Oppo DV-983H - It's finally out! - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

HiWire · 03-11-2008, 04:12 AM

Hey gang,

I just happened to check the Oppo website a minute ago - they've finally added the 983!

It looks pretty good - I guess I'd be picking one of these up if I had a decent TV - or a TV at all. We'll see how long it takes for the modders to get working on this one...

HiWire

gz76 · 03-11-2008, 04:56 AM

Nice.

I recall the earlier Oppo models needed to be modded to run on 240v. Good to see removable power cables and "Wide range universal power supply (~100V-240V, 50/60Hz AC)". Should make it more accessible. I haven't really been following their product offerings tho, so not sure how long they've been doing universal power supplies - maybe it's not a new thing.

juniperlater · 03-11-2008, 04:56 AM

I got kind of excited thinking this was a blu-ray. What is $200 better about this than my 980H?

Nebby · 03-11-2008, 05:15 AM

Now the true question is whether they left the test points in next to the dac

gz76 · 03-11-2008, 05:23 AM

Originally Posted by Nebby

Now the true question is whether they left the test points in next to the dac

Maybe you can tell from the photos?

Edit: Oh wait, they don't have hi-res shots of the circuitry.

Nebby · 03-11-2008, 05:52 AM

Originally Posted by gz76

Maybe you can tell from the photos?

Edit: Oh wait, they don't have hi-res shots of the circuitry.

Yea, I just saw the images link after I posted. Doh.

http://www.oppodigital.com/dv983h/im...83h_inside.jpg

Can't really tell with the small picture, but the test points right below the two ribbon cables might be it.

Tbln · 03-11-2008, 07:22 AM

It's quite a well specified universal (except BluRay) player. Great for someone with a large existing SD dvd collection.

They seem to like it:

Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity - Oppo Digital DV-983H DVD Player

emmodad · 03-11-2008, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by Nebby

Now the true question is whether they left the test points in next to the dac

question: I presume you're interested in test point access so you can do a little I2S tapping?

BTW, if you're not specifically focused on I2S; but are looking to access the 983's Mediatek processor digital output for use with your own DAC of choice: you can access the PCM via HDMI.

As with the 980H, Oppo has confirmed that the 983H outputs the following via HDMI:

CD @ 16/44.1
hardware-decoded HDCD @ 20/44.1 (thank you Oppo!)
DSD converted to PCM @ 24/88.2
DVD-A up to 24/192

I've been enjoying 20/44.1 hardware-decoded HDCD from my 980H to my DAC-o-the-moment and computer audio interface...... now just waiting for high-quality DACs with HDMI interfaces to make it somewhat less convoluted than the current hardware solution.

HiWire · 03-11-2008, 08:26 PM

Yes, it remains to be seen whether manufacturers think it's worthwhile to add HDMI to their DACs. As a child of the digital age - it makes sense to me. HDMI is the format of the future, since the older digital outputs (SPDIF, I2S, etc.) have no DRM/copy-protection. I don't know if HDMI output would add or subtract from a transport's inherent jitter.

philodox · 03-12-2008, 04:10 AM

I'll be getting one once I get settled in my new place.