Originally Posted by markqv
Originally Posted by John Kotches
For those of you that might be interested, I'm going to be a guinea pig on a blu-ray mod.

Best,

John

I would be most interested to hear how this goes - keep me posted!

Have you heard anymore rumours of the mooted Oppo HD DVD Bluray hybrid machine?

Regards

Mark

Hi Mark,

Oppo are about to release their final edition of their SD DVD player, Oppo DV-983H, most likely in March. Until the markets soaks up this release, we won't be seeing anything from Oppo regarding high definition players until at least 3rd or 4th quarter of this year.

At this point in time it is very unlikely that they will produce a hybrid machine and like others, have been watching the HD wars closely before commiting to one format or another or both. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a hybrid player myself but I don't think it will ever happen. I could be wrong and I hope so.

Don't forget, Oppo is about releasing a best bang for your buck featured player in return for high revenue dividends and I don't think a hybrid will be the solution, if you know what I mean.

However, it takes bravery to commit to one format and not the other. The market is a fickle place. Some tough choices for Oppo.

Cheers
Pasadena

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