Oppo has finally announced details for their upcoming BDP-83 Blu-ray player. Denon recently announced a universal player for $3,800. Oppo is delivering their own version for far far cheaper. The specs that have been given make Oppo's player are extremely promising.
The BDP-83 will be fully universal. This includes: Profile 2.0
Blu-ray, SACD, DVD and DVD-Audio, as well as CD. For SACD it will
support DSD over HDMI and DSD-to-analog without any PCM conversion.
Currently the player is undergoing beta testing. An Early Adoption
Program is being considered by Oppo for the end of this year. There is
no final release date and the price is expected to only be between $499
and $599.
