BDP-83 Video Performance and Benchmarks

by Clint DeBoer — last modified June 03, 2009

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)

Test	Max Points	Results	Pass/Fail
Color Bar	10	10	Pass
Jaggies #1	5	5	Pass
Jaggies #2	5	5	Pass
Flag	10	10	Pass
Detail	10	10	Pass
Noise	10	0	Fail
Motion adaptive Noise Reduction	10	0	Fail
Film Detail	10	10	Pass
Cadence 2:2 Video	5	5	Pass
Cadence 2:2:2:4 DV Cam	5	5	Pass
Cadence 2:3:3:2 DV Cam	5	5	Pass
Cadence 3:2:3:2:2 Vari-speed	5	5	Pass
Cadence 5:5 Animation	5	5	Pass
Cadence 6:4 Animation	5	5	Pass
Cadence 8:7 animation	5	5	Pass
Cadence 24fps film	5	5	Pass
Scrolling Horizontal	10	10	Pass
Scrolling Rolling	10	10	Pass
Total	130	110

*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.

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j_garcia posts on April 06, 2010 19:10

Update on my issue with Max Payne BD and the new beta firmware: I dropped by their office here and they confirmed the issue. The disc plays fine with the 1224 firmware but not with the current beta release. They are looking into it. It played fine on the BD-80 with the current production firmware.

adk highlander posts on April 06, 2010 08:32

I've come across a bit of info that will be helpful to anyone using the IR input on the back of the BDP-83. It DOES NOT use a standard 3.5mm mono plug.

If you use a standard plug it can cause damage to the player.

Tip is 5v+, ring is signal and sleeve is ground and on most other setups the tip is signal and sleeve is ground.

PearlcorderS701 posts on April 05, 2010 17:38

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LOL reading your quote I realized I made a typo again. Instead of ......couldn't give up....., it should have been .....couldn't keep up...... Regardless, it is appreciated either way you understood it.
Can you try and put this comment into context again? I totally lost track of what we were talking about...:o

PENG posts on April 05, 2010 07:38

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Understood.

LOL reading your quote I realized I made a typo again. Instead of ......couldn't give up....., it should have been .....couldn't keep up...... Regardless, it is appreciated either way you understood it.

PearlcorderS701 posts on April 04, 2010 14:38

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Assuming you are in the US is it possible for you to visit a best buy store and ask for a demo of the Pioneer BDP-320 or the higher Elite models? Those models did not fare as well as the Oppo 83 in synthetic tests but they do allow some adjustments for NR. Again, I find the XDE produces sharper pictures in general but the Pioneer and the Samsung produce smoother, slightly more noise free pictures. I only mention this again as I believe you said you prefer to have the video processing done in the player. The Edge is nice but it does cost a few bucks and it is a stand alone unit.
Sure, I can get to a local Best Buy (I am in the U.S.) and demo these players -- I have heard that these offer better noise reduction (well, more effective) than most players out there. I will try and check this out; thanks for the lead.

You meant it's like the stock market months before it crashed in 2008?

You have to admit though, Oppo never really 'hypes' their stuff up, it has been a few enthusiastic users who might have exaggerated their superior performance to some degree. IMHO this sort of thiings happen with all sorts of products, including cars, vacuum cleaners etc., not just BD players.

I suppose there's something to be said about this.