OPPO OPDV971H Digital HD-Ready Up-Converting DVD Player
To DVI or not to DVI
I bought this DVD player mainly to be used in my hometheater room. I recently bought the Sanyo PLV-70 LCD projector and wanted to get the best out from it. The Sanyo projector has a DVI connection and this OPPO DVD player has a DVI output.<br />I had a Sony DVD player with component progressive output connected to the plv-70 and the picture was smooth and clean but not spectacular.<br />However when connecting the OPPO DVD player through the DVI output the produced picture was awesome. The plv-70 is alive with one of the best projected video images I have ever seen.<br />You should know that this player component output is not progressive and frankly the picture is moderate.<br />The upconversion on this player is excellent.<br />Now with a 10 feet wide projected picture , I have stopped going to the Cinema. My projected images is much much better.<br />If your display unit has a DVI input, then buy this player and you will not regret it.<br />I hope that the new version of this excellent player comes with HDMI output.<br />Update- december 28, 2005<br />Oppo Digital has just published the new firmware update on thier web site. After downloading and updating the player with the new firmware and switching to video mode 2, i can say that huge improvement are visible.<br />This player is now rated as the best dvd player out there.