![]() ![]() The internal noise reduction circuitry did little to alleviate the issue. This is a common tradeoff, extra detail at the expense of noise. The amount of detail created by the BDP-93 in this scene was among the best I’ve seen, but it was also noisier than most others. It was a similar story with the Superbit version of The Fifth Element, Chapter 2. The BDP-93 reproduced this difficult scene well, with minimal jaggies on the rooftops, though there was some noise in the fine details. The end of Chapter 12 of Gladiator is a flyover of ancient Rome. The BDP-93 was able to identify and correctly process the 3:2 sequence with both 480i and 1080i content. The flag had no noticeable jaggies, though the brick wall behind showed a small amount of noise. The flag test on this disc, a waving flag in front of a brick building, showed real-world video deinterlacing was exceedingly good. Not as good a result as I was expecting, but the jaggies were small and hard to notice. Using the Silicon Optix HQV Benchmark DVD the rotating bar pattern (similar to the S&M test, but in 480i) had some small jaggies at 45 degrees and again at roughly 15 degrees. The BDP-93 performed better on this test than most Blu-ray players I’ve reviewed. The result was similar, with only a small amount of jaggies on the near horizontal cabling. Only those near horizontal had any noticeable de-interlacing jaggies, and even these were minimal.Īlso on this disc is a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge in standard definition. The rigging is a criss-cross of lines at many diagonals. This clip is a slow pan past an old sailing ship. ![]() This result was echoed using the HD Ship clip. With the rotating bar pattern, the only noticeable jaggies were when the bar neared horizontal (i.e. Using the Spears & Munsil High-Definition Benchmark Blu-ray I found the video processing to be well above average in all tests. Have a free HDMI cable.” They get a kudos for that. To me this is like saying “Thank you for buying an OPPO, we don’t want you to get ripped off. Unlike most Blu-ray players, the BDP-93 comes with an HDMI cable. It worked fine, and I didn’t notice a quality difference when streaming Netflix with it versus Ethernet. It is enabled by default.Ī wireless dongle is included, which hangs rather unceremoniously off the back of the unit. There is an option for the player to periodically check for new firmware updates and prompt you to update. My review sample was manufactured in October 2010, and had the BDP9x-38-0126 firmware, which was the latest as of this writing. There’s also IR ins and RS232 for those with a more substantial custom install setup. If your BDP-93 is in a rack away from your TV, just something to keep in mind. Of the stable of remotes in my collection, the Apple TV and Pioneer BD player remotes have this same problem, but my AT&T U-Verse, Marantz or Rotel receivers, and most other Blu-ray players don’t have this issue. Instead I have to reach over my shoulder to my rack to get it to work. It’s not a big deal, but the BDP-93’s remote is also one of the few I’ve used that won’t bounce off my screen. The big-buttoned and backlit remote is easy to use, though the player is ever so slightly sluggish to respond to commands. The BDP-93’s setup menus are easy to navigate. Of those that due, some are actually just OPPO products in disguise. Very few Blu-ray players are available that play back both of these formats. ![]() But many enthusiasts such as myself still have a fairly extensive library of titles that we’d still like to listen to. Few companies still offer these formats at all (both being effectively dead). Take, for instance, the BDP-93’s DVD-Audio and SACD playback. They’ve gained a substantial following on the Interwebs for their extensive feature lists and high performance. The small specialty manufacturer has been making DVD and Blu-ray players since 2004. If you’ve never heard of OPPO, you’re forgiven. So the question is, does the BDP-93 perform well enough to justify its cost? It’s got Marvell Qdeo processing, DVD-Audio and SACD playback, 3D, Netflix and Blockbuster, dual HDMI outputs, and a host of other features that make it the rival of any player.īut you can get Blu-ray players that have nearly all these features for a fraction of the price. On paper, the BDP-93 has all the makings of the ultimate Blu-ray player. ![]()
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