Official OPPO BDP-93 Owner's Thread - Page 632

Yes, ISO is supposed to be removed in this firmware. One report above says it is still working. What's up is not clear yet.

-Bill

According to the Oppodigital support page for the latest official firmware release:

There is a post that states that it was not removed when upgraded.

Can we get a second confirmation? Anyone? I'm too chicken to try.

I cannot confirm that ISO has been removed but Netflix is better.

Is there any change with the Oppo outputting 720p on 1080p blu-ray material? I have a 720p projector, so I set the Oppo to send 720p to my projector (rather than let the projector downscale).

Do these 720p changes in the new firmware effect what I do?

What does the bug look like? I have played quite a number of 720p/24 mkv files (upscaled to 1080p/24 by the Oppo) and not noticed anything.

I haven't upgraded, yet. Thus, my BDP-93 still has the prior firmware, which supposedly plays ISO's. Quick question, what have people used to actually get their players to "see" ISO files contained on their networks? My files are on a Windows Home Server that has Windows Media Connect and a version of Twonky that I believe doesn't support ISO. Thanks.

I never got the Oppo to recognize ISOs on a networked computer but with the upgrade it is "seeing" mkv's on the network. I'm in the process of converting ISOs to mkv's.

ISO was for local storage only, not network. As far as we know no DLNA server supports ISO.

-Bill

Thanks for the quick replies and info. As I currently stream via network, no need to hold-off on upgrading.

Thank you for confirming that for me.

I have installed the latest firmware and I can confirm that the Oppo no longer displays any of my ISO files on my usb hardrive. Not sure why the ISO files would play for you with the latest firmware.

Something weird happening here. How do we make it happen again?:-)

Bob P,

Can you please verify that the 720p scaling fix works when the player is set to the explicit 1080i output resolution?
That's how I have mine set up since my display does perfect IVTC in all cases if I just feed it a steady stream of 1080i.

Thanks,
- LoopinFool

Hi anyone know please if the firmware for the oppo 93 now has Cinavia

Thanks

The BDP-93/95 does not and will not have Cinavia. Future models are another matter.

-Bill

A follow-up on an earlier question in this thread about whether firmware updates are still happening for the 83 and 83se: The "Public Beta" 0117 firmware has now become "Official" for the 83 and 83se.
--Bob

Thanks Ian ...

I may go the same route. Are there any other file formats of which you (or anyone else) is aware of that stream via network?

.wmv's ?

For HDMI 1 (Primary) output, 720p upscaling to 1080i output works fine. The output will of course be 1080i/60 regardless of whether the content was 720p/24 or 720p/60.

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Another poster asked about DOWN-scaling 1080p or 1080i content to 720p output. Again for HDMI 1 (Primary) output, 720p output works fine. The output will be 720p/60 regardless of whether the content was /60 or /24. (HDMI signal specs don't support 720p/24.)

Please note, that even though it may be counter-intuitive, it is sometimes the case that 720p or 768p native resolution displays actually WORK BETTER with 1080i or 1080p input. This has to do with design compromises made by the manufacturer. If forced to choose, manufacturers will tilt towards making 1080i or 1080p input look better because that's how the sets are shown off in stores.

The bottom line is that if you have a 720p or 768p display you should find the time to calibrate for BOTH 720p player output and for 1080i or 1080p player output (if your display will accept 1080p), and see for yourself which works better on YOUR display.

NOTE: It may be the case that the "best" settings in your display are DIFFERENT for 720p input than for 1080i or 1080p input. This shouldn't be the case -- if it happens it is likely due to a bug in your TV -- but it does happen. So CHECK both ways and don't just assume the settings for one way must also be the correct settings for the other way.
--Bob

See the list in the FAQ: What is DLNA?

-Bill

Thanks for the list. Somethings keeping me from thinking today..

If ISO playback already restricted, is it possible to mount ISO (by Daemon tolls for example) on PC, go to virtual disk, copy BDMW folder and place it into AVCHD folder, which OPPO would play will all the menus (from external HDD, no networking).
Would this work as a full featured ISO with menus?

M2TS is better than mkv in that it supports HD audio with the Oppo: the downside is that it doesn't support chapters and takes up a little more space.

ISO's main application is storing a full Bluray structure with menus and extras: if you only want the main feature then M2TS is adequate.

It might be a good idea to save the chapter list along with the M2TS, if you ever want to convert to mkv or some future container with chapter support.

Right now, a standalone BDMV folder or BDMV (+Certificate?) folder inside an AVCHD folder will play as if it was an original disc or ISO of that disc.

However, some have experienced glitches with BDMV or AVCHD/BDMV that they don't get with ISO. It is currently unknown whether this is due to possible file fragmentation on the HDD, or an issue with BDMV playback itself.

BDMV or AVCHD/BDMV playback is not guaranteed into the future.