OPPO DV-970HD 720p/1080i Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI

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OPPO DV-970HD 720p/1080i High Definition Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI

Plays DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, DivX Certified and More

DV-970HD

720p/1080i Up-Converting Universal DVD Player

Outstanding DVD-Audio & SACD Performance
HD Up-Conversion to 720p/1080i
HDMI Output, HDMI Cable Included

480i over HDMI
DivX Certified
USB & Card Reader

Replaced by DV-980H

Awards

		OPPO DV-970HD Universal DVD Player with HDMI is featured as the Editors’ Choice for the winter 2007 edition of The Perfect Vision. Press Release - OPPO Claims Editors' Choice - Again! The Perfect Vision's Editors Choice Awards (full article) OPPO DV-970HD Review in the same issue (E-print used with permission)

Home Theater Top Picks		OPPO DV-970HD is features as the #1 pick in About.com's Top 10 DVD Players - Standard and Upscaling DVD Players The DV-970HD is also featured in About.com's Top 9 Universal DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Players

		OPPO Digital's DV-970HD Declared Product of the Year by the Absolute Sound Magazine Press Release - OPPO Wins Product of the Year, Yet Again!

		Press Release - OPPO Up-Converting Universal Player Chosen for The Perfect Vision Magazine's 2006 Products of the Year The Perfect Vision's 2006 Products of the Year (full article)

Spotlight Reviews

The Perfect Vision Chris Martens		OPPO Digital DV-970HD Universal Player (E-print used with permission) "What really makes the OPPO special is its core sound and video image quality, which are unexpectedly good - not just 'for the money' but in a broader sense."

Stereophile Wes Phillips		OPPO Digital DV-970HD Universal Player (E-print used with permission) \| Press Release "Any misgivings I had about pairing a $149 disc player with a $50,000 system were quickly laid to rest."

About.com Robert Silva		A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing - That's A Good Thing! (Short Review \| Full Review) "If you are looking for a new DVD player to use with that new flat panel HDTV and surround sound system, make sure you check this one out."

Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity Kris Deering		DVD Benchmark and Review "Once again, OPPO Digital has proved that you don't need to spend a lot of money to get an outstanding product."

More Reviews

CNET Reviews - Matthew Moskovciak OPPO DV-970HD - CNET Editor's Review
"The OPPO DV-970HD delivers some of the best value for your DVD dollar that we've seen on upconverting players in terms of features and performance."

The Washington Post - Daniel Greenberg DVDs Get Sharper Focus In New Players for HDTV
"Its picture quality on HDTV screens looked substantially better than any conventional DVD player we tested."

Audiophile Audition - Clay Swartz Electronic Value Product of the Decade
"The OPPO DV-970HD is one of the highest-value electronic products I have seen! It gives you near state of the art DVD picture, very good digital audio output, very respectable SACD and DVD-Audio sound and plays all except high definition format discs."

Projector Central & HDTV Solutions - George Graves Another Winning DVD Player from OPPO (HDTV Solutions | Projector Central)
"Here is a player obviously designed to be a 'Swiss Army Knife' of digital media players. Not only does it accept and play virtually all 12 cm disc formats, but it will accept digital storage media via a built-in card reader or USB interface as well for viewing digital still pictures on one's TV."

Home Theater Spot - Mike Rollett Technical Reviews: OPPO OPDV970HD DVD Player
"Its video quality over component is equal to anything in its price range and its analog audio surpasses that of more expensive players as well."
"To date, OPPO players have proven to be very reliable and the customer service provided by OPPO is second to none."

Consumer Electronics Net (CEN) - Charlie White OPPO Digital DV-970HD DVD Universal Player
"Up-rezzing player does an admirable job of making DVDs look better."

The Vancouver Sun - Grant McKenzie Plasma TVs Hit Sweet Spot - Friday, June 16, 2006; Page H4; printed copy only
"In the meantime, you can get almost the same high-definition quality (like Blu-Ray and HD-DVD) with your existing DVD library if you play them in the affordable and very cool new upconverting DVD player from OPPO."