DV-981 HD: Oppo.www.oppodigital.com, Hardware, $229 Oppo's slim DV-981 is an upgrade to the 970 model and uses the Mediatek chip and a Genesis Deinterlacer. Simply put, there is more detail and enhancement to almost any video source, even without a 1080p display. It sets up easily, responds quickly to remote commands, and incorporates Faroudja's uprezzing technology to further improve resolution and clarity. This universal DVD player, with HDMi, includes features such as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD (Super Audio CD) A high-resolution CD audio format from Sony and Philips. SACD and DVD-Audio (DVD-A) were the two next-generation digital audio formats for enhanced sound quality, but neither one caught on (see high-resolution audio). ) and is the latest of three players introduced by Oppo within a year. It plays all versions of DivX video with standard playback of DivX media files and XviD, .SRT (1) (Source Routing Transparent) An IEEE-standard that provides bridging between Ethernet and Token Ring networks. Ethernet LANs use transparent bridging, and Token Ring LANs use source route bridging (SRB). , .IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. and .SUB formats. It's also compatible with Audio CD, HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital) A digital processing technique that increases fidelity on audio CDs, developed by Keith Johnson and Michael "Pflash" Pflaumer. , WMA, Kodak Picture CD, and other digital audio/video/picture media and formats. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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