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The OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD, DVD-Audio, and VRS Technology with SACD and DVD-Audio combines several audio- and video-disc playing functions into one convenient system. This universal Blu-ray player operates not only Blu-ray, but also SACD, DVD-Audio, DVDs, and CDs. So you can put in any disc, sit back, and enjoy–all without the clutter of multiple players, remotes, and wires.

OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player Features and Technical Details

Product Features

Technical Details

• Model Number: BDP-83
• Media type: BD-Video, DVD-Video, AVCHD, DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, BD-R/RE
• BD profile: BD-ROM Version 2 Profile 2 (compatible with Profile 1 Version 1.0 and 1.1)
• Internal storage: 1 GB
• Output resolution: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
• Analog audio output: 7.1ch or 5.1ch, stereo
• Digital audio output: Coaxial, Optical
• HDMI audio output: Stereo, up to 7.1ch high-resolution PCM, up to 5.1ch DSD, bitstream or LPCM conversion of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio
• Analog video output: Composite, Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr, 480i/480p, 720p/1080i available for non-restricted content only)
• Digital video output: HDMI with HDCP (NTSC: 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24, PAL: 576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24)
• Other output port: 1 x Ethernet port (RJ-45), 1 x USB 2.0 port, 1 x RS-232C port (optional), 1 x IR control port
• Composite video amplitude: 1.0Vp-p (75O)
• Component video: Y: 1.0Vp-p (75O), Pb/Pr: 0.7Vp-p (75O)
• Audio frequency: 20 to 20,000 Hz (+/-0.4 dB)
• Audio signal-to-noise ratio: Greater than 110 dB (A-weighted)
• Audio total harmonic distortion: Less than 0.002 percent (1 kHz at 0 dBFS)
• Power requirement: 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz AC
• Power consumption: 35 W (0.5 W standby)
• Operating temperature: 41 to 95 degrees F / 5 to 35 degrees C
• Operating humidity: 15 to 75 percent, no condensation
• Dimensions: 16.875 x 3.0 x 13.25 inches / 430 x 77 x 336 millimeters (W x H x D)
• Weight: 11.2 pounds / 5.1 kilograms

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Customer Reviews

Very Good Player, worth the $L

Like the Oppo blu ray player. Love how it saves my place when I turn off the player before finishing the dvd. Versatile and reliable. A product that is will age well.

Oppo BDP-83

It’s hard to believe that any product could be as good as the nearly unanimous rave reviews on Amazon, but that has been my experience with this player. Video quality is outstanding, and the upscale performance on DVDs is so good that I can discern little difference between them and Blu-ray discs. Tech support is outstanding. When I emailed customer service with a playback issue on a BD, I received a response within minutes including a link to a firmware upgrade that resolved the problem. Expensive machine, but worth it for the excellent performance, build quality, and tech support.

Very Good Blu-ray Player

This DVD Blu-ray player is just Great. Works just as I had Expected it to. Plays about every disk that i have put into the player. I am very pleased with the player, If you are looking for a dvd blu-ray player that is top of the line and plays about all the disk, this is it. The video quality is the Best Out there….

Best purchase ever

I had never heard of this company before researching Blu-ray players and after giving them a try, I couldn’t have been happier. From the moment I opened the box to the first movie I watched with it, I was in a constant state of awe. The packaging is spectacular — it reeks of “high-end”. They included audio and video calibration Blu-ray disks which was a welcome surprise and the end result is unbelievable.

When I made the jump to HD I was assuming my DVD library was going to become obsolete. Again, I was surprised to see the quality of this player upscale the pictures. I’m an anchor-bay fan now because the DVD’s look fantastic — it’s still no Blu-ray but I don’t mind watching them at all.

If I had to make one gripe, I do miss the “instant replay” feature of my prior DVD players. This was a button on the remote that let you jump back 10 or so seconds to replay the line you just missed. It’s missing on this player so I have to deal with the rewind/play buttons but that’s a pretty easy problem to live with.

OPPO is the Yardstick

I did quite a bit of research on Blu-ray players before I purchased the OPPO BDP-83. I found that regardless of what product review you’re reading or whether it is written by a professional reviewer or someone who owns the product, Blu-ray players are almost invariably compared to the OPPO. The review will say that it doesn’t load as fast as the OPPO, that it isn’t quite as clear as the OPPO when the camera is panning, or that the picture is as good as the OPPO. I decided that if the OPPO is the standard of comparison for both reviewers and users, then I should buy it. So I did.

The OPPO comes with a nifty carrying bag and a HDMI cable. Most players don’t come with either. I don’t know why you’d want to carry a Blu-ray player around with you, but if you do they give you a nice means to do it. The realy remarkable thing about the instructions, and a lot of people will appreciate this, is that they were clearly written by a native English speaker. The instructions are clear, concise, and comprehensive. I’ve never ever seen their equal.

The first thing the OPPO instructions tell you to do is connect it to the Internet and upload the latest firmware. It’s easy to do, even for a dinosaur like me. Once that’s done the unit is ready for installation in your theater system. It’s no more difficult to do that than to hook up a DVD player, but you may need some additional cabling depending upon the state of the art of the system involved. The setup of the OPPO is menu driven and user friendly, and you won’t be guessing on setup options because the instructions describe each option very well. Recommend you jot down your setup selections for future reference.

In using the OPPO my wife and I have noticed that it will display visual information on conventional DVDs that a high quality DVD player (my OPPO replaced a Denon DVD player) cannot display. You won’t necessarily be inspired to replace all of your DVDs with Blu-ray disks because the OPPO will make them play better than ever before. It kind of gives your DVDs a new lease on life! The first Blu-ray disk we watched on the OPPO was the movie Avatar. We’d watched the DVD on the Denon, so we thought we knew what to expect. Oh it’s the same movie, but you WILL notice (and enjoy!) the difference. I have long thought that the real benefit of the digital revolution was in the sound. I still think that’s true, especially with a high-end subwoofer, but now the revolution is as much visual as sonic.

Unless you hook your new OPPO up to a tube TV set you will not be disappointed.

It’s everything I hoped it would be…bravo OPPO!

A superb product. If you read my review of the OPPO-BDP80 (which I bought and returned after using it for a couple of weeks) you know how highly I praised that unit. My only complaint with the BDP80 was its inability to adjust the picture on Java-enabled Blu-ray disks. After contacting OPPO I was assured that the more sophisticated circuitry in the BDP83 could do what the 80 could not. That is indeed correct: Widescreen Blu-rays can be zoomed to eliminate black bars top and bottom by this unit without distorting the aspect ratio. Yes! As soon as I attached the CAT-5 cable it connected itself to the net and upgraded its firmware. So now it has moveable subtitle capability as well. With that out of the way, on to performance. I don’t think I’m imagining this, but the audio on the BDP83 is a little better than that on the BDP80. Classical SACDs (I’m thinking of the Sibelius 2nd Symphony on Telarc) sounded a bit dry and clinical on the 80, warmer and fuller on the 83. Both my wife and I noticed the improvement–not a lot of difference, but noticeable. No problem playing burned as opposed to commercial disks. On the rare occasion HDMI recognition causes a tiny delay in communication between the OPPO and my Onkyo AV; so the first second or two of the music is cut off. I think that’s just a limitation with HDMI. Not a big deal; just set it back to the beginning and it plays fine. Both the 80 and the 83 deliver a full, powerful soundstage with SACDs as well as surround AV sources. Note that it doesn’t automatically switch from stereo to surround, but the Audio button on the remote tells you every available option that is compatible with whatever AV unit it feeds. The higher-end upscaling in the BDP83 gives a noticeably cleaner picture from DVDs than anything else we’ve owned, from the BDP80 down to a super-bargain but quite decent Desay upscaling DVD player. For example, on the 83 the white lettering of the opening credits on DVDs of Showtime’s “The Tudors” is now much more sharply outlined against the dark background, and this goes for every DVD we’ve played–less fuzziness at the borders. Meanwhile, BDs (Star Trek 2009, Mariinsky Theater Firebird Ballet) are spectacular. Loading takes just a few seconds and the thing is SILENT thereafter! Movement is sharp and clear without a trace of blurring. I love this unit.

Superb, but some glitches

Had this product since October of last year. Compared it directly to the Pioneer BDP-320. Would not normally review, but buyers need to know about one thing I wish I knew prior to buying it.

Good: BDP-83 produces the most color accurate, film like picture of any blu-ray player I’ve seen, partly due to the lack of external processing that the player produces on the image. Some players at 1080p/24fps will produce a slightly “hot” or “contrasty” image to generate visual pop. BDP 83 avoids this. If you are looking for “HD pop,” which is not really the nature of film, I would actually suggest the BDP-320, which produces an image of this type extraordinarily well through some processing. BDP-83 is more for creating a more film-like (no other way to describe it; it looks like film) viewing experience, particularly when in dark rooms (definitely recommended for this environment.)

Not Good: For months, my player was producing unnatural judder and flickering in slow panning images. It was NOT my television as I had compared the PQ with another player that did not exhibit any issues. These problems were not things I could immediately detect but absolutely confirmed when comparing it to another player (which infuriated me as I did not pay $500 dollars for a player to not play back blu-rays correctly). After MONTHS of not knowing why, I determined that installing firmware updates through USB was causing the issues, no matter which firmware I used. As soon as I burnt the firmware to a DVD and installed it that way, the player no longer produced any visual artifcats like stepping or stuttering. Just be aware that the player, while unparalleled when it works as it should, is not immune from bizarre and distracting glitches that may piss you off.

The best blu ray at the right price

This Oppo player has been reviewed thousands of times and is the best player for the price. It has great picture quality but better than that it has great audio quality that blows away my old Sony player.

Fantastic player!

Echoing all of the other reviews… Play back of Blue-ray disks is impeccable. Upconversion of DVDs is top notch. Very fast response. Love the fact that it is made by an American company. I wquld buy this again in a heart beat!

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