OPPO DV-981HD

988 reviews

Apr, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 988 reviews of OPPO DV-981HD. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other DVD Players for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other DVD Players the OPPO DV-981HD is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 90/100 = Excellent quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for OPPO DV-981HD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 6 user reviews of OPPO DV-981HD from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.co.uk.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for OPPO DV-981HD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 907 user reviews of OPPO DV-981HD from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.6/5 for other DVD Players on Amazon.com.

95% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : TechRadar (techradar.com)

Oppo DV-981HD review

Sweden's best export used to be Abba – until now

Excellent video processing ; DVD-A/SACD playback ; Multiregion

Average pics from DivX files ; Online purchase only

It may not be able to play HD discs, but this desk performs every other task excellently

Apr, 2008

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Expert review by : Matthew Moskovciak (cnet.com)

Performance

Oppo DV-981HD

Excellent image quality; upscaling to 1080p over HDMI; attractive, understated black design; multichannel SACD and DVD-Audio over HDMI; DivX/Xvid support; aspect-ratio control; can be made region-free with a simple hack.

Worth it only for use with 1080p TVs with an HDMI input; no component video output.

Performing nearly as well as players costing four times the price, the Oppo DV-981HD is an unbeatable bargain for videophiles and enthusiasts.

Feb, 2007

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Expert review by : hardCOREware.net (hardcoreware)

Expert Review

So by now you have figured that the Oppo DV-981HD sounds brilliant in theory. It has a ton of features, and is very well designed. But what good are all these features if they don't work properly? What if it chokes on deinterlacing? Is the upscaling...

Mar, 2009

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Expert review by : Christopher Gavula (geardiary.com)

Oppo DV-981HD Upconvert DVD Player

I have a large DVD collection. I am not yet all that excited about investing in Blu-ray where I get to pay twice as much for each new title. Although many HD televisions perform certain image upconvert functions (to improve the way standard TV and...

Sep, 2008

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Expert review by : L.A. Audio File (laaudiofile.com)

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May, 2008

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Expert review by : Chris Boylan (bigpicturebigsound.com)

OPPO Digital DV-981HD Upconverting DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Player

For those HDTV owners who prefer to take a "wait and see" attitude toward the next generation DVD format war, Oppo's DV-981HD will allow you to squeeze every last drop of quality out of your existing DVDs while you wait for a winner.

All in all, when watching DVDs on the OPPO DV-981HD, it was easy to forget that I wasn't watching real high definition material. Instead of a select few titles available on HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc, I got to enjoy all of my DVDs on a large screen 1080p...

Dec, 2007

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Expert review by : Grant Clauser (e-gear.com)

Review: Oppo DV-981HD DVD Player

If you just bought a new high definition TV with the latest HDMI connections you probably want to make sure everything you plug into it looks its best. If you're ready to place your bet on the new high definition disc war (HD DVD or Blu-ray) then stop...

When I hooked the Oppo up to an LG plasma the differences were much clearer. The upscaled picture looked sharper and punchier when scaled to the plasma's native 720p resolution. Edges looked smoother and details more realistic. The Oppo also did a...

Sep, 2007

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Expert review by (avguide.com)

Oppo DV-981HD

With entry-level DVD players selling for around $49, some might question the wisdom of plunking down $229 for any new universal player. But what if we told you the player in question could compete with models up to five times its price in terms sound...

Jun, 2007

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Expert review by (projectorcentral.com)

OPPO DV-981HD DVD Player Review

Upconversion can look great. But from our experience, it cannot match the detail and richness of an HD disc played back on a HD-DVD or Blu-ray player. No matter how good the video processor, and OPPO's Faroudja is exemplary, you need to fill in too...

Apr, 2007

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Expert review by : Dick De Jong (hdtvsolutions.com)

OPPO DV-981HD DVD Player

As the current king of OPPO's well respected line of upconverting DVD players, the DV-981HD honors the crown with superb video and audio processing. The DV-981HD can expand a standard definition DVD to HD 1080p resolution, but it cannot playback high...

Apr, 2007

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