Official OPPO BDP-93 Owner's Thread - Page 12

I have a Universal MRF-350 RF base station and an MX-5000 remote control that I've been using with my 83 (with a stereo to mono adapter) for the last year without a problem. This afternoon after setting up my 93 using a mono to mono cable, everything worked great for the first hour or so and then it stopped accepting a signal. It would then work intermittently for some functions but not others. I unplugged the IR cable just to see if the standard remote would work and it did. Is there a chance that this is a firmware bug or a hardware problem? The player is in a closet behind doors so I really need an RF remote to make it work.

Received the BDP-93 today. Excellent customer service and fast shipping with the unit.

The packaging is excellent. Neat, professional presentation and well packed. The unit itself seems well built and the CD tray is smooth. Fan-less design is great for the listening room.

Sent observations directly to Oppo.

I am glad to hear this. This was one of the things I did not like about the 83, especially with DVD's. Besides the not very smooth FF, after fast forwarding and then hitting play, my 83 would jump forward by 5 minutes or so. Although, it does not always do this. Hopefully, the 93 will not do this at all.

Unfortunately, I will probably not get to test it until after tomorrow.

After deciding on this player, I'm getting a little worried after reading all the user posts. I haven't ordered it yet but it is on my list. My concern is the complexity of this unit. My previous BR player experience was put everything on auto & let my AVR decode. Since I own an Elite VSX-03THX, one of the Pioneer models causing problems, I'm experiencing a little fear in pulling the trigger. I don't want to spend hours on the phone with tech support. I run all my sources through the VSX-03. Don't want to change that just yet.
Am I being over paranoid here?

I'm running my sources through the VSX-03TXH including the BDP-93. I experienced the audio drop with HDMI 1 on auto, but the workaround posted here and via oppo support did the trick. I'm confident the anomalies will be worked out.

The first BD I played was Avatar. The PQ was outstanding, there were moments when it seemed more dimensional and crisper than with the BDP-83.

It looks like the Netflix interface is of the type where you can only watch what is in your queue and not browse like the interface on Xbox 360. Can anyone comment on that?

Secondly can someone comment on quality of video for a HD streaming title on the 93 vs. Xbox or PS3 which are arguably the best video quality right now?

There are two usb ports as far as I know. The one in the back, and then one on the front panel.

Is it possible to use a USB hub to connect multiple drives and also the wireless adapter? If you have a USB hub lying around may be you can give it a try.

Don't forget that the player is in pre-release and is being beta tested. This is not the final version of the firmware. I'm sure Oppo will wait to release it to the public until after these beta bugs are worked out. It sounds like you should wait until the official release starts, however I wouldn't worry about Oppo's final quality of their product based on previous reputation.

Look at the right side of the front panel - there's a 2nd USB port there under a cover. I'm not sure if anyone has tried it yet (so there's no guarantee that it will work), but you could also try using a USB hub on the rear USB port if you need to connect something in addition to the wireless adapter.

I did as well. Not by alot but the menu interaction felt a tad snappier in responsiveness.

Thank you gentlemen!

The front USB 'stealth' port works like a charm. Just tried it with a drive and worked without issue. Appreciate your input. I'll remove the USB comment from the previous post to avoid any confusion.

You are right. The disk in the 93 did not show the flv videos--only the divx/avi ones. Thanks for the heads up.

Good to know that the front usb works for your setup, but the problem you mentioned is still valid as not everyone (including me) wants to use the front Usb port for permanently connecting a hard drive. The front port is useful for connecting thumb drives when needed (that's what I use it for on my 83). Also connecting through the front port doesn't look very clean.
So if the USB hub works it is a useful solution for some people. Would be good to know if someone has tried to use one.

I pulled out the manual for my Pioneer vsx-d606s--only 2 rca plug input or digital ac-3/pcm input. I think HDMI to tv and digital from tv to receiver is the best I can get.

Prior to posting any issues I've had with the BDP-93, I checked with Oppo to see how they wanted to handle issues being experienced by people who were receiving pre-release copies.

They indicated that they wanted to see feedback directed to them rather than to have it posted in public forums.

So all of the issues I've had, I've followed up with Oppo directly. Some are known issues, some are that it is just different to the BDP-83 and some require more investigation.

I think it is rather rude to post detailed commentary on your issues publicly given that they've invited you to use a pre-release version of their product.

I would suggest sending that very same commentary and question back in an email as a reply to the email that invited you to buy a pre-release BDP-93.

It has been my experience that Oppo are being quite response to their emails with respect to the BDP-93.

Sent observations directly to Oppo.

Concur with your assessment.

You are correct, there was an email provided in the bulletin, so I've forwarded the observations directly to that email address. It was not clear to me that this was the preference, so I'm glad to you mentioned about this approach. (I was under the incorrect impression that it was beta-testers only to provide the feedback directly to the support team).

It was certainly not my intent to be rude, but to get input from others about how to remedy the issues (ie the feedback on the extra USB port).

I've removed the observations from the previous post.

Does your DLNA server know that the Oppo BDP-93 can handle them?

Could it be the DLNA server that is not sending them rather than the Oppo BDP-93 hiding them?

you can browse but not search -- so i get what looks like most of the same categories as on my xbox for browsing, on the oppo.

so far quality appears similar. with two caveats:

1) i don't have my good display working right now, so this based on comparing them on a 720p lcd display

2) the oppo offers far more video tweaks in terms of post-processing than the xbox does. i haven't tried them all. but that is potentially a big area of flexibility that could make a substantial difference.

Downloaded a sample .ts file (football clip), and it displayed correctly @720p resolution on the PC. Placed the file onto USB flash and onto the NAS. The BDP-93 listed the .ts file both when viewing the USB flash, and when viewing the NAS server. However, the file did not play on either drive (it got to around 73% or so, then just returned to the menu again). So it appears that the .ts file is not fully implemented just yet with this firmware.

Quick question on the flexibility of the 93 . Is it possible to switch in say dnla streaming while still having a disc sitting in the player ? Or is it still counterintuitive like the 83 where no disc is a prerequisite ?

Just got the player today, and played with it all night. Loads super fast....which is awesome!

I noticed a few things though. Anyone noticed speaker pops or noise when skipping chapters on a blu-ray? I see this as an issue and will let Opp know.

Also, I had it spit constant static as audio when I paused a movie to mess with the settings, but I think that's forgivable as an HDMI handshake, and normally you wouldn't be messing with settings after every minute of watching.

Do you have to set the crossover setting if you're doing it in the processor? At what? I ask because I think my rear speakers have a higher crossover than the fronts.

I thought the Video Processor was the same as my Anthem after testing both on some DVDs, so I think I'll just leave it in Source Direct.

How do you get the "demo" to work where you can see side by side what the video processor is doing? I turned it on and nothing.

Fyi, Sony are permitted by Netflix to overlay some tweakable video controls/denoise settings over a live Netflix stream. So Oppo should be able to follow suit I would think, if they choose to.

Thanks for the confirmation Neuromancer. I'll be using a hub only for connecting couple of drives (that too not right away). Will be using the ethernet connection so don't reality care if the wireless dongle works through the hub or not. But I can certainly try it and post the results.