Official OPPO BDP-83 Owner's Thread [technical talk only] - Page 525

Hello:
What color filters do you speack?. Does Oppo include any color filter with the Spears & Munsil High Def disk?

I receive my player with this disk but there were not filters, or any indication about it.

Thanks

I second that question!

I received my player a little over a week ago, and the color filters were included with the S&M disc.

Wow, what an unfortunate abbreviation.

bluechunks, I too have a 5200ES. I will be orderding my -83 this weekend & will check it out with my few DVD-A's forthwith! I will be listening for this anomaly.

The S&M color filters weren't ready when the disc was produced; the authors were not happy with their choices until recently.

Everyone who purchased the disc or received one with the player will be getting filters separately. I don't believe you have to do anything, but neither have I heard that the extra filters are shipping yet.

-Bill

Does the filter included in the same package of S&M disc?

I will check tonight when return home, but I did not remember to see any filter. I think the filter were not in my player box.

My email from Spears stated that the filters would arrive by the end of July.

I received my Oppo yesterday and it did have the blue filters in the included test disc. It had one lens 1% the other side for 2% and fold in half together to make 3%.

Overall, very happy with the product, service, packaging, etc... Thumbs up!

does your unit have the DVD Video AND AUDIO on the front logo?

I received my unit two weeks ago and it has the DVD video/audio logo in front

ABOUT DivX files

After loading the last beta firmware, I have been testing some DivX files. One of them is in PAL format (25fps) and it only plays ok in -83 when I select 1080i or 480i (standard video). 480p/720p/1080p/ produces a cadence problem (ghosting or jumping image). The same quality in the 980h. The 980h loads the subtitle file, the -83 does not.

Was the filter in the case with the disk? The reason I ask is because I haven't opened the S&M case yet.

Information about the DIY free-region mod for USA.

This information has arrive to my e-mail
"...We are not shipping the BDP-83 Region & Zone kit to the US till around July 14th when we have a bulk order of kits arriving.

Please check our website for a DIY option to the USA and Canada about that time. It will be at the bottom of this page:
http://www.crtprojectors.co.uk/region_free_bpd-83.htm...".

Sorry if this has been addressed before. My head is starting to spin from searching the net, Microsoft, avs forums, etc. Anyway, someone please correct me if I'm wrong about this but as near as I can tell, my new Oppo BDP-83 will only play .avi files from discs that have been Mastered formatted. Blank discs are the only discs that can be Mastered formatted. Used -RW DVDs cannot be Mastered formatted. Is this correct?

I've never heard of "Mastered formatted" but RW discs work fine.

-Bill

What's the file's resolution?

Interlaced, or progressive?

I have three HDMI switches right now but only use one. The Oppo 3x1 switch, a Radiient Technologies 4x1 switch, and a 4x2 Monoprice switch. Off-hand, I don't know the model numbers of these switches, but the Oppo switch has worked out the best for me. The Radiient had a problem with one of my HDMI devices (Yamaha DVD-c961) on one of its ports (others worked ok), and the Monoprice switch didn't do what I bought it for, which was to distribute a single output from my Z11 to two displays.

I like the Oppo the best as it is the smallest, creates the least unnecessary light in the room (against my projector screen), and just worked right out of the box.

BTW, I attempted to return the Monoprice switch but they failed to return my email once I told them I needed to return it; and I got distracted and forgot to follow up quickly enough.

One final note on this regarding a splitter (which was what I attempted to use the Monoprice switch for). The Radiient Technologies Repeat 6 HDMI Distributor seems to be on fire sale at some places around the net right now (they have apparently gotten out of the business of offering consumer products, based on what I see on their web site). So you can pick up this device at a savings right now. In fact, I just purchased one from overstock.com.

Video: XDIV 624x352 25.0 fps (1008kbps)
Audio: MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 151Kbps
Aspect: 1.77:1
Interlaced/progressive: I don´t have specific information.

But it seems to be interlaced, because this file was take from TV (Europe?).

Actually, it should be progressive based on that resolution.

Hmmmmm .... nothing too strange there. OK, I'm baffled. I may have a couple files at that resolution and framerate that I haven't tried out yet. I'll check them out tonight.

Hi Bill, thanks for your prompt reply. I tried copying .avi files to a -RW disc that had been erased. Oppo gave me the UNKNOW DISC indication. That's when I started researching and discovered what I thought was the problem. I used a new disc, formatted it to the Mastered format, copied the .avi files and it works fine. You can search Vista help for "burn to disc" if you need more info.

Anyway, how did you get your .avi files to the DVD? Was it just drag, drop and eject? Had the DVD been formatted before with the default Live File System format?

Roger

Sorry, all Linux all the time here.

I'm sure you are dealing with Windows software issues here, not media compatibility standards.

-Bill

I have had this exact same issue with NIN "With Teeth" Dual Disc DVD side. Image was frozen on screen preventing navigation. I have also noticed that at times the "slideshow" of images stops. It will begin again if I skip forward or back. I have experienced the same slideshow stopping behavior on NIN "The Downward Spiral" Dual Disc DVD side. This is with the latest beta firmware. Same behavior with previous factory loaded firmware.

I'm just reporting this here for the record. I absolutely love my BDP-83. I credit this forum with helping me to make an informed choice to wait for this player. It is easily the best A/V purchase I have made in years. Thanks to all!

Yes, I'm sure that's it's a Windows software issue too. I was hoping to find someone here who has encountered the same problem and figured out some way to employ used -RW DVDs to play .avi files on the BDP-83. Just saying that it plays .avi files is a little bit less information that is actually required.

heh, wasn't even looking for a solution, trying to, you know, add to the knowledgebase...

You must admit it's a wacky symptom.

Woot!

Thank you sir...


I would have added "Buy a PS3 as backup for this title...", but it's a good start...heh.

...well, you're not getting surround for one.

That said, the stereo mix is quite good in 88.2kHz. I picked it up less than a year ago during my "buy it now before the format completely dies" blitz. Not a fan of his other stuff, but this is a pretty, Nick Drake-ish record with just a few flourishes of his usual bombastic stuff, and makes for great listening on the Oppo (unless, you know, you need the menu).

You're dealing with a disc format issue. A DVD must be in DVD-ROM(ISO) format to play media files. Must be DVD-Video format (UDF) to play DVD video. If you're using Windows to copy files to a disc, it will be in another format than either of those 2. Just use a burning program to create a DVD-ROM(ISO) disc with your media files, it won't matter if it's a new RW disc or not.

I just checked it and it does have both under DVD on the front right.

lol. i got it on monday. still not a whole lotta early but i switched to another disc after that so 12 Rounds was erased from my mind. and, as i said, no big loss for me. there you go.

When I look at a wide-screen PAL DVD using my BDP-83 in 1:1 mode, the extreme left of the screen (about 1/4 inch) is black, while on the right the picture extends all the way. My TV is a Panasonic TH-42PZ85U; it is connected directly to the BDP-83 with the HDMI cable that came with the player. The P/N setting is NTSC. I am using the latest beta firmware. The one region-free PAL widescreen disk I own is "Marketa Lazarová" (Second Run DVD 017). I also own an Oppo DV-983H, and it plays the same DVD through the same TV without this problem.

Oppo is on the case: "We have confirmed the issue related to PAL playback on the BDP-83 when using the ABT VRS processing, however, there is no solution available for this error at this time. Our engineers will be working on this issue with a hopeful resolution occurring in the next firmware release."

Terry