Just a question - there is a short related thread I found in search, but wanted to add it here instead.
Background - I demo'd a Japanese unit for a couple of weeks, and want to buy one. I live in Japan, but am from the US. The Japanese version is 1.5x the cost of the US version, and its back-ordered. I could just get a US one when I visit the States and take it back with me. I'll be moving back to the States anyways in just over a year or so.
I emailed both Oppo US and Oppo Japan to ask them these questions:
1. Will a US HA-1 work on Japan's 100v 50hz power?
2. Will a Japan HA-1 work on US's 120v 60hz power?
3. What's the time frame for backordering a HA-1 in Japan? (I didn't ask the US branch this question.)
Here's the response I got from Oppo US: "The player has a switching power supply that supports 100~240V 50/60Hz power switching, so the player will work in Japan and a Japanese player will work in North America."
Here's the response I got from Oppo Japan: "The source voltage is different between Japan (100v) and the United States (120v), as you knew.
The tolerance of the input voltage in any CE products is generally +/- 10%. Thus, your HA-1/US can accept 108v – 132v.
This basically means that your HA-1/US does not work with the source voltage in Japan at 100v.
While you may use 100/120 step-up transformer, we cannot commit the operation with 100% credibility, because it depends on the specification of the transformer. It could be worth trying for you, though.
So, we basically recommend you to buy HA-1/JP instead. "
So which is correct? And what do you think is the best course of action?