Reputation often precedes accolades when it is about OPPO in the sphere of home cinemas. Oppo enjoys a repute for having 'performance-topping' disc players whose video and audio quality go beyond most customers' expectations given their down-to-earth prices. Hearsay of OPPO releasing a 'Universal' Blu-ray player, the BDP-83, madecountless dribble with eager anticipation.

Many a OPPO BDP-83 review flaunt the player as a brilliant release. The OPPO BDP-83 adheres to Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) specifications and offers tremendous DVD upscaling using Anchor Bay VRS technology. Besides Blu-ray disc playback, SACD/DVD-Audio playback and two USB ports for importing images, video, and music from flash drives, add great audio/video flexibility. The BDP-83 can be upgraded via disc, USB flash drive, or directly from the Internet via its built-in Ethernet connection. Although it costs more than many players, the OPPO BDP-83 brings Blu-ray Disc Player performance and flexibility to the utmost.

Oppo has not simply established a new level in terms of value for money with the BDP-83 since there is only another disc player in the world - the Denon DVD-A1UDCI, that presents the format versatility that Oppo does and costs a whopping 9 times more, Oppo has also achieved top honours in presenting a veritable reference-quality Blu-ray Disc Player with three important factors working in its favor: it is flexible, quiet, and terrific at showing the aural and visual properties of the Blu-ray technology.

With the imperfect verbose in the wake of its 'universal' playability claim and overall prowess with handling its core function as a Blu-ray player - the OPPO BDP-83 warrants easy acknowledgement as an incomparable machine in the realm of high-definition home video. It works hard to prove worthy of its price tag by presenting a awe-inspiring Blu-ray and DVD experience, along with supporting many other audio components too. Despite being pricier than some of the other models already in the market, the jolt in price positively echoes in both technical and tangible quality. OPPO's initial Blu-ray player reigns in cinematic quality, which helps to substantiate a purchase of this substantial, exciting piece of Blu-ray equipment.

In summary, OPPO has made extraordinary advancements with the BDP-83, a piece of work that delivers the high-definition goods to pleasing degrees. It is therefore, no wonder it tops the charts as the best Blu-ray player of the month.