Oppo 981hd to 1080i? Is it worth going to the 981 even if I'm not going to take advantage of the full 1080p resolution output?
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The Oppo 970 is only recommended for HDTVs up to 32" screen size. Go for the 981hd for your HDTV. Just be sure to calibrate the settings properly and turn the TRUELIFE feature on and everything else to off. TrueLife activates the emmy winning DCDi FAROUDJA chip.
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You have my complete sympathy! I bought my 350 in September of 2008 for $350. A month later the s360 hit the market at a bit over $200. As far as a difference other than price, the 350 weighs in at almost twice what the 360 does, Per Amazon, 7 vs. 12 pounds. As an old school audiophile I still tend to put my trust in heavier equipment (I know its silly but old habits die hard). The 350 has provided excellent service but my 2 year old Oppo DV 981HD DVD player provides superior up scaling. If you can still return your 350 I'd suggest you consider kicking in 100 bucks more and order the Oppo BDP 83. I've spent too much on 2 players in the past two years to even consider that and I might not even see or hear the difference. Bottom Line: You have a good reliable machine but like me, paid too much for it!
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yes, don't bother buying this or ANY other Ultra 4K HDTV. It's all marketing hype, PERIOD. Unless you plan on purchasing at 100+ inch set, or plan on sitting 3 feet or closer to the set OR play extreme consoling gamers, you will NOT be able to discern the difference between ANy 4K or the current garden variety of 1080P sets, PERIOD. Of course, if you like to spend your extra money for the latest and greatest gadgetry, by all means get it, but you didn't learn the TRUTH from me here. Also, there is very little in the way of 4K content, either in gaming or network produced TV shows or movies. Better to hold off until the truly next generation OLED sets makes their way and when 4K content and prices are more mainstream and cheaper. This is still YEARS away though. GOOD LUCK regardless.
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Yes. 1080i gets converted to 720p as the TV's native resolution is 720p (it doesn't have enough pixels to display 1080 lines of information). But it shouldn't really matter, as the difference between 720p and true 1080i (or even 1080p) is going to be almost imperceptible on a 26" set.
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The Orei XD-901 converts analog signal to digital, you have a choice of resolutions 720 or 1080. This unit does not convert digital 720 to digital 1080. I use my video editing software to do that. There are also many freewares that you can do the conversion. Good luck.
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The specs (http://www.usa.philips.com/c/televisions/26-inch-class-po-26pfl4507_f7/prd/en/;jsessionid=106793352FDEE80862A19E5FE46D31C6.app121-drp2?t=specifications) say it supports both 1080P and 1080I.
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It's 1080p. When it says it is 4k capable it means it can take 4k content from a 4k source and downgrade it to its "full hd". That being said, it is probable the highest quality resolution you can get before going the 4k UHD route. I'm very interested in this set myself but I'm going to wait for cnet or some official site to review it.
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I am not even sure why they have Full HD 1080i, you can't stretch 640x480 into HD and not loose quality. Videos look great on my computer though.
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I'm sure this is a dumb question. But...I'm looking for the appropriate SD player from Oppo. I'm still working with a 63" Toshi rear projection which has only component inputs. Would the 983 be wasted on that set-up? How 'bout the 980?Thanks!
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Apparently they have upgraded to what they call "near HD"... 1280x540. I would like to know if anyone has actually seen this on a decent size 1080p screen, and how it looks. Also, can it pass 5.1 sound?
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Watch the "fine print" in the promo video - - 4K is only available if the display device (HDTV) can display 4K. If you have a 4K HDTV, the TV will upscale Blu ray (1080p), DVD (480i) and cable (720p & 1080i) to 4K. Also, upscaling cannot add detail to the source material that isn't there; upscaling is adding more pixels to source material to make it compatible to the fixed pixel of the display which requires its native resolution of either 720p (older HDTV), 1080p (HDTV from about 2008 & newer) and 4K (introduced now and future). So REGARDLESS of your source material, a 4K display device will upscale ANY compatible signal to 4K. A component like a Blu ray or AVR is used to upscale IF its upscale circuitry is better than the display device - Oppo Blu ray players are expensive because it has great DVD (480i) upscaling and options for audio enthusiasts.
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Hi Treejoy, could you provide us more details about your inquiry on setting it to 1089i. First is that this TV supports 1080i and it is also available in video component 1 and HDMI. Once detected, it will be displayed on the screen. -Ely
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The Oppo 981 has a noise reduction setting that can be turned on for more grainy material. It works pretty well on most material, but on some material it actually removes some picture detail.
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Matt, thanks for posting this. I had the same question and couldn't find an answer. Is it possible that the latency the reviewer perceived is due to upconverting the signal to 1080i, and you are simply converting the analogue to digital signal without changing the resolution? I'm not clear on whether converting implies *up*converting, couldn't really find an answer... but based on your feedback I think I'll give this a shot.
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Actually it states it can produce near 4k quality images. Quote from description, "In fact, Q+ is the only HDTV to accept a 4K signal-and it will play back at near-4K resolution. (Effective resolution up to 3840x2160)." That being said I wouldn't say it takes a 4k source and downgrades it to "full hd" though that might be the case since it's 1080p but utilizing all those extra subpixels. Technically it would be a matter of how one views their info. I guess we can just call this a Hybrid, an oddball, something completely different from what everyone else is doing. Call it Sharps in between Full HD & 4k. A tv that isn't quite 4k but is better than 1080p. As much as I'd love a 4k set I'm not paying the price of admission like I did w/ LCD/True HD a [wow] decade ago. This is going to the Wish List and I'll be looking for some reviews online
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Yes...1080p simply means that this Blu-Ray player can output up to 1080p...all other HD resolutions (780p/1080i/1080p) can be output by this machine.
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Yes, you can select 1080p on your 360 and it will work fine. I have both and did it.