[RJ_Zen]

Does the SD integrate into the system/menu?

 

[odmanca]

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Originally Posted by AnGeLiCbOrIs /img/forum/go_quote.gif It is definitely the same company. Check out their Chinese site here

I did check out the Oppo Chinese website (yes I can read Chinese) and I saw no mentioning of any DVD player at all. Check it out for yourself.

http://www.oppo.com/Product/MP4.asp

And the official product page of Oppo Digital, the US company who makes DVD players, there is no mentioning of any MP3/MP4 players.

http://www.oppodigital.com/products.asp

So can you share with me how you came to the conclusion that they are the same company?

 

[Danfried]

I think he is right -- or at least, closer to being right than you! As far as I know, there aren't ANY American companies that MAKE dvd players. At best, they sell rebranded players made by foreign companies, usually in China. I don't think they even get OEMs to work from American designs -- everything is done outside the U.S.

If you do a further web search, you'll probably find that Oppo Digital is often cited as being set up by a major Chinese electronics company, BBK. BBK probably is related to both Oppo in China and Oppo Digital in the U.S. (just as iriver in Korea and iriver USA are both related to the Korean company Reigncom).

http://www.projectorcentral.com/oppo...dvd_player.htm

I've seen DVD players here in China with the 步步高 brand on them, I had no idea the company had any connection with the "Oppo" I see written in the Roman alphabet on MP3 players here:

http://www.ihtpc.net/htpcnews/2007/0...nt_7023_3.html

The fact that Oppo China and Oppo Digital don't sell the same products isn't surprising, either. Plenty of multinational corporations do that. For example, Kenwood sells whole categories of products in Japan that aren't for sale in North America.

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Originally Posted by odmanca /img/forum/go_quote.gif I did check out the Oppo Chinese website (yes I can read Chinese) and I saw no mentioning of any DVD player at all. Check it out for yourself. http://www.oppo.com/Product/MP4.asp And the official product page of Oppo Digital, the US company who makes DVD players, there is no mentioning of any MP3/MP4 players. http://www.oppodigital.com/products.asp So can you share with me how you came to the conclusion that they are the same company?

 

[parrot5]

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Originally Posted by RJ_Zen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Does the SD integrate into the system/menu?

The system uses a browser anyway... So it's under two separate folders.

 

[odmanca]

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Originally Posted by Danfried /img/forum/go_quote.gif I think he is right -- or at least, closer to being right than you! As far as I know, there aren't ANY American companies that MAKE dvd players. At best, they sell rebranded players made by foreign companies, usually in China. I don't think they even get OEMs to work from American designs -- everything is done outside the U.S.

I don't want to hijack this thread anymore than I already did so this will be my last post on this subject. But I think you miss my point entirely, and regrettably, I have to say that, even with your additional info. I am still not convinced these two are the same company for the following reasons:

1) I agree with you that almost all DVD players are manufactured in Asia these days, the majority in China as a matter of fact. But that seems irrelevant to the subject at hand. I'm sure you are aware of the fact one can buy Philips DVD players in the US that are made in China, but that doesn't make Philips a Chinese company, does it?

Now back onto the subject, my response to the other post is based on the information the poster provided with the link to Oppo the DAP company. I couldn't find anything on that site about DVD players. So I was wondering what leads to the conclusion that these two are the same company, based on the information on that site. Now with the additional info. from your link, we can establish that Oppo Digital is a subsidiary of BBK, but there is no evidence whatsoever that Oppo the DAP company is part of BBK (or vice versa), is there? The association between BBK and Oppo Digital makes sense since they both sell DVD players but DAP is a different story. Note that BBK is not using the name/trademark Oppo in the Chinese market, probably for a good reason.

2) More importantly, as a consumer, I dont' really care about where their design teams are physically located or about their financial backings (provided they don't go bankrupt

). What I do care is whether I get the same level of post-sale service and the same quality (OEM'ed or not) in their products, which are the essence of what's behind a name/brand. So far we are unable to establish any association between these two companies on the quality/service platform, or ownership for that matter.

So are they the same company? Well you can draw your own conclusion but to me they are not, at least not in the sense of product sales or support.

 

[roastpuff]

Hm, this looks like a very attractive DAP for those who want to go amp-less.

Where else can you get this, besides HouseOfDAP? They seem to be sold out.

 

[AnGeLiCbOrIs]

I sent Oppo Digital an email but its been about a week and they have not gotten back to me.

 

[OxRod]

How is the Video on this Player?

Is the interface still sluggish after the newest firmware update.

 

[Culverin]

yeah. i was seriously considering the Meizu SL6 for a while, but this is nice.

so bang for buck, why is this 2gb player worth as much as a meizu 4gb?
i really want more capacity, especially with the flac support

and what's the battery life like?

 

[kaldaim]

Quote:

Originally Posted by odmanca /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't want to hijack this thread anymore than I already did so this will be my last post on this subject. But I think you miss my point entirely, and regrettably, I have to say that, even with your additional info. I am still not convinced these two are the same company for the following reasons:

Don't mean to derail, but putting something to rest.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...15-07-s5_2.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.en...super-five.jpg

There are two pictures of one of the oppo PMP's. Notice the font of the logo.

http://oppodigital.com/

now go to the oppodigital (USA based) website and look at the logo.

It's the same company.

 

[parrot5]

Sorry to those of you that sent me a PM with questions regarding this player. Life was busy for a month or two. But now that I'm looking into audio stuff again.....

I'll spend some time testing out the features in about a week.

Just a quick update: I just tried the newest firmware. Oppo has made some changes (for good), but mainly in the user interface. It's not so laggy anymore!! The eye-sore is still there however, which is the 3 Chinese terms under the English interface ("Title", "Artist", "Album"). Sure it won't interfere with usage, but I'm surprised that they didn't fix it.

 

[Brestinder]

look at ebay ;] someone in canada sells them for 100$ with worldwide shipment ;]

 

[bobeau]

From a 2.5 year old review - A Winning Digital DVD Player

"So who is Oppo? They certainly are not a household name and with good reason as Oppo is a newly created North American branch of BBK Electronics of China, a giant in the manufacture of consumer electronics, employing 12,000 people worldwide. So while Oppo is a new name, the company and the technology behind it are quite substantial."


In any case, I freakin love my 781HD player. Great stuff, if I were in the market for something like this (my iPhone will suffice) then no doubt this would be it.

 

[Wilson]

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Originally Posted by bobeau /img/forum/go_quote.gif From a 2.5 year old review - A Winning Digital DVD Player "So who is Oppo? They certainly are not a household name and with good reason as Oppo is a newly created North American branch of BBK Electronics of China, a giant in the manufacture of consumer electronics, employing 12,000 people worldwide. So while Oppo is a new name, the company and the technology behind it are quite substantial." In any case, I freakin love my 781HD player. Great stuff, if I were in the market for something like this (my iPhone will suffice) then no doubt this would be it.

Yes, OPPO's DVD player is sort of known for quite some time, just take a look at threads at audioasylum and you could see that its been discussed a lot, such as

Video Asylum

Endgadget mentioned it is the same company:


Oppo unveils sleek 2GB V5 widescreen PMP - Engadget