Oppo has seemingly cornered the market on buzz, becoming the “Apple Computer” of rumor and forum discussion. Following the success of their flagship (and still shipping) OPDV971H upconverting DVD

Oppo Digital is earning a reputation for building products that are modest in price and apearance, but turn out to be giant kilers. The $149 DV-970HD supports DVD-Audio/Video, SACD, HDCD, and CD, and provides HDMI outputs with 720p/1080i upconversion....

Oppo Digital is slowly but surely earning a reputation for building products that, in car enthusiasts' parlance, are sleepers: that is, components that appear to be modest in price and appearance, but in fact turn out to be giant killers. I can think...

Taken on its own terms, the Oppo DV-970HD is remarkably versatile, handling all manner of discs -- CDs, DVDs, SACDs, DVD-As, DivX, Kodak Picture CDs -- as well as upconversion to 1080i via its HDMI output. Oppo even throws in a decent HDMI cable. It...

For the last year or so the majority of the conversations I've had about budget DVD players, inevitably end up with “have you seen the OPPO?” to which I would reply, “Not yet, no”. Well thankfully those days are over and I don't have to be a...