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    Default Oppo is shutting down manufacturing

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    Wow, that really is a shock! Sad to see this. Great products don't always translate into a great business, unfortunately.

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    Interesting. I wonder what drove that decision? Economics of maintaining an Engineering/R&D team....manufacturing costs? Did partnerships with various vendors/sources come to an end?

    At least they will continue to offer support to their existing customers.
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    Default Re: Oppo is shutting down manufacturing

    Wow. Very sorry to hear this. I was planning to order one soon, after much research. Anybody have recommendations for something similar and close in quality/price (to the $500 model, I mean)?

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    Default Re: Oppo is shutting down manufacturing

    Quote Originally Posted by SteveM View Post
    Wow. Very sorry to hear this. I was planning to order one soon, after much research. Anybody have recommendations for something similar and close in quality/price (to the $500 model, I mean)?
    Why not still get the OPPO? It should last a very long time. I'm very glad I bought a plasma before production stopped.
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    Quote Originally Posted by natetg57 View Post
    Why not still get the OPPO? It should last a very long time. I'm very glad I bought a plasma before production stopped.
    That's what I'm thinking. Maybe there'll be a price drop too.

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    Default Re: Oppo is shutting down manufacturing

    Quote Originally Posted by Mag_Neato View Post
    Interesting. I wonder what drove that decision? Economics of maintaining an Engineering/R&D team....manufacturing costs? Did partnerships with various vendors/sources come to an end?
    I believe it was a slowly decreasing number of customers. IOW, streaming.

    I for one want the discs because of the better uncompressed audio vs. streaming. And that means I need a disc player. Sigh.... but most people just don't care -- convenience wins over most people, and there's no denying the convenience of streaming. Double sigh...
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