This is the good stuff
I wanted a Blu-Ray player that I could also use as a CD player with a good audio system. Based on magazine and user reviews I went for the Oppo BDP-83; it's pricey but quality is never cheap.
This is the best piece of equipment I've bought in ages. You know it's a class act from the minute you open the box: the packing is snug and doesn't crumble, and it's easy to unpack (not so much praise for Amazon's packing: they put the Oppo box in a larger box with loose paper filler, allowing the Oppo box to slide around; no damage, though).
The manual (I always read them): It's written by a literate English-speaker and printed as a full-sized book,in a large, bold font on good paper. It has lots of diagrams and explains everything clearly. There are countless combinations of equipment you could use the player with, but you can easily find the part of the manual that you need. Oppo provides an HDMI cable, too.
The setup: You hardly need the manual, because when you turn it on a setup wizard figures things out and provides appropriate defaults for outputs, video and sound settings. Two minutes and you're ready to play your disks.
Performance: Blu-Ray disks load in a few seconds and the picture and sound are beautiful. The player upscales DVD's, which look as good as you could wish -- not as good as Blu-Ray, of course. As a CD player it produces superb sound (and I'm really fussy), and it plays some disks that don't play on other machines, presumably because of damage or defects in the disks. I have only one SACD but that sounds great too, though I'm not sure the SACD format adds much for my purposes.
Updates: I didn't connect it to the internet but I downloaded the latest firmware and installed it by flash drive. No fuss, no problems.
Missing features: Note that it won't play 3-D video or stream Netflix, if those things are important to you.
I am delighted with the BDP-83. If you agree that quality matters, go for it.

The roumors are true! Fab Blu!
Finally, an all-in-one disc player that lives up to the hype!

This machine loads super fast, can play just about every type of file (actually, i think it misses the mark on ape, ogg, flac files... but i haven't had the opportunity to check), has fantastic quality control, and is what every blu ray player Should be. This has to set the benchmark for standard.

The obvious missing wireless internet connection and 3d capability aren't missed too much. The company that makes them even suggests a wireless box to use to make wifi possible. I was hesitant to buy this over the Sony BDP-S570 because of the 3d issue; but I am so glad I bought it after all. It plays dvd-audio so beautifully!

I've found it to be quite fantastic, and well worth the cost. (the 0-0 range)

Simple pleasure
I recently purchased the Oppo BDP 83 Blu-ray player. It was incredibly easy to hook up. The picture quality is fantastic. The movies pop right up. The additional features offer a great expansion to my media entertainment.

Exceeded expectations
I had high expectations considering the stellar reviews. My expectations were exceeded without a doubt. I'm most impressed with the sound quality. My CDs sound absolutely great. This is a great product and, while it is not cheap, it is also a great value.

OPPO really amazed me.
It started with a very well packaged product. Next was the very cool bag covering the actual player. The set-up was easy enough for a mere chemist like me to follow. Two connections later and I was ready to view my first Blu-Ray movie (Avatar). I was truly impressed! The video and audio quality were mind blowing.

Preceeding all that, I was delightfully surprised to see my purchase delivered less than 48 hr after ordering. Can't top that...

It all adds up to an incredibly pleasant purchase experience. Thanks Amazon and OPPA!

Sandy