Upconverting Faroudja DVD players - any differences?

hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


thanks,
matt

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hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


thanks,
matt



I am totally sold on the oppo. The Samsung looked a little dark

On 2006-09-05, wrote:
hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.

It's not just the chips in use, but the software development required to use
them well. Oppo is well-liked because they seem to pay a lot of attention to
implementation and firmware improvements.

I'm very pleased with my 971.

-Bill
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hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


thanks,
matt



I am totally sold on the oppo. The Samsung looked a little dark

Love my Samsung HD960...not dark on my Sony XBR2 but it does have a picture
adjustment menu for fine tuning if necessary.

Lots of good info on the Oppo he
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...light=oppo+970
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...light=oppo+970

I bought the Samsung from Circuit City online...my choice was determined by
the ability to return it to a local store if I didn't like it or there was a
problem. The Oppo (AFAIK) is only available online.
HTH,
Bob

"Keep the Democrats out of my pocket and the Republicans out of my bedroom"

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wrote in news:1157476184.527845.126640
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hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems
to be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the
Oppo and say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


thanks,
matt



I am totally sold on the oppo. The Samsung looked a little dark

Love my Samsung HD960...not dark on my Sony XBR2 but it does have a
picture adjustment menu for fine tuning if necessary.

Lots of good info on the Oppo he
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...ghlight=oppo+9
70
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...ghlight=oppo+9
70

I bought the Samsung from Circuit City online...my choice was
determined by the ability to return it to a local store if I didn't
like it or there was a problem. The Oppo (AFAIK) is only available
online. HTH,
Bob

Yes that was a thought that Iw as worried about but I bought it on line
from the oppo directly My first on line purchase. There just is no
comparason.

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hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.

Faroudja has to my eye, the best up-conversion algorithm out there, their
anti-aliasing is very good and very clean.

I have players with both the Faroudja and the Sony imitation, the Faroudja
wins hands-down for image quality.

The rest of the stuff is just features.

yep, im definately going Faroudja, but im just wondering if there is
any diff between F-equipped players.

tho ill just get the Oppo, it seems to have scored the highest.


matt


R Sweeney wrote:
I have players with both the Faroudja and the Sony imitation, the Faroudja
wins hands-down for image quality.

The rest of the stuff is just features.

wrote:
yep, im definately going Faroudja, but im just wondering if there is
any diff between F-equipped players.

tho ill just get the Oppo, it seems to have scored the highest.


matt
I tried the Samsung first and found it had excessive black crush. The
Oppo is the clear winner IMHO. And, Oppo's customer service is second
to none. If you've got a problem, they will take care of you.

wrote on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:09:44 GMT:

hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


Don't forget about the new German Panasonic DVD-S99 and it's predecessor,
the DVD-S97 late in UK but still available in US, IIRC. Both are excellent
machines and very similar to Oppo but with HDMI instead of DVI interface.

--
Rob


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wrote on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:09:44 GMT:

hello,

ive read all about the Faroudja chipset and why its cool. Oppo seems to
be the enthusiasts choice. is there any difference between the Oppo and
say Samsung, or others which use the same chipset?

one advantage i can think of is universal remote-control settings.


Don't forget about the new German Panasonic DVD-S99 and it's predecessor,
the DVD-S97 late in UK but still available in US, IIRC. Both are excellent
machines and very similar to Oppo but with HDMI instead of DVI interface.

The new, cheaper Oppo DV-970HD uses HDMI.