Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 341

I do *NOT* recommend changing Sharpness on the 93/95 from the default (0) value.

The situation on the 103/105 is still unclear. (OPPO is also checking.)
--Bob

I'm here all week. Try the veal!
--Bob (He Certainly Does Away With Words) P.

Refurbished OPPO BDP-95 players have reappeared on the OPPO Digital on-line store page:

http://www.oppodigital.com/products.asp

History shows refurbs get snapped up pretty fast, so if you are interested, don't dawdle.
--Bob

I noticed something tonight while watching the Skyfall blu Ray on my 95; some of the scenes had a slight stutter. Like a skip. It was very slight but I noticed it.

^ Does it repeat at the same time codes if you replay the scenes? The player may have been having just enough trouble reading the disc for you to see recovery in process.
--Bob

I'll have to check.

Well I probably didn't do this the right way but I changed some settings on the Oppo such as changed the resolution to 1080p and the 1080p/24p to 'On' and it's not doing it now I don't think. Last night I had similar problems with Frankenweenie 2D. Just out of curiosity, with a Sharp Elite, do those setting sound ok?

With my BDP-95 I have my projector hooked up to HDMI 1 and my Cary Cinema12 hooked up to HDMI 2. However, the Cary 12 does not seem to think there is an incoming audio signal. The Cary 12 is not hooked up to any video device.

I looked through the Oppo menus and do not see any settings specific to HDMI 2. HDMI 1 is set up as the primary video.

Is there another setting that I should be changing on the Oppo? I assumed this is how the HDMI 1 and 2 should be used.

OK I have a WD My book 1TB hd that I've owned for a few years now with tons of music and pics maybe there's 500 gb left on the thing, don't use it much maybe once or twice every few month. perhaps the growling search method, lack of album cover makes it undesirable for me.

Of lately most file don't want to play on my Oppo, it acts like something is happening about to play then Nada. They use to play fine, in fact when I first plug it to the usb port it plays the first artist/album, if I choose another artist it's over nothing, K AAH-PUT! Very frustrating to say the least!

I'm so tire of these things not working correctly ( Hard drive with the Oppo ), between this, and the new version of Itunes that has been failing me miserably I should rethink all this down load music crap I have been looking into a Olive One server, but now all I can think is waiting for me is more headaches.

Are most of you guys whom run the HD with Oppo doing ok, free of these issues, I'm sure I would have read if that was the case, so I wonder what the heck I'm doing wrong.

Thanks

DJoel

I currently have 4x 2TB HDDs connected to a BDP-93 for playing BD rips, HD files, FLAC, etc, never have an issue. You might be looking at an issue with the HDD itself, its hard to say. But I'd start be transferring some files to a USB thumb drive and see how they work from there.

Thanks, I've been waiting my Gal to start with her new HD and see if there's any difference in performance.

Djoel

This is almost certainly something simple.

Check Setup > Audio Format Setup > HDMI Audio. Try setting that to LPCM.

Check that you are plugged into the input you THINK you are using on the Cary, and that the Cary is set to listen to that input (and that it is set to expect digital audio input). Check the status displays on the Cary to see what it thinks is arriving on that input as audio format.

Check that the HDMI plugs are fully inserted straight into the sockets with nothing (e.g., cable weight) tugging at them. Even a small shift of plug in socket can screw up the HDMI connection. Check both ends of the HDMI cables.

Check the buttons on the top of the 95's remote to make sure you have not Muted the audio or set the 95's Volume to 0 (which also acts as Mute)

Try playing something simple like a CD while testing this.
--Bob

Sure, those settings are likely OK for use with the Sharp. Better would be to set 1080p/24 AUTO as that will only send 1080p/24 if the Display publishes that it can accept that.
--Bob

Thanks.

Are both HDMI outputs HDCP compliant?

Got to be. Nothing would work otherwise.

-Bill

For those of you still on the fence, here is a response from Oppo Customer service.

 

 

^ I think they are also being modest.

Considering purely disc playback related changes, the 103/105 are noticeably faster for disc operations (and MUCH faster for power up), have improved ability to read through damaged discs, and have a full DTS decoder instead of "DTS-HD MA Essentials".

They also offer 2D --> 3D Conversion, 4K upscaling (to a 4K display), improved DVD 24p Conversion, improved handling of Secondary Audio mixing for Blu-ray discs, improved Analog output configuration options, improved dual HDMI output configuration options, DTS Neo:6 Surround Sound processing (raise stereo movie/music tracks to 5.1 or 7.1 Analog output), and Gracenote data lookup for music tracks and music discs.

And those are just the items that impact shiny disc playback.
--Bob

Thanks for posting this. I was a "fence sitter" until about a month or so ago when it became apparent by way of the majority if not all the published reviews regarding the 105 where the author actually compared the 95 to the 105 sonically speaking, showing no real differences between the two. And the thing to remember is that these reviews came from authors with no skin in the game monetarily speaking so I have to put more credence into their opinions than someone who has laid down the $1199.00 price of admission.

I understand fully that as far as connectivity and a few audio format tweaks, the 105 is a giant leap forward from the 95. But that seems to be currently coming at a cost as I seem to be reading daily the problems people are having that Oppo is apparently aware of and supposedly addressing through future software releases. I don't recall either the 83 or 93/95 having near the issues that the 105 is experiencing but then again, the 105 is a much more complicated machine.

I like my 95 and it does everything I need it to. The fact that sound quality is identical to the 105 makes me appreciate it even more. The only thing I foresee that might have me looking at a new player is another leap forward sonically speaking. And that just might happen soon with a little trip for my 95 to Modwright. We'll see.

Don't be fooled so easy ( kudos on Oppo's modesty) there is a difference in disc SQ from the 95 and 105 with the 105 getting the nod for better bass and a fuller fleshed out midrange and a deeper more defined soundstage! Its what I'd expect to hear if I had my previous 95 modded. I didn't get the 105 for all the new features baring better Netflix, I wanted to hear an improvement in shinny disc playback and indeed it has it, otherwise the 95 would still be on my rack.

I don't quite understand what you mean by that. As I stated, those reviewers who you claim are trying to "fool" us into believing there is no real audible differences between the two units have no reason to "fool" us. They have zero skin in the game and if anything, based upon all the countless trade mag reviews I've seen over the years, they almost always with but a few exceptions try to promote the product they are reviewing.

Why would they treat the 105 any differently? Saying the audio quality between the 95 and the 105 is virtually identical doesn't sound like the typical gushing reviews noting improvements we might normally see. If it was just one or maybe two reviews, I could chock that up to authors who miight still have a love affair with the 95. But every trade mag review I've seen so far comparing the two as far as audio quality say the same thing, no real difference. And Oppo, who might have reason in wanting to promote it's new player, to come out and in essence agree with those reviewers says allot.

I am glad to see that you are enjoying your new player and are hearing things that the monetarily non involved reviewers are not. Personal satisfaction is what it's all about when you get right down to it.
Edited by Torqdog - 2/18/13 at 8:28pm

 

Ok but the Audio quality is still the same so yes if I wanted all those feature then I would agree it is worth it.  But since the Audio quality is the same for the shinny disc then I am happy with the BDP-95!

I had one of the first 95's from the first shipped batches upon there release and was the only one to stick my neck out and call it a giant killer which those reviews later agreed with ( although not saying it was a giant killer) but A+ ratings and many awards later confirmed what I already heard from the what I shall refer to as the "Legendary Oppo 95 " I listened intently to the 95 for many hours and through various connections and cables and I can say I know its sound very well, I'm not a reviewer but an Audiophile and Videophile that knows good from bad , my primary listening on the 95 was sacd and redbook with the occasional flash drive with hirez files. If I felt what I posted wasn't based on a audible merit , I would still have my 95 and an 103 for improved streaming. All I was saying for 95 owners is the 105 must be heard for yourself , myself and many other 95 owners (not a piece of gear passing through possibly) have heard the new Fruit of Opps labors and there is a difference to be heard!

But indeed it did increase I used my 95 for 99% disc playback and same for the 105!

+1.

New Oppo 95 owner here, got it off eBay last week.
I got it to replace my Pioneer Elite DV-37 DVD Player and Adcom 5 disc CD changer.
The reason I went with the 95 was because of the price ($800) and that I can connect the Component out to my 2001 Panasonic 36" Tube HDTV.
I've tested DVDs that I've backed up to DVD-R, and BD backed up to BD-R, and all will output on Component at 1080i, but
standard DVDs/BD that still have copy protection are down-converted to 480p over Component.

One way around this is to get the HD Furry 3, and use the HDMI out from the Oppo, and have the HD Fury 3 keep
1080i for Component output. Has anyone tried this combination, does it work OK?

The second thing I've noticed is that when I make BD-R discs using Sony Vegas for my vacation videos (originally recorded MTS), that the Oppo can't fast-forward or rewind while playing.
I've changed settings in Sony Vegas to made the BD disc using standard AVC/BDM and also MPEG2, but can't get the video to fast-forward or rewind.
But if I simply copy the original MTS files to a BD-R, then the Oppo can FF and Rew during playback, but then takes about 10 seconds between each MTS file to read it.
I'm not sure if there is a setting I'm missing in Sony Vegas, or the Oppo can't FF or Rew in this situation.
But standard BD movies that I've backed up to BD-R can FF/Rew just fine.

HDFury has been mentioned from time to time and people who use it seem to like it. They say it runs hot, and isn't it a few hundred dollars? I would be inclined to apply that money toward an HDMI display. There is no future for component video.

You are correct that DVDs with CSS protection will not upconvert over component; that's a licensing requirement.

Have you actually encountered Blu-ray that will not play at 1080i over component? That sounds like the Image Constraint Token (ICT) protection, but we have never been sure that it is actually being employed by any studio. The disc packaging is supposed to be marked, if so.

-Bill

What does "deep color" do exactly?

Along with dithered and undithered versions at different bit levels?

And what does dithered "off" suppose to do? Dither 8bit?

The BDP-83 FAQ has a section on this: Does the player support Deep Color? It's for a different chip set but not much has changed.

Bob will show up with comments on Deep Color and dithering. I nod off when he starts talking about rat animation.

-Bill