ZenfoldorVGI said:
Yeah, I've heard the tagline, and oppo at one time did make the best upscaling DVD player, which is no longer in production. As for top end BR players, they're about 2000 bucks now, and those players don't offer much improvement over the PS3, and the "feature set" includes the kind of useless stuff that only a...not so frugle person...pays 2000 dollars for. BR players like the Marantz 8002 are made of hand picked components that are dependable for a lifetime. It doesn't cost 2000 dollars because it's also a 1000w amplifier, and the software is tweakable via cool looking manual buttons, it's costs 2000 dollars because it's 100 percent handmade, and because you're paying for the brand. For picture quality, and important features, the PS3 is still by far the best BR player, and I've always found the phrase "for the money" to be redundant. Money is and should always be a factor in decision making. For nuts, fiddles, and whistles, and if I'm stealing it, I'd still pick the PS3 because that 2000 dollar BR player doesn't look any better, and doesn't play Uncharted, so wtf. That said, Oppo is a respectable brand, and I actually do own that DVD upscaler I mentioned.
Also, the PS3 BR remote, last I checked is 20 bucks on amazon, and if you're prime, it's free 2 day shipping. |
Why would you spend $2000 when you can buy the Oppo player for $500 and have the best player on the market? Its not that bad of a price considering. Read the hardware review I posted a link to. You have to realize that the PS3 has features a lot of people dont care about, like the ability to play video games and browse the internet.