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MANUAL/TIPS/FAQ
User's manual:
Updated DV-981HD manual
[DV981HD SETTINGS:
Default settings are utilzed, for the most part. Some suggestions:
TV Display = Wide/SQZ (Will "pillarbox" 4:3 material with a slight penalty in 4:3 resolution)
Brightness = 0
Sharpness = OFF
CCS = OFF (may reduce some flicker between bright colors)
TrueLife = OFF (setting to ON will enable the Noise Reduction feature to be used)
DIRECT PLAY:
To skip over the majority of warnings, promos, etc:
As soon as the DVD will allow:
Press Stop
Press Menu
"Direct Play" may appear briefly on the screen and the movie should begin.
CHECK FIRMWARE VERSION
Check Firmware Version:
Power on the player with no disc inserted.
Press "OSD" on remote.
Note the popup on the screen. The "Batch" notation will be the firmware level.
MAKE REGION FREE:
The latest shipment of units are not region free. To change to region free mode do this:
Press Setup on remote control to access the setup page
Enter 9210 on the remote
A secret menu will pop up
Select 0 to 6 in region code (0 is region free)
Press Setup on remote again to exit
DEFECT/WISH LIST:
REVIEW/TEST RESULTS
EQUIPMENT:
Display: Panasonic TC-22LH1, Hitachi 32HDT55, Sony KDL-40XBR2
Cable: Supplied HDMI cable, Monster HDMI->DVI (for Hitachi display)
Discs: DVE, Avia, HQV
Other: 6500K florescent light
REVIEW (HDMI):
Physical:
The obvious styling change as compared to the other Oppo Digital players is that this one is black in color. I think the Oppo is an attractive looking player -- I really like the understated styling and brushed black metal accent on the front panel. The player is solid feeling. While the tray is thin and flexes, it is tough. Solid metal on five sides. The disc door opens quietly. The discs spin smoothly and there seems to be no unusual vibrations. The RCA connectors are gold plated. Four foot pads with simulated "feet" in front.
Operation:
Just as nice as the DV-971H. Fast, secure, disc handling. Skipping tracks and general navigation is a joy. As with other MediaTek players, layer change is lightning fast. The Panasonic S97 has a lot more configuration items, no doubt about it, however the simplicity of the Oppo has its appeal as well. The quality of the zoom is not quite in the leauge of the Momitsu V880, but the picture looks fair. HDMI was enabled "out of the box". DTS decoder is included.
Picture:
Just as nice as the DV-971H. The Oppo player has a *lot* of detail. 1080p, in my view, ehances the picture even better. I tend to sit very close to the display and density of the pixels is just amazing. The DV-981HD takes advantage of that. The "per pixel" feature of the Sony 40XBR2 takes full advantage of the 1080p upconversion and is recommended for optimum viewing. While it does not play the new High Definition discs, the picture is immersive and quite startling. When using the player, start with the defaut settings. With these settings, color, tint, BTB, grayscale all looked correct and verified via DVE, filters, and 6500K reference. Good motion characteristics -- as expected with Faroudja. Pans looked smooth. Macroblock enhance is noted in some dim scenes. Some light random blocks of color tint noted with black and white material. Individual results may vary, but after lenghty viewing I think the Oppo may be doing a slightly better job than the S97. In many ways, the picture of this player reminds me of the 'S97 -- not real surprising given the Faroudja processing. Macroblock enhance aside, I would say the picture is vastly better than the V880.
DISC COMPATIBILITY (if listed, it's "OK"):
DVD-R : DVD Video
DVD+R : DVD Video, Divx/Xvid
DVD-RW : DVD Video (but not VR mode)
DVD+RW : DVD Video
CD-R : MP3, JPEG, NTSC VCD, PAL VCD, SVCD, Divx/Xvid
CD-RW :
DVD-Audio : YES. For two channel set the Downmix to "Stereo", for multichannel set to "5.1CH".
SACD : YES
While the EQ and SF buttons will not affect the sound as in other modes, these are undocumented "Previous Page" and "Next Page" DVD-Audio operations.
PAL : (region free)
NTSC: (region free)
CONNECTION COMPATIBILITY:
HDMI only. HDCP compliant.
Has 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
VIDEO PERFORMANCE:
1080p : HDMI w/Sony KDL-40XBR2
1080i : HDMI w/Panasonic TC-22LH1, Hitachi 32HDT55, Sony KDL-40XBR2
720p : HDMI Hitachi 32HDT55, Sony KDL-40XBR2
480p : HDMI with Hitachi 32HDT55, Pansonic TC-22LH1, Sony KDL-40XBR2
SUMMARY:
Blacker than Black :
1080p Passes BTB
1080i : Passes BTB
720p : Passes BTB
480p : Passes BTB
Whiter than White :
1080p : Passes WTW
1080i : Passes WTW
720p : Passes WTW
480p : Passes WTW
Macroblock enhance :
1080p : Present
1080i : Present
720p : Present
480p : Present
Chroma Upsampling Error :
1080p : no
1080i : no
720p : no
480p : no
Subtitle Sync :
1080p : Good, some occasional combing noted
720p : Good, some occasional combing noted
Bad Edit :
1080i : OK
720p : OK
Layer Change :
1080p : *Blink* of an eye
720p : *Blink* of an eye
Motion Adaptive Deinterlacer :
1080p : Yes
720p : Yes
Frame/Field pause :
1080p : Field
720p : Field
4:3 display on 16:9 (aka "pillarbox"):
1080p: Yes (with a slight penalty of reduction in resolution)
720p: Yes (with a slight penalty of reduction in resolution)
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