OPPO Intros BDP-80: A More Affordable Blu-ray Player

OPPO Digital on Monday announced a new Blu-ray player, the BDP-80. More affordable than the BDP-83, the BDP-80 is a full-featured universal Blu-ray Disc player that supports BD Profile 2.0 (BD-Live and BonusView), DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD (SACD), HDCD, CD and other media formats such as AVCHD, MKV video files, digital photos and music.

The BDP-80 has an HDMI 1.3 port for support of 1080p Full HD, 1080p 24Hz, Deep Color and Source Direct modes. Component video, S-Video and Composite video connections are also available. The player also up-converts DVD from standard definition to 1080p.

For audio, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master audio is supported, and the 7.1-channel analog output is configurable and can be set as 7.1-channel, 5.1-channel, or stereo. When playing SACD, the BDP-80 can output DSD (Direct Stream Digital) over HDMI in its native format or convert it into high-resolution PCM. It also has an optical and coaxial digital audio output. Other features include front and back USB 2.0 ports and 1GB of internal storage.

The OPPO BDP-80 is available now for $289.

See a comparison of the BDP-80 and BDP-83 here: www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-80/blu-ray-BDP-80-Compare.aspx