RichardP Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 My receiver does not have HDMI inputs, so all signal is via the 6 analog inputs. I don't think I could discern small differences in hi-rez sound across different players. I have always thought that any multi-channel music was great, whether hi-rez analog or DD5.1 or DTS. I would be hard pressed to distinguish between a good 2-channel stereo recording on CD vs. hi-rez. Multichannel recordings sound great, but then that is due to the separation and rear effects in the mixing, rather than frequency range, sampling rate, etc. I personally have doubts about anyone's claim about discriminating between hi-rez signals over analog vs. HDMI connections, as long as the signal is being processed correctly. In sum, I don't think you could go wrong with this player. I like the idea of a "boutique" company like Oppo who puts all their effort into a small line of products, has great support, firmware upgrades, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kde Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 Is it worth spending over $200 on this player when I only plan to use the upconverting portion? All my sound will be sent through the reveiver and I will not be listening to any special format cds (SACD, etc)? Or should I just get a Sony (or other $100) upconverting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted October 27, 2007 Author Share Posted October 27, 2007 The DV-980H is $169 plus shipping, not over $200. You can probably buy it from amazon.com and get free shipping, too. In simple terms, this DVD player is well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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