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yep, I don't listen to any of that anyway.

That explains why it fits my mancave decore so well! I havn't really noticed load times, which means its really fast.

Both PS3 and Oppo are fast enough that you don't think about "is it loading or not???" PS3 seems to be the only player that every movie studio will test against. I don't know of one movie that failed to play on the PS3. No other player can claim that. Even the vaunted Oppo had problems playing one or two movies.

Blu-ray....was never fully baked before being released.

And your point is? I'm full of shit maybe?

I have and use both.

I guess so. People that own both have done tests that have been documented on the internet and they state otherwise. During the beta stage of the BDP-83 the PS3 was documented at slightly higher load times on average except for when using chapters and it seems Oppo has bested them with sucessful firmware updates. All you state is one is faster without any factual evidence as opposed to other people that have exact seconds of load times of different players with a wide variety of disks. Thats information I am going off of. Do you do firmware updates on your players?

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-...s-powering.html

I didn't realize the firmware updates provided such an increase in performance. I remember the initial reviews stating that one or the other was faster depending on the function and the title, though the PS3 was given the edge. Then the PS3 Slim came out, which was said to be a little slower than previous models (and it's the model I currently have), and I haven't heard of any of the PS3 updates improving performance. I can be on board with the OPPO being considered faster now. I haven't used the Slim to play any Blu-rays except when I first got it to try it out.

While we're talking about time, disc load times and player responsiveness have been significant issues for Blu-ray players, especially when BD-Java is involved. The BDP-83 performs well in this regard, with good player responsiveness to remote commands and fast load times. One of several "time trials" I did during beta testing was measuring how long the player took to load the Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl Blu-ray. This is a title that was documented on AVS Forum for a number of players that I did not have available to me, so it gave me a wider sampling. Load time for the BDP-83 was under 24 seconds, while load time for my Panasonic BD30 was 53 seconds. According to AVS, the PS3 takes at least 30 seconds to load this disc, the Pioneer BDP-05 takes 80 seconds, the Samsung 1400 takes 136 seconds, and the Sony BDP300 takes 183 seconds. Newer players from all of these manufacturers have improved on load times, but even compared to the latest models from Sony, Panasonic, and others the BDP-83 should remain near the front of the pack for disc load times. There are a few areas where the BDP-83 is reportedly not as fast as the PS3, mainly relating to navigating BD-Java menus and loading BD-Live content, but otherwise the BDP-83 is at least on par with the PS3 – which puts it up among the best players on the market for speed. (I believe this was referenced during the beta stage)

http://www.prillaman.net/oppobdp83_review.html

Does the PS3 even support DVD-A or SACD?

The PS3 never supported DVD-A and Sony has dropped SACD support on any of the new PS3 models. The only models that supported SACD were some 60gb and 80gb models made in 2007 and I am not sure what year they stopped making them. You would have to find them used on Ebay or other places such as that.

The PS3 is a great choice if you are a gamer and it offers great value in that regards because of its Blu-ray capabilities. Otherwise the Oppo is the better choice IMO. The OP wanted SACD and DVD-A support so that would only leave one option out of these two choices.

One note is the PS3 will have 3D Blu-ray support with a firmware update, if that's of value.