Official OPPO BDP-83 Owner's Thread [technical talk only] - Page 515

Chose BDP-83 in the Harmony setup. Works fine.

I reported last night there were a couple pops after the upgrade, but also did not set the player back to factory defaults after applying the firmware.

As such, I re-applied/reset player defaults, and so far with the same disc as last night (Moody Blues "On The Threshold of a Dream" SACD), no pops.

i do notice a click when the tracks change and that is consistent so I'm assuming that's the way it was mastered somehow. My other SACD player is not hooked up at the moment so I can't compare that "issue". Maybe somebody else has the disc and can comment?

UPDATE: Spoke too soon, a couple more "pops". Very intermittent though it'd be nice if they were eliminated once and for all.

Check out this post about the BDP-83 in the Denon DVD-A1 thread. Nothing like starting false rumors...

Ok, what was the outcome?

And very useful. On the 980, one has to do this manually and if, as I have done by accident many times, one hits the HDMI button on the front and resets the resolution too low, one gets stereo output only. I cannot tell you the frustration I suffer as I try to debug the system and look everywhere before realizing, aha, I have screwed it up myself.

not easy to isolate; is it repeating for you?

I was reading in a review that the 83 will output 1080p/24 as an option on regular DVD's. I didn't know this was possible. Doesn't the source have to be 24 (Blu-Ray)??
Anybody notice any difference between 24 and 60 for regular DVDs?

My Pio 111 has 60Hz flicker which is noticeable to me especially on brighter material so I'm looking forward to reviews with this 1080/24 SD DVD feature. 72Hz SD DVD would be great if I'm understanding this feature correctly.

Yes, it should work, either burned to disc or copied to a USB device.

The top AVCHD folder can be nested within any other folders; just navigate to it using the player browser.

There have been mentions of AVCHD authoring tools here but I haven't kept links. You might try a search.

-Bill

Yes, but only for discs with 3:2 cadence (NTSC) and not for PAL. The BDP-83 bases 24fps conversion on 3:2 pulldown detection.


Yes, people have been playing dvds (both PAL and NTSC) on their HTPCs for years at 24fps using a freeware tool called Reclock. PAL dvds are preferred, generally, due, in part, to higher resolution.

Some people were hoping Oppo would finally support 24fps on PAL dvds.


No, that's not true.


Yes, people do notice the difference. A friend said the Oppo BPD-83, when 24 fps does work, works very well. However, the feature doesn't work with all NTSC dvds due to poor authoring and not at all with Region free PAL dvds.

And DVDs made from 30fps video - like many concert discs.

larry

I enjoy learning about a/v products by reading constructive criticism posted by intelligent contributors based on their research and experience.

Unfortunately, this post is a perfect example of why one particular high-end BD owner's thread has become unreadable: wild, unsubstantiated claims with no supporting science.

Can bashing someone else's a/v product really make a person feel that much better about their own purchase decision?

Hook

I've never had that problem using LPCM via HDMI and a Denon 3806 to a 8G Kuro. There is also an OPPO HDMI switch in my chain.

I'm using a Harmony 1000 and I was able to use BDP-83 in the Harmony data base.

I have the DVD 24fps option turned on, and just to further test it, I pulled one of the oldest discs I have, Ladyhawke from the late '90s. While the picture quality of this disc is one of watching a VHS tape, the player had no problem with the disc except for a second or two at the beginning to lock onto the cadence. I haven't found a DVD disc yet that won't play at this setting.

I need to try others, but Sting's Brand New Day DVD plays correctly at 24fps, and I compared back and forth with the option On and Off, and preferred the 24fps playing more. As I looked through my collection of concert DVDs, none of them mentioned whether the picture was video or film, and the Sting disc has a fairly substantial credits list. I guess it's just a matter of trying them.

Wondering if anyone can help me with an issue I'm having. I just received the OPPO a few days ago.

I have the Oppo connected via my Arcam AVR600 to my Sony VPL-VW50 on output 1.

First issue is that turning on or off the projector causes the sound to pause for a couple of seconds. This is a minor annoyance.

Second is that using my new Oppo BDP-83 I get no audio when the projector is switched off. Always get sound when it is turned on, however I don't really want that when I just want to listen to music. I have used my Sony BDP-S550 on the same input (DVD) with the same cable and don't have this issue i.e. CD playback always works, even if the Sony display is turned off. I think it must be something related to HDMI handshaking between the two units. But I can't understand why the display needs to be on to get sound. It is unclear if it is an issue with the Arcam or the Oppo or both, however as the Sony works fine something is messed up. I have tried various firmware variants for the Oppo but still the same result. The AVR600 is on F/W 1.8.

If anyone has any suggestions as to a remedy then I would be very grateful. Thanks.

I'm having a possible issue with Blu-ray discs, DTS and my Oppo.
Two of my Blu-ray discs , The Fifth Element & The Italian Job, lists DTS audio tracks on their covers but the selection is not available in the audio setup menus of the respective Blu-ray discs. I also have the DVD Superbit version of The Fifth Element and have no trouble selecting the DTS soundtrack. I have set the BDP-83 audio out to bitstream.

If the secondary audio is selected to "On" my SSP indicates DTS but according to the manual the output audio is DTS as the Oppo mixes the sources and outputs DTS.

Does the Oppo try and query for available audio playback capability from your system and adjust audio selections on the Blu-ray disc menus or are the DTS tracks just not there on the Blu-ray discs?

Or am I missing something?

Try going into your setup menus for the player and the AVR and turn off HDMI Control. That may solve the projector on problem. For #1, that's just a case of HDMI handshake between components...it's going to happen each time.

I've found exactly one and it was on a bonus disk in the Lone Ranger 75th Anniversary box.

This is only a guess.
Have you tried turning secondary audio off?
If you have selected source direct as your video output and have secondary audio on there is the possibility that the video and audio may get out of sync as the audio will have additional processing to add the secondary audio in.
This is only a guess.

I have had this happen three times, so far. I can't remember if the display turned off or not, though.

You can't do lossless and secondary audio simultaniously. If you want lossless sound, you need to turn SA off.
Don't know where you are seeing DTS for Fifth Element. It has an uncompressed PCM track, and a TrueHD track... no DTS.

This is a very cool feature......

You are correct on the sound track for The Fifth Element Blu-ray. My mistake.
I got confused between the DVD and Blu-ray covers.

The Italian Job Blu-ray does list a DTS track but it isn't available as a selection in the audio setup. This disc is my only Blu-ray disc with DTS listed on its cover.

So back to the question does the BDP-83 limit audio selection choices of a Blu-ray disc's audio selections based on an HDMI query to attached equipment or is the DTS tract just not on the disc?

Thanks.

I have been using an 880. Most of the codes came from the Logitech site. Dimmer and color buttons were not included and needed learning. I tend to use the OPPO remote for player adjustments and the Harmony for routine use.

Dave

I have tried cycling through the audio selections using the audio button as well as Blu-ray disc audio setup menu. DTS never appears. Must be a misprint on the Blu-ray jacket.

Thanks.

I am very happy with my OPPO but I wish they would soon implement Multichannel test tones. In the meantime, does anyone know a simple program that I could use just to balance my speakers?
Thank you.