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Lexicon BD-30 Blu-ray Player (Oppo BDP-83 Clone) Review

by Clint DeBoer last modified January 18, 2010
Contributors: Gene DellaSala
Lexicon BD-30 BD Player

Lexicon BD-30 BD Player

Summary

  • Product Name: BD-30 Blu-ray Player
  • Manufacturer: Lexicon
  • Performance Rating: StarStarStarStarhalf-star
  • Value Rating: half-star
  • Review Date: January 15, 2010 14:30
  • MSRP: $ 3500
Specifications
Analog Audio: 7.1ch or 5.1ch, stereo

Digital Audio: Coaxial, Optical
HDMI Audio: Stereo, up to 7.1ch high-resolution PCM, up to 5.1ch DSD, bitstream or LPCM conversion of Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, and DTS-HD Master Audio.

Analog Video: Composite, Component Video (Y/Pb/Pr, 480i/480p, 720p/1080i available for non-restricted content only)

Digital Video: HDMI with HDCP (NTSC: 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24, PAL 576i/576p/720p/1080i/1080p/1080p24)

BD Profile: BD-ROM Version 2 Profile 2 (also compatible with Profile 1 Version 1.0 and 1.1)
Internal Storage: 1GB

Disc Types: BD-Video, DVD-Video, AVCHD, DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD, CD-R/RW, DVD&plsmn;R/RW, DVD&plsmn;R DL, BD-R/RE

Frequency: 20Hz - 20kHz (&plsmn;0.4dB)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: >110dB (A-weighted)

THD+N: THD+N: <0.002% (1kHz at 0dBFS, 20kHz LPF)

Power Consumption: 35W (0.5W Standby)

Dimensions: 438mm × 329mm × 89mm (17¼ × 12 15/16 × 3½ inches)

Weight: 7.4kg / 16.3lbs

Pros

  • One of the best Blu-ray players we've tested

Cons

  • It's an Oppo BDP-83 with a $3000 premium
  • Questionable value to THX certification

Introduction

It's an Oppo BDP-83. Normally we'd launch into a statement like this with more tact. We may, for example, wax eloquent about the Lexicon BD-30's beautiful chassis or it's billet aluminum front face. We could tell you about the heft of the unit, or the fact that comes double boxed with enough padding to warrant throwing it off the FedEx or UPS truck while it's still moving. While all of that is true, the Lexicon BD-30 is still an Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Player. And what's more, it's not just using the same parts - they actually stuck the player inside - chassis and all. This would be OK, were it not for the $3000 premium and THX certification. As Sherlock Holmes would say: The game is afoot!

 

 

Recent Forum Posts:

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metalhalide posts on March 26, 2010 16:17
"The major focus of the THX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player certification is on video performance."

Uhh, then why does THX do that cute little short with the robot and the cow-sound-can at the beginning? Seems like audio.
Seth=L posts on March 25, 2010 23:51
santeini;703268
Curiosity killed the cat,greed killed ......................?
The radio star?
santeini posts on March 25, 2010 22:16
Curiosity killed the cat,greed killed ......................?
3db posts on February 16, 2010 11:06
bogrod;687000
I'm not defending the hoffman site, but I did notice that a discussion relating to the Lexicon was started over there & still remains:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=205556 [stevehoffman.tv]

I do appreciate the link to the stereocentral.tv. Very amusing. Who started that site?


Thats not the thread I started but I'm glad to see there is a thread running with this that is not locked.
bogrod posts on February 16, 2010 08:46
3db;685609
Exacly what Seth is saying. Quite a large number of the members there pay homage to the "cable gods"

I'm not defending the hoffman site, but I did notice that a discussion relating to the Lexicon was started over there & still remains:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=205556 [stevehoffman.tv]

I do appreciate the link to the stereocentral.tv. Very amusing. Who started that site?
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