[Sparky14]

My old Toshiba player died tonight. HOORAY!

I haven't been keeping up on the latest DVD news, so maybe you guys can give me some recommendations.

Here's my needs/wants:

- Don't need Blue-Ray, this was my Standard DVD player.
- This was my main audio CD player, so good audio playback is essential
- DVD-A or SACD not really important, wouldn't mind it. HDCD would be a plus as I do have a dozen of those.

I know Oppo has a well regarded standard DVD universal player. Is there any other DVD players out there regarded as competition to the Oppo?

[Bob in St. Louis]

You can't go wrong with an Oppo. As far as competition to the Oppo for the price...I'm not aware of any.
However, don't discount a Bluray player. It might just open your eyes to a whole new world of audio playback.

Just something to think about. Now's your chance.  aa

Bob

[ltr317]

I second the OppO.  At $170 for the DV-980H, it's a no brainer. 

[Barry_NJ]

Well I opted for the Oppo BDP-83, it does amazing things with my SD DVD collection, and Blu-ray really is better.
Then there's the DVD-A, and SACD capability too...

[Crimson]

Oppoppoppoppoppoppo.

Did I mention Oppo? Just got the BDP-83. Whoa!

[S Clark]

I highly recommend an OPPO!  Fine product, good service.  When I needed to unlock my 981 to play European format, they responded with advice to help me do it. 

[ctviggen]

I second the OppO.  At $170 for the DV-980H, it's a no brainer.

I don't believe they make this model anymore, do they?  All I see are two Blu-ray players, one for a shocking $900. 

[Atlplasma]

The BDP-83 SE is a modded unit with upgraded components. The standard ($499) unit is still supposed to be exceptional.

But it does look like they've discontinued the DVD players.

[WerTicus]

Screw swapping discs.... big hard drive + HTPC!

Same convenience improvement as it was going from VHS to dvd.