio and SACD listening.
But since I had the Oppo and the HDDVD player connected via component to my Mits TV, I thought I would compare the picture quality on regular DVDs at 480p(the Mits has no HDMI input). It turned out that, at least to my eye, the image quality was a bit better with the Oppo.
But what astounded me was that reciever-decoded 5.1 movie tracks seem clearly superior with the Oppo. The sound is clearer, dialog is more intelligible, musical instruments sound more real, the surround channels are more active, there is more dynamic impact to transients. The movie experience is definitely better with the Oppo.
How can this be? I would have thought both players would be sending the exact same digital stream to the receiver. The only difference is that the Oppo is connected via coaxial cable, while the RCA is connected via glass optical cable. Could the cable differences explain this difference? I have been told that for movie 5.1 audio, it wouldn't matter whether I connect with coaxial or optical.
Any ideas? One thing is for sure. That Oppo is a bargain.
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I recently compared sound from an Arcam DV79 versus a Toshiba HD DVD player HD-A2 playing 5.1 music. The Arcam was hooked up via Coax and the Toshiba was hooked up via HDMI I was hoping they would sound the same in 5.1 BUT I found the Arcam sounded better; bass hit harder, more powerful sound I have heard people say that the sound should be the same when using Digital out but there was no doubt the Arcam was better I would love to hear opinions on that I also just ordered an Oppo 970 player any experience with the Modified Oppo's would love to hear |
Oppo just announced a new player the the 980H yesterday. |
I've got my eye on the Oppo DV-981HD, which can read/process HDCD-encoded CDs, SACD, and DVD-A, and on the video side has Faroudja DCDi. Read about it here. |
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