BDP-83 Video Performance and Benchmarks

For our performance tests we used several test discs including Avia Pro, Spears & Munsil, Silicon Optix HQV, as well as several real-world Blu-ray and DVD video clips. The idea is to test various performance metrics and get a good idea of how the player handles real world material in addition to more rigorous unflagged video tests.

All final test scores were derived using the Oppo BDP-83's HDMI output in 1080p/60 mode unless otherwise specified.

Audioholics/HQV Bench Testing Summary of Test Results

Perfect Score is 130
Oppo BDP-83 Benchmark total score: 110/130 (This scores as one of the top players available)

*All tests were done with the HDMI outputs at 1080p.

Comments on DVD Benchmarks

Noise reduction was one place that the ABT chipset seemed to exhibit deficient performance. We found that there was a dramatic jump once you exceeded +6 that caused significant blurring of the overall image, including any active menu overlays. According to the HQV test we should give this player a score of zero because the Noise Reduction circuitry is set to 0 by default, causing only minimal noise reduction. We initially felt it was worth half credit, but after additional testing we found that adding anything to the noise reduction controls caused some minor stairstepping on thin lines at steeper angles.