Official OPPO BDP-93 Owner's Thread - Page 295

Yes, it's still occurring in the latest official version of everything.

I should have clarified that I was referring to frame sequential Bluray 3D when discussing AVCHD folders and streaming.

If the original 3D disc works in the Oppo, then there are likely no compatibility issues with the particular DRM and navigation implementation for that disc.

Ripping a 3D disc modifies the encryption and file sector referencing as a minimum, plus the "instructions" on the disc if region, PUOP, annoying adverts/trailers, BD-Live, etc are altered from the original.

If only some 3D titles do not work correctly when ripped to AVCHD, then my money would be on the authors somehow linking navigation to aspects that AnyDVD HD can remove.

As an experiment, you could try ripping a problematic 3D title leaving everything (ie region, BD-Live, etc) untouched except the encryption and see if it then works.

It will probably take some time before consumers understand enough about 3D playback to be able to modify the 3D Bluray structure to extract movie only, just like it took a while to reverse-engineer conventional Bluray structure. Remember that the studios want total control over their product and will not make it easy for the consumer to use it as they wish.

The Auto Play setting only controls music discs. See the manual. Movie discs always react as if Auto Play ON was set.

Movie discs, even SD-DVD discs, BY DESIGN are allowed to prohibit a variety of user actions at playback points chosen by the studio. Typically this is most noticeable in their efforts to make sure you view all the dang previews at the start of the disc.

One consequence of this, as far as I can tell, is that once the loading starts on a movie disc, you have to get to a certain stage in the loading process before the player is allowed to respond to a Stop command. Yes, it's silly, but there it is.

(And the rules for Blu-ray players, even when playing SD-DVD discs, are different than for SD-DVD players playing SD-DVD discs.)
--Bob

Thanks for that. I'm still not seeing it myself (although I did report it against the 0303 Beta).

Do you happen to have any hard drives plugged in? I.e., does your player boot up to the Home menu instead of to the Oppo splash screen?
--Bob

+1

I have tried a lot of DLNA software and Twonky is by far superior to them all. It works straight out of the box even.

I tried to update the latest firmware using the Ethernet connection. The progress bar moved steadily across the screen until it was about 80% of the way and then it stopped. The display on the player reads "DOWN 100%". Nothing has changed for the last 30 minutes. I am not sure what to do as I do not want to brick the player. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Neuromancer - worked like a charm. The firmware updated smoothly this time.

Thanks so much for your help!

I'm really enjoying this player, but it takes forever when accessing my hard drive. Often I'm not sure if things are working, or not. It'd be really useful if when you select an option (such as movie) from the home screen if a egg timer appeared or if the button changed colour, so that you know that something is happening.

Just an update on the region free kits that were on ebay posted a few pages back. I DID get an email this morning that mine had been shipped. So it looks like it's on my way to me.

Will report back with more info once I receive it.

I've had my OPPO since November 2010 and have been streaming videos using both TWONKY and Nero MediaHome. I have never had any problems accessing the contents in my folders until I applied the latest firmware. Up until then it has worked flawlessly. I am not making any assumptions, just stating the facts.

I don't have the original firmware installed nor an external hard drive. Perhaps it is my network. The update worked fine but I had to initiate it manually.

I just purchased and received it on Friday. I set it up yesterday and I'm enjoying this great player which is also my first Blu-ray player but not my first Oppo.

I will be reading thru this thread to learn more about this player and any problems that I might run into.

James

bluraychi.dk has changed types, names and prices of their multiregion DIY kits.
Now there are Standard ($79) and Pro ($129) versions of mod kits. And there is no difference between kits for Oppo-93 and Oppo-95.

Anybody else been able to play Resident Evil Afterlife on their BDP-93EU?

Mine shows the disc menu, but when you press anything the sound drops out and then if you try to play the movie the Oppo locks up and I have to pull the power.

Have tried erasing persistent storage etc, setting the Oppo to bitstream and decode audio. But all give the same result.

It's the UK, non-3D version of the disc that I'm trying.

Cheers

Peter

interesting. I received a pdf file of the installation manual already for the one I ordered from the seller on ebay. It also has shipped already as well. Installation is a bit different than bluraychips. There is no ribbon cable. It's only one 4 pin connector that plugs into the main board, and that's it....literally. And region switching is a bit different as well.

Default for dvd is zero. and blu ray is A. To change it you start up the player with no disc, and you wait til you get to the oppo screen that shows "no disc" and then for blu ray you hit dimmer, dimmer, mute, (region number you want). For example region 2 would be dimmer, dimmer, mute, 2.

And for dvd it's dimmer, dimmer, dimmer, pure audio, (region number you want 0-6)

So it would appear at least to me for the time being that with this one you can switch the region without powering off the player like the pro version of bluraychips. I'll confirm that when I get it.

But there is a little write up for anyone else who is getting impatient and were thinking about buying the ones on ebay.

Are you running the new firmware (Main firmware version ends 0323)?

Check the Oppo UK site as that's out now for the BDP-93EU.
--Bob

Try this: Immediately after the player boots up, go to Setup > Network Setup and do a Connection Test. Does it work first time? Or is there some delay (i.e., have to try it more than once) before the Connection Test works.

Which are you using, Wifi or Ethernet connection?

Are you using the Automatic IP numbers setup (DHCP) or did you enter your IP and DNS numbers Manually?

Is your internet account "always on", such as with, say, FIOS, or is it one where the connection to the ISP has to be re-established if you haven't used it in a while, such as with dial-up or with DSL PPPoE or with satellite networking?

I'm glad to hear the manually initiated network update worked for you. Among other things, that means your networking really is working, even if it might be a bit slow to start up.
--Bob

Try this: Remove any disc. Erase Persistent Storage. Reset Factory Defaults. Power off the Oppo. Pull the power plug on the Oppo for about 10 seconds. Plug in the Oppo and power it up. Re-enter your personal Oppo settings. Power cycle the Oppo one more time. NOW, restart your DLNA server -- don't skip this step. Test your DLNA access again.

It may be your DLNA server is retaining outdated cache information that just needs to be cleared by a restart/refresh due to the Oppo firmware install. Restarting the DLNA server may be all that's needed if you want to try that first. The Oppo reset stuff is just, "belt and suspenders".
--Bob

This has become quite irritating on the part of bluraychip.dk. Like others I placed an order in Jan 2011 and my order has been in processing for about one month. I have sent an e-mail off to bluraychip inquiring about the order. I wonder which version one gets for $89? So far, this has been a prime example of vapor-ware. And there is a real possibility that those with any orders, pre-orders or not, have been duped.

I currently have a panny bdt300. I am still within the return period. Panny advertises a hdmi jitter purifier for audio. I did not see anything like that for the oppo. Is that just marketing or something to it

I finally got tired of waiting, and not hearing back from anyone after 5 plus emails, and sent one final email stating I just simply wanted to cancel the order and get my 89 dollars refunded. And not only have I still not got a shipment from them, or an email, I haven't gotten my 89 dollars back either.

I will never ever....ever have anything to do with them again. And would never recommend them to anyone

Is this the one from avsdigital? Looks like its could be a different board than bluraychip's.

I suppose it could be said that the Oppo doesn't "need" that sort of feature.
But seriously, if you're down to worrying about jitter, then the rest of your system must be perfect in every way. Or to put it another way, if you're bitstreaming on HDMI it doesn't matter.

There has been problems with pre-orders back in january, where the order has been paid with paypal. Some orders have been shipped without having the status changed to "shipped", thus still having the "preparation in progress" status. All shipped boards are the "PRO" version.

yah, it's the one from avsdigital. And from the pdf install manual they gave me, it does appear to be completely different. Like I said in the other post, it has no ribbon cable for the install, it's only one 4 pin wire to plug into the main board, and that's it.

Region switching is done while the player is powered up and no disc is in the tray.

I am doing PCM 5.1 since my receiver is hdmi 1.1. I have the ps3 also and found that the panny bdt300 seems to be a little bit better for both audio and video.

I received the same e-mail. Now, just waiting.

I seem to recall that, earlier in this thread, it was recommended to use 720p for HD Netflix. Does that apply for all display devices? Specifically, is that recommended for a JVC RS40 projector? Thanks.