I was lucky enough to be on the pre-order list and I have had it for a couple of weeks now. A terrific all-purpose player, well worth the wait. It is important to note the last time I looked, that STILL officially, the BDP83 is not ready for direct sale to public yet even from their website, once again ONLY pre-orders. Prior to me ordering, I e-mailed Oppo and asked them about the Canadian re-sellers like "Only Best Rated" and they wouldn't confirm anything for a release date to them. As it has turned out nothing will be available here until the end of June.

Luckily enough, when I took delivery of the player I didn't get charged any duty, only taxes which I would pay anyway and given the Can. dollar has been rising quite rapidly, by the time I get the bill and what looks like the estimated Canadian price thru the re-seller, I will end up paying more or less the same.