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Oppo BDP-831 review

Oppo offers a feature-packed connoisseur's Blu-ray deck for the right money

Our Score 5

Last reviewed: 2009-10-07October 7th 2009

Price at launch £449.00
Additional Information Spears & Munsil Blu-ray calibration and test disc / AIX Records Blu-ray HD sampler & audio calibration disc included
Colour Black
Dimensions 430 x 336 x 77
Features BD Profile 2.0 / DVD Up-Conversion / DVD-Audio / SACD / VRS™ by Anchor Bay / Full HD 1080p Output / True 24p™ Video / Source Direct Mode / Multiple Zoom Modes / HDMI / Dolby® TrueHD / DTS®-HD / 7.1-Channel Analog Output / Dedicated Stereo Output / Digital Optical and Coaxial Outputs / Dual USB Ports / PAL/NTSC Conversion / Back-lit Remote Control / Universal Power Supply / External IR / RS232 Control / HDMI CEC
Weight (kg) 5.1
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Built-In Hard Drive Yes
HDD Capacity (GB) 1
MP3 Compatible Yes
Max Frequency Response 20
Min Frequency Response 20
Outputs 7.1ch or 5.1ch, stereo / Digital Audio: Coaxial, Optical / HDMI Audio: Stereo, up to 7.1ch high-resolution PCM, up to 5.1ch DSD, bitstream or LPCM conversion of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio / Analog Video: Composite, Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr, 480i/480p, 720p/1080i available for non-restricted content only) / Digital Video: HDMI with HDCP (NTSC: 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24, PAL 576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24)
Picture Zoom Yes
Power Supply 100V - 240V, 50/60Hz AC
Remote Control Yes
Signal-To-Noise Ratio 110
Supported Media AVC-HD 8cm/12cm DVD, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-Audio, DVD-R, DVD-R (DL), DVD-RW, HDCD CD, Kodak Picture CD, SACD
Total Harmonic Distortion Details < 0.002% (1kHz at 0dBFS, 20kHz LPF)
USB Connection Yes
Wired Yes
1080p Output Yes
1080p/24 Output Yes
720p/1080i Output Yes
Ethernet no

Product Summary

BDP-831 Blu-ray player

Oppo BDP-831

Price at launch

£449.00

For

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Tons of features

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Fast disc loading

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Good pictures and sound

Against

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No Wi-Fi

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wouldn't play MP3

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Some picture noise

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