<br><tt><font size=2>> That's another thing I don't really understand,
how there can be much<br>
> difference between blu-ray players when its all digital, and there
is<br>
> no format conversion. I guess they might use different accuracy DCTs.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I'd (maively?!?) expect there would not be much difference
between Bluray players using Blu-ray discs. But progressive</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>scan DVD players use deinterlacing to insert made-up
frames to fool your eyes, by its nature this is interpolation and requires
good CPU power to work well. Same for Blu-ray players playing DVDs.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>There is still some conversion done in the players
I think- as you can sometimes adjust brightness/contrast/gamma in the player.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>On the audio side, I am not on a "golden ears"
audiophile, but I can definitely hear the difference between</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>a $50 DVD player and my Oppo. And I can see
the difference between a $50 "progressive scan" player and the
Oppo, Sony or</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>Pioneer DVD players.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><tt><font size=2>On the audio front, a decent (not insane) amount of
attention in the DACS and amplifier design makes a difference.</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>I have a decent $100 pair of Grado headphones and
listening to a CD through the Oppo</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>or my (old) Marantz CD player is a revelation. I
actually got stuck in the study one night re-living my old CDs through
</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>headphones.</font></tt>
<br>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">My real reason for buying the Oppo was
that if I added up repairing my old Marantz SPecial Edition CD player,
buying a new decent prog scan DVD player, and then a Blu-ray player</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">then the price of the Oppo was about
the same. All in one device. And the Oppo can be "re-regioned"
for DVD and Blu-ray to stop movie studios pirating my play-rights to legally
bought</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">discs from overseas.</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Cheers,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Indulis</font>