Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 339

Same thing here.

I've occasionally turned on my 95 to see the OPPO logo looking like the old PONG logo - extremely blocky lettering. The video would also output in this fashion until I did a re-boot. Strange. I have current firmware.

Sounds like handshake issues, quite common in the world of HDMI. I found that turning on my display first before powering up the Oppo seemed to do the trick.

I keep seeing the problem. It seems that opening the tray to change discs triggers it. The player works if I leave a disc inside, turn it off and turn it back on. If I stop playback and open the tray, the disc (same or different) won't load unless I switch off the player with the disc in the tray and turn it back on.

Tried several Blu-Rays and DVDs with same results.

Time to call Oppo?
Edited by ls1115 - 1/27/13 at 9:28am

I apologize in advance for rehashing this subject but I'm looking for some solid, up-to-date, recommendations on a small screen to connect the 95 with in order to avoid using my HDTV for music playback. I know that a 20 or 22" Haer model has been mentioned a few times in the past but has anyone experimented with any others? If not, is Haer the way to go and, if so, which model? Can you also recommend the best connection method as well and with what type of cable?

Thank you.

are you doing pandora? you can turn the screen off with the pure audio option. I dont know if you can do that with regular music. I am sure someone else can say yes or no.

Jacob

Yes Jacob. You can connect a small monitor to the analog video out. If you do a search of earlier posts in this thread, you can read about the practice. BTW. Pure Audio still sends video information to your HDTV. I believe its only "black", but still. I don't want the big panel on for music playback including Pandora.

Amongst other solutions see my post on page 324 of this thread. I used the composite video out of the 95 into a composite to rgb converter box (digitek) to connect the 95 to my PC screen, which has both a DVI and an RGB connection. The screen's menu button allows me to switch between the input from the 95 and the input from my PC. This works for me as my PC is permanently located in my HT/music room

I have a BDP-95 with ISO support software in excellent condition that i want to sell. What would be an excellent price to sell it for?

"Excellent" for you or "excellent" for me?

Exactly!

 

 

Very funny guys! Now be gentlemen enough to make me whole...

I'll pay you $1 for your BDP-95 if you cover the PayPal fees and offer free shipping.

There's a guy selling an ISO-enabled 95 on Audiogon for $950 (plus the buyer pays PayPal fees and shipping). It's been on there for 22 days (8 days left) without selling. Of course, shipping and PayPal fees could easily take it over $1000.

The only ISO-enabled 95's currently on eBay are all units that are also region free (new or manufacturer refurbished). A refurbished one of these sold for $1100 shipped. Maybe you could up your chances of selling it for more by adding the region-free mod?

I'm contemplating selling mine too so I've been keeping an eye on what they're selling for (mine is ISO-enabled also).
Edited by xxxxxx - 1/31/13 at 8:18pm

 

Roger,

 

Did you upgrade to the BDP-105, and if yes how does it sund compared to the BDP-95

No. I'm using a 93 in the main system and an 83 in another.

When using the 5.0 analog outputs on the 95, do speaker "distance" settings function in the Setup Menu. For example, will setting the front left and right speaker distances to 12 ft, and the center channel distance to 14 ft accomplish the correct delay via the analog outs?
Also, the "Test tone" button in the Speaker Config menu in Setup is grayed-out. Why?

Thanks All

1) Yes

2) Most likely because you have content loaded (such as a disc in the tray)

Note that if you play an SACD disc with DSD-Direct-to-Analog Conversion in effect, then no audio processing is possible -- including distance adjustments. Use SACD Output PCM instead.
--Bob

I think I can say with some certainty that that depends on what content one is listening to. If you're listening to a string symphony that has been recorded direct to DSD with all DSD processing, then using the DSD output option will sound sweeter than converting to PCM. For popular music, there should be little difference. I believe that on most all classical music SACD's these days (with the exception of the three channel RCA Living Stereo recordings) there's nothing but ambiance in that center channel so you are not going to miss the time delay anyway. Even with content in the center channel, a difference in distance of only 2 feet should be barely perceptible, if at all. I would go with the DSD direct in that situation, unless you really prefer the sound of PCM conversion.

 

I hear you!That 'guy' is me ... I'm hesistant to add region free mods since i know nothing about them and would hate to be responsible sould something not work and besides, i have no region 2,3, or 4 disks to test the mod.

Just gotta ask.

Haven't you run across a BluRay disk that needed the firmware download or does that not affect the firmware that permits playback of ISOs?


Also, if it hasn't sold in 22 days then it's priced too high. Check the most recent completed auctions on ebay to get some idea of what they should sell for.

I have a question regarding my 95. Does anyone foresee a problem with plugging the 95 into a switched outlet on my power conditioner meaning that everytime I shut down my system, power will be disconnected from the 95? I know that when people run into various problems one of the suggested "fixes" is to remove the power cord from the unit for a short period of time. Will there be any potentially harmful effects caused by essentially doing this everytime I shut the system down?

^ Yes. Don't do it. Among other things, settings changes are saved during the normal power down cycle. Simply cutting wall power to the player is a bad idea.

If you meant disconnecting wall power AFTER the player has been powered down normally, then no problem.
--Bob

Thanks for the prompt response. Yes, I mean after the player has been powered down normally.

The reason I'm thinking about this is we have on VERY rare occasions, power surges caused mostly by ferocious wind storms that topple trees and bring down power lines. I have a friend in town who lost allot of stuff and is still tangling with the power company trying to resolve issues. I would sleep better at night not having this to worry about.

I haven't run into any Blu-Ray disc problems that required me to move to a newer firmware that no longer supports ISO. Maybe I've just been lucky.

There hasn't been a used 95 with ISO support (but not the region-free mod) for sale on eBay since October so there really is nothing on eBay to go by. Also, I wouldn't necessarily give up and lower the price just because it's been for sale in ONE location for 22 days, unless I was in a hurry to sell it.

This is what UPS and surge protectors are for, jes sayin'. And FWIW, being powered off is no guarantee of "protection" as long as it's still plugged in. At least with Oppo you can rest assured that it'll get repaired cheaply and quickly.

Quick question:
Does the balanced XLR outputs automatically downconvert all multi-channel tracks to 2 ch. stereo?

^ Almost. (NOTE: LFE channel content is discarded.)

When playing an SACD using DSD, no audio processing is possible -- including no down mixing.

Also, if Stereo Signal FRONT LEFT/RIGHT is set, then the down mix is controlled by the multi-channel Analog Speaker Configuration settings, including what happens to LFE.
--Bob

How long is the HDMI cable that came with the 95?

6ft.

-Bill