Official OPPO BDP-93 Owner's Thread - Page 818

Originally Posted by comfynumb 



Sounds good. If I do the conversion from say AAC to FLAC or WAV, I'm still going to be limited as far as quality goes right? I mean I can't change the quality correct? What I'm getting at is some places online are saying they have HD tracks available that are better than any CD and are pretty much like the masters. I haven't tried them yet but I'm about to. Their support is saying I should burn onto DVD, either DVD-A, DVD-V or a blu ray, I'm wondering why I can't use a regular DVD-R.

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

Well, conversion can't improve on your source. (I suppose it can to suit some people, but serious listeners disdain those sorts of improvements).

CD audio has its limits and superior formats are available today. Although, there is always this caution: it's the studio work that matters most. If they screw up then the improved format can't help.

DVD-R is a regular DVD. I'm not sure what the support group intends.

-Bill

Originally Posted by comfynumb 

Agreed. I just talked to a guy online that does professional recording and I guess he works with apple and some other ones. I couldn't believe he answered my emails. Anyway he told me that there's virtually no difference in the discs that you buy. Meaning no difference in quality when played. As you said it's all up to the original recordings. So I guess I won't waste my time getting expensive discs, as long as they're a good brand they'll be fine. So the support could be like that commercial on TV, I suppose we'll just call her Peggy lol.

Originally Posted by comfynumb 




Agreed. I just talked to a guy online that does professional recording and I guess he works with apple and some other ones. I couldn't believe he answered my emails. Anyway he told me that there's virtually no difference in the discs that you buy. Meaning no difference in quality when played. As you said it's all up to the original recordings. So I guess I won't waste my time getting expensive discs, as long as they're a good brand they'll be fine. So the support could be like that commercial on TV, I suppose we'll just call her Peggy lol.

Originally Posted by gsr 

Why are you worried about burning to CD's and DVD's? Using a portable hard drive or flash drive will give you capacity for a LOT more music and is a lot more flexible in that if you decide you want different music on it, you can just copy different files onto it and delete the old ones.

Originally Posted by comfynumb 



Hi, this is why I'm asking, so I can get different opinions. I have an external hard drive. Can I plug this directly into the Oppo or my Marantz AV8801 pre/pro?

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

Are you talking about brands of burnable DVD? There actually are differences in quality; not in the playback of a good copy, but in how long they are likely to last.

"How long" is still an open question. "Everything put together falls apart" -- Rhymin' Paul Simon.

I use nothing but Taiyo Yuden DVD+R for single layer, and Verbatim for dual layer. I buy from rima.com.

-Bill

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

Yes. Haven't we been talking about this today?

-Bill

Originally Posted by comfynumb 

Hi, this is why I'm asking, so I can get different opinions. I have an external hard drive. Can I plug this directly into the Oppo?

Originally Posted by gsr 

That's what the USB ports are for...

Originally Posted by comfynumb 



Ok, you'll have to excuse my ignorance. I'll just plug it in via esata. Will I be able to control the music through the 93's remote?

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

The manual has a section on this.

-Bill

Originally Posted by comfynumb 

Well I burned on a good NERO program to DVD supposedly the best and highest resolution audio download in all the land. Granted it was an old Doors album but to be honest the store bought was just as good if not better. These are supposed to be from the original master recordings. Granted I haven't heard vinyl on a good system in many years, but I remember it being better than this was. I guess I'll stick with my SACD and DVD audio and MSFL discs as nothing I've heard sounds as good and I'm not going to give in to convenience over quality.
My two cents.

Originally Posted by Ejs71 

Does the Oppo 93 not have disc memory? I've watched a movie half way, turned it off for the night. When I turn the player back on it starts at the beginning..
I thought it would remember where I left off on the last 3-5 discs that were played.. (Meaning not finishing the movie, or pushing the stop button multiple times.)

Originally Posted by htwaits 

Is this one of the problems that have been found with the new Total Recall? Our BDP-93 still has it's ISO capability. Last night I played Total Recall from a HD, and had no audio problems. Several times during the movie there were narrow flashes of bright color across the screen. The flashes didn't seem to enhance the movie at all, so I'm wondering it this is a "new" Total Recall glitch.

It's the first strange event we have run into since we stopped updating our 93's firmware.

Originally Posted by baniels 

You can rip your DVD-A's to flac (stereo and multichannel) and have convenience and original SQ as well. Not SACD (easily), but MFSL CD's, sure.

HD tracks have seen mixed reviews. Some are better than others.

Originally Posted by comfynumb 

What is the difference between the DVD-A and the DVD+R's I've always used? Also, which sites have you used or have heard of with good SQ? How about FLAC vs WAV. Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!

Originally Posted by jimbotron 

I've owned a BDP-93 since launch, but I've never played a 3D Blu-ray. When I get BD box sets, I often sell off the 3D disc for $20+, because I hate 3D. Anyway, I see that for Top Gun, the picture quality on the remastered 3D version is superior to the recycled 2D disc. So my question - will the BDP-93 allow me to watch the 3D disc in 2D mode (I do not own a 3D TV) with no issues or picture downgrade? Do these discs prevent you from doing so?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Ejs71 

Does the Oppo 93 not have disc memory? I've watched a movie half way, turned it off for the night. When I turn the player back on it starts at the beginning..
I thought it would remember where I left off on the last 3-5 discs that were played.. (Meaning not finishing the movie, or pushing the stop button multiple times.)

Originally Posted by baniels 

I meant DVD-Audio. It is a high resolution audio disc format, similar to SACD. I assumed that's what you meant.

Flac is a lossless compression, the playback of which should be identical to WAV with a smaller file size.

Check out http://www.2l.no/

Originally Posted by comfynumb 



Thanks for the link. That's pretty much what I heard they are nearly identical. Now I'm wondering if the dull sounding disc I recorded in WAV form is because of the limitations of the DVD-R disc I used.

Originally Posted by baniels 

Doubtful. If you burned the WAV to a DVD as a plain old data disc, then the wav is what was played back. I don't see where the disc could be blamed for anything.

Like i said before, the quality of the high res tracks out there are a mixed bag. IIRC, some have lower dynamic range than their CD counterparts.

I'm not saying to avoid HDTracks, just read the reviews of the version you are downloading. Make sure there aren't any negative trends.

Go get yourself a thumb drive or external HDD. It'll change your life. There's no reason to use discs outside of necessity, which has shrunk significantly in the last few years.

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

Yes, that is supposed to work. I mean it is a feature of 3D Bu-ray that it can be played on a 2D display. I believe you get just "one eye", so quality should be the same as the 3D.

Whether that scheme is as good as a 2D version of the film might be if they put effort into it: I don't know.

-Bill

Originally Posted by baniels 

I believe eSATA drives are not hot-swappable. Meaning you must plug them in when the Oppo is off. Turn on the drive, then turn on the Oppo. If your drive also has a USB port, that would be an easier route. There is no appreciable difference in performance between the two - not that I've noticed. USB can be plugged in and swapped for another while the Oppo is still on. But if only eSATA, give it a try as I described.