OPPO DV-970HD Review:

OPPO Digital’s DV-970HD was developed following the success of the OPDV971H, the award-winning upconverting DVD player which scored the highest against hundreds of brands and models in independent DVD player benchmark tests. With experience garnered from the OPDV971H and insightful input from the A/V enthusiast community, OPPO packs the DV-970HD with high performance and enthusiast grade features, all at an incredible value. Today’s traditional DVDs and DVD players are intended for low resolution, standard definition televisions. The OPPO DV-970HD designed for every HDTV owner, up-converts standard DVD to high-definition signal, producing clearer, smoother, and crisper video on HDTV and projectors. Its HDMI output ensures a pure, straight digital path for video and audio. In addition to its up-conversion feature, the OPPO DV-970HD can output a native 480i/576i resolution over HDMI, making it an incredible digital transport for use with high-end video processors or scalers. Featuring a stylish, slim, and modern design, the OPPO DV-970HD includes an integrated 4-in-1 flash memory card reader to allow viewers to enjoy their digital pictures and music. OPPO DV-970HD also offers a USB interface for expanded connectivity. The OPPO DV-970HD is one of the most versatile players on the market, providing support for DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD+/-RW and CD-R/RW. It is also compatible with DivX(R) video, XviD, Audio CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, WMA and other digital audio and video media formats. The OPPO DV-970HD supports NTSC or PAL disc and television systems. As video is only part of the equation, the OPPO DV-970HD also features excellent audio with Dolby Digital surround sound and Pro Logic II decoding. A high-quality certified HDMI cable with gold-plated connectors is included, adding even more value to the already feature-packed product. The OPPO DV-970HD provides most of the performance of the highest-rated OPDV971H, but at a lower price and includes even more features.

OPPO DV-970HD User Said:

within a reasonable budget. I was willing to spend a lot more money on a quality DVD player than I paid for OPPO DV-970HD. I don’t feel like I comprimised a bit with my purchase. The picture quality on my 47″ 1080p LCD tv via the SUPPLIED(!) HDMI cable is unmatched buy anything I’ve ever seen before. The audio via optical through my Yamaha receiver and my Polk speakers is crystal clear wether it’s hard rock or hip hop/rap. These might be the things that are expected with even cheap DVD players, but I was overly surpirsed by some little things that can make or break a product review:

1) The OPPO DV-970HD is unbelievably quiet. I can’t hear the disc spin even with my ear close to the player.

2) The supplied HDMI cable is THICK and looks to have gold connections. What I’m saying here is, they didn’t throw in a cheap cable just for advertising.

3) The DVD tray doesn’t look cheap, it looks cool!! It’s clear and thin but rigid. It probably wouldn’t hold up to a child dangling off the tray, but what player would?

4) There is a little delay when you stick in a CD or DVD, but it’s half the time I’ve seen with other DVD players that have similar capibilities that this unit has.

5) The full function remote is awesome! Stick it under a light and the buttons glow in the dark for some time.

They didn’t even skimp on the packaging of this player. When you open this unit, you’ll see the player in a Oppo labeled, black bag instead of clear plastic.

By Greg

OPPO DV-970HD Features

• Up-converts standard DVD to 720p/1080i high definition output via HDMI (6ft HDMI cable included); Progressive-scan component output
• Pure and clean 480i NTSC / 576i PAL over HDMI ideal for external video processor/scaler or high end display
• Official DivX Certified product, plays all versions of DivX video (including DivX 6) with standard playback of DivX media files
• DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), XviD, Audio CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, WMA and other digital audio and video media/formats
• Excellent audio performance with Dolby Digital, DTS, Coaxial and Optical digital output, HDMI 1.1 multi-channel audio, 5.1ch and stereo analog output

Compare Prices Of OPPO DV-970HD