THERE IS A NEW UNIVERSAL DVD PLAYER THAT IS CAPTURING ALL KINDS OF AWARDS FOR BOTH ITS AUDIO AND VIDEO QUALITY. IT IS A FINE AUDIO PLAYER OF CD, SACD, DVD-AUDIO. IT DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB ON DVD-VIDEO AS WELL. THERE ARE OTHER MACHINES ITS MATCH OR BETTER. ALL COST MUCH MORE, SOME INTO THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I WILL PLACE A PICTURE OF THE UNIT IN A SPECIAL BARGAIN PHOTO ALBUM. IT IS AVAILABLE AT A VERY RELIABLE INTERNET VENDOR (ALSO BY PHONE) CALLED MUSIC DIRECT. I HAVE DEALT WITH THEM FOR MANY YEARS AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY GOOD. PRICE IS $149.00
THE NAME OF THE PLAYER IS THE OPPO & IT HAS WON SEVERAL AWARDS. THIS IS A REPRINT OF A REVIEW:
Any misgivings I had about pairing a $149 disc player with a $50,000 system were quickly laid to rest. So how good can a $149 player be? The Oppo is very good! Using its internal D/A converters, the Oppo produces listenable, detailed, extremely satisfying sound from pretty much every optical disc format currently available. I was impressed by the Oppo DV-970HD!”
- Wes Philips, Stereophile, May 2007
Oppo DV-970HD Features and Specifications
• High definition up-conversion to 480p/720p/1080i
• Unique "Audio Only" mode
• Compatible with CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW and DVD+R DL
• 4-in-1 flash memory card reader
• USB interface for expanded connectivity
• Frequency: 20Hz – 20kHz (±1dB)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >100dB
• Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.01%
• Remote control with "glow in the dark" keypad
• Discrete ON/OFF IR code
• Compatible with DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD,
• DivX, Xvid, Audio CD, HDCD
