| Originally Posted by McPanse /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here's a question: Is Lexicon paying retail for finished Oppos and dumping the Oppo chassis out the back door, or is Oppo's Chinese manufacturer running a second shift producing bootleg goods for Lexicon? Pretty scummy either way. To me, this scam is a good reminder of the so-called price placebo. People assume that because they're paying more, they're getting superior goods or services, which is not always the case. Something to keep in mind before shelling out unnecessary hundreds or thousands for the elusive 5 percent performance gain. Sometimes the only difference between a $500 piece of equipment and a $3000 piece is $2500. |
| It's an Oppo BDP-83. Normally we'd launch into a statement like this with more tact. We may, for example, wax eloquent about the Lexicon BD-30's beautiful chassis or it's billet aluminum front face. We could tell you about the heft of the unit, or the fact that comes double boxed with enough padding to warrant throwing it off the FedEx or UPS truck while it's still moving. While all of that is true, the Lexicon BD-30 is still an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player. And what's more, it's not just using the same parts - they actually stuck the player inside - chassis and all. This would be OK, were it not for the $3000 premium and THX certification. As Sherlock Holmes would say: The game is afoot! |
