Oppo BDP-93

Oppo BDP-93

While it can be difficult to find enthusiast home theater gear including Blu-ray players in Best Buy and Wal-Mart, they're out there. At $499.99 (direct), the Oppo BDP-93 costs more than twice as much as almost all of the other Blu-ray players we've reviewed this year. For that money, though, you get the most features, some of the best performance and video processing, and a nearly bulletproof build quality. It's a Blu-ray player that, if you can afford it and you value a high-end home theater experience, is worth the big bucks, and that's why it's our Editors' Choice for hig-end Blu-ray players. Also, Oppo was chosen as the best Blu-ray player manufacturer by PCMag.com readers in our annual Readers' Choice Awards. DesignThe BDP-93 is built like a tank. It looks less like a Blu-ray player and more like a small A/V receiver with a disc tray in the middle. The player measures 3.1 by 16.8 by 12.3 inches and weighs a whopping 10.8 pounds, easily doubling the size and weight of more mainstream Blu-ray players like the Sony BDP-S580 ($199.99, 3.5 stars). The front panel is a thick, attractive brushed gunmetal with a circular Power button on the left side of the glossy rectangular display and disc tray, and circular playback and control buttons on the right side.