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post #8311 of 10456
4/11/12 at 11:36pm
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Originally Posted by PlasticoGrande View Post

About the Youtube app, for me it comes on really loud compared to things i play over my network or a disc. Is this normal? Is there anyway to set the sound level for Youtube?

Chris

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Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau View Post

^ There is not. YouTube apparently likes loud content.
--Bob

Yeah, the loudness is annoying indeed. But worse is the "navigation" using the remote. The worst ever!!!
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post #8312 of 10456
4/12/12 at 6:53am
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Originally Posted by dmusoke View Post

Yeah, the loudness is annoying indeed. But worse is the "navigation" using the remote. The worst ever!!!

+1....... looking forward to some sort of app that allows smartphone usage.
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post #8313 of 10456
4/12/12 at 8:41am
I'm getting fairly bad wireless performance. Is there any chance Oppo will upgrade the firmware or the wireless USB stick to something better?

Here's my deal, I run assest DLNA on my PC I force the audio to .wav to the oppo,
so my pc is doing a WMA lossless to .wav conversion and serving it up to the oppo.
forcing to LPM also has the same results.

Very often on 16bit 44k material the first minute will skip alot, 24 bit stuff rarely ever plays at all skip skip skip skip etc.

Now I've done alot of trouble shooting on my wireless network, in the exact same area as the oppo player I'm getting 90+ percent signal strength and well over 15MB signal to the internet. So the bandwidth to the PC itself accessing local storage should be WAY more than needed to stream lossless audio at 16 or 24bit. My router can do 450MB on the local wan.

I've switched out to better routers, my PC is relatively new now but it did the same thing using my older pc.

Everything in the streaming chain is performing well and more than enough to stream lossless audio without an issue to the oppo but the oppo just seems quirky and skips alot on audio it should not have a problem with.

Wired Ethernet is not an option and I suspect for the VAST majority of people they really need good wifi performance from the oppo for their lossless audio streaming needs.

So oppo can you please improve the reliability and speed of the wifi dongle with the oppo 95?

It is clearly the weak link here. I've either replaced everything else in the stream chain or tested it to be more than enough to properly stream lossless audio to the oppo.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Are their any better wifi dongles that will work with the Oppo? Any better DLNA software that will steam wma lossless audio and allow you to force .wav or lpm to the oppo?

If the oppo would just play WMA lossless natively I'd just plug a hard drive into it but I have almost 2TB of wma lossles and am not going to take the time to convert it all and have 4 TB of duplicate audio. This is why I have to use a DLNA server to convert WMA to wav on the fly.
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post #8314 of 10456
4/12/12 at 9:51am
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Originally Posted by Torqdog View Post

+1....... looking forward to some sort of app that allows smartphone usage.

Unfortunately any remote control application that is developed will only emulate the remote control commands. It will not add additional functionality like external keyboard/pad. The player lacks bi-directional feedback which is required for such an application.
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post #8315 of 10456
4/12/12 at 10:50am
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

I'm getting fairly bad wireless performance. Is there any chance Oppo will upgrade the firmware or the wireless USB stick to something better?

Here's my deal, I run assest DLNA on my PC I force the audio to .wav to the oppo,
so my pc is doing a WMA lossless to .wav conversion and serving it up to the oppo.
forcing to LPM also has the same results.

Very often on 16bit 44k material the first minute will skip alot, 24 bit stuff rarely ever plays at all skip skip skip skip etc.

Now I've done alot of trouble shooting on my wireless network, in the exact same area as the oppo player I'm getting 90+ percent signal strength and well over 15MB signal to the internet. So the bandwidth to the PC itself accessing local storage should be WAY more than needed to stream lossless audio at 16 or 24bit. My router can do 450MB on the local wan.

I've switched out to better routers, my PC is relatively new now but it did the same thing using my older pc.

Everything in the streaming chain is performing well and more than enough to stream lossless audio without an issue to the oppo but the oppo just seems quirky and skips alot on audio it should not have a problem with.

Wired Ethernet is not an option and I suspect for the VAST majority of people they really need good wifi performance from the oppo for their lossless audio streaming needs.

So oppo can you please improve the reliability and speed of the wifi dongle with the oppo 95?

It is clearly the weak link here. I've either replaced everything else in the stream chain or tested it to be more than enough to properly stream lossless audio to the oppo.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Are their any better wifi dongles that will work with the Oppo? Any better DLNA software that will steam wma lossless audio and allow you to force .wav or lpm to the oppo?

If the oppo would just play WMA lossless natively I'd just plug a hard drive into it but I have almost 2TB of wma lossles and am not going to take the time to convert it all and have 4 TB of duplicate audio. This is why I have to use a DLNA server to convert WMA to wav on the fly.

Get a Wifi access point device -- something that plugs in local to the OPPO, connects to your Wifi networking, and has an Ethernet port -- and run a short Ethernet cable from it to the OPPO. (For Apple's Airport brand Wifi, this would be an "Airport Express" device; but similar things are sold by all the Wifi hardware companies.) ETA: I seem to recall that some suggested Wifi access point devices are listed in the FAQ -- see the links at the top of the first post of this thread.

If THAT works properly, then that suggests you may have a faulty Wifi dongle. OPPO can replace that of course.

If that does NOT work properly, then the problem is *NOT* due to the Wifi in the OPPO. So you can set aside your concern about Wifi and focus on diagnosing where the problem really lies.

Also keep in mind that the OPPO uses 2.4GHz band Wifi. If you are running dual band Wifi, the other equipment you are using for testing may be connecting to the 5GHz band, and thus not giving you meaningful info on what might be happening (signal strength, interference sources, etc.) on the 2.4GHz band.
--Bob
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post #8316 of 10456
4/12/12 at 10:53am
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

I'm getting fairly bad wireless performance. Is there any chance Oppo will upgrade the firmware or the wireless USB stick to something better?

Here's my deal, I run assest DLNA on my PC I force the audio to .wav to the oppo,
so my pc is doing a WMA lossless to .wav conversion and serving it up to the oppo.
forcing to LPM also has the same results.

Very often on 16bit 44k material the first minute will skip alot, 24 bit stuff rarely ever plays at all skip skip skip skip etc.

Now I've done alot of trouble shooting on my wireless network, in the exact same area as the oppo player I'm getting 90+ percent signal strength and well over 15MB signal to the internet. So the bandwidth to the PC itself accessing local storage should be WAY more than needed to stream lossless audio at 16 or 24bit. My router can do 450MB on the local wan.

I've switched out to better routers, my PC is relatively new now but it did the same thing using my older pc.

Everything in the streaming chain is performing well and more than enough to stream lossless audio without an issue to the oppo but the oppo just seems quirky and skips alot on audio it should not have a problem with.

Wired Ethernet is not an option and I suspect for the VAST majority of people they really need good wifi performance from the oppo for their lossless audio streaming needs.

So oppo can you please improve the reliability and speed of the wifi dongle with the oppo 95?

It is clearly the weak link here. I've either replaced everything else in the stream chain or tested it to be more than enough to properly stream lossless audio to the oppo.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Are their any better wifi dongles that will work with the Oppo? Any better DLNA software that will steam wma lossless audio and allow you to force .wav or lpm to the oppo?

If the oppo would just play WMA lossless natively I'd just plug a hard drive into it but I have almost 2TB of wma lossles and am not going to take the time to convert it all and have 4 TB of duplicate audio. This is why I have to use a DLNA server to convert WMA to wav on the fly.

Here is what I did to solve a similar problem with a not so hot TiVo wireless G USB adapter. It should work for any device with an Ethernet connector.

I installed a wireless bridge. I used a DLink DAP-1622. It has 4 Gigabit Ethernet Ports and can connect using either 2.4GHz or 5GHz.

I am using a 5GHz N connection to a Netgear WNDR3700 wireless router. This provides plenty of bandwidth in my setup. I am able to stream DVD iso files to my Netgear NeoTV550 with out any problems.

Here is what I have connected to the bridge.

8 Port Netgear Prosafe Gigabit Switch
TiVo HD Series 3
Samsung Blu-Ray player
Linksys 4200 Wireless Router used as a wireless base station for Extended WiFi coverage.
2 iTach IR Devices for iRule Remote
Apple TV
ROKU
Netgear NEO TV550
Marantz SR6006

Everything works fine across the Network.

Next purchase is an OPPO BDP95. It will be plugged into the 8 Port Switch and I anticipate no problems.
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post #8317 of 10456
4/12/12 at 11:06am
^^ If you have high speed Internet service, another thing you can try is to fire up the VUDU app on the Oppo and run its Network Speed Test (under the My VUDU tab). That will give you a realistic look at the Wifi throughput you are getting all the way out to VUDU's internet servers.

Now of course the throughput INSIDE your home should be even better. If the VUDU test gives good results, then that again suggests the problem you are experiencing is not really due to Wifi in the OPPO.

Try this in conjunction with the Wifi Access Point ethernet hookup I mentioned above and you can compare ethernet vs. Wifi throughput for example.
--Bob
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post #8318 of 10456
4/12/12 at 11:10am
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Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau View Post

^^ If you have high speed Internet service, another thing you can try is to fire up the VUDU app on the Oppo and run its Network Speed Test (under the My VUDU tab). That will give you a realistic look at the Wifi throughput you are getting all the way out to VUDU's internet servers.

Now of course the throughput INSIDE your home should be even better. If the VUDU test gives good results, then that again suggests the problem you are experiencing is not really due to Wifi in the OPPO.

Try this in conjunction with the Wifi Access Point ethernet hookup I mentioned above and you can compare ethernet vs. Wifi throughput for example.
--Bob

Knowing the connection speed to a different streaming server doesn't necessarily tell you what's up with Netflix. There's credible evidence that Netflix allocates bandwidth based partly on what device you have. And we know where Oppo would sit on that list.
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post #8319 of 10456
4/12/12 at 11:26am
Yes, Youtube comes in very loud on many videos. I have to remmber to turn even low volume down on my AVR{or the oppo if you are using it's Vol.}.
Many a time YT just Blasts as soon as i chose a to watch something..
YMMV,
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Originally Posted by PlasticoGrande View Post

About the Youtube app, for me it comes on really loud compared to things i play over my network or a disc. Is this normal? Is there anyway to set the sound level for Youtube?

Chris
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post #8320 of 10456
4/12/12 at 12:08pm
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Originally Posted by rdgrimes View Post

Knowing the connection speed to a different streaming server doesn't necessarily tell you what's up with Netflix. There's credible evidence that Netflix allocates bandwidth based partly on what device you have. And we know where Oppo would sit on that list.

Sure. I was actually offering this suggestion to the fellow who was struggling with DLNA streaming and thought that his problem was Wifi performance in the OPPO.

If the VUDU test (via Wifi) gives good results -- a test he can run in the player itself instead of relying on other equipment -- then that would be evidence the player's Wifi was actually performing decently. And indeed, Wifi performance within the LAN inside the house should be even better.

Just another way to try to isolate whether the DLNA problem is REALLY an issue with Wifi in the player.
--Bob
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post #8321 of 10456
4/12/12 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau View Post

Get a Wifi access point device -- something that plugs in local to the OPPO, connects to your Wifi networking, and has an Ethernet port -- and run a short Ethernet cable from it to the OPPO. (For Apple's Airport brand Wifi, this would be an "Airport Express" device; but similar things are sold by all the Wifi hardware companies.) ETA: I seem to recall that some suggested Wifi access point devices are listed in the FAQ -- see the links at the top of the first post of this thread.

If THAT works properly, then that suggests you may have a faulty Wifi dongle. OPPO can replace that of course.

If that does NOT work properly, then the problem is *NOT* due to the Wifi in the OPPO. So you can set aside your concern about Wifi and focus on diagnosing where the problem really lies.

Also keep in mind that the OPPO uses 2.4GHz band Wifi. If you are running dual band Wifi, the other equipment you are using for testing may be connecting to the 5GHz band, and thus not giving you meaningful info on what might be happening (signal strength, interference sources, etc.) on the 2.4GHz band.
--Bob


I have already run analysis on the 2.4 GHZ usage in the area of the oppo, I changed channels on my router so it has a completely un obstructed use of the 2.4 signal. I used a program on a laptop to scope out the 2.4 ghz singal in the are and made sure the signal to the oppo was not being conflicted with.
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post #8322 of 10456
4/12/12 at 6:37pm
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Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau View Post

Also keep in mind that the OPPO uses 2.4GHz band Wifi. If you are running dual band Wifi, the other equipment you are using for testing may be connecting to the 5GHz band, and thus not giving you meaningful info on what might be happening (signal strength, interference sources, etc.) on the 2.4GHz band.
--Bob

Bob, I think you meant that the Oppo "dongle" operates at 2.4GHz. I never used the Oppo dongle since I got the Oppo a year ago. I always have used some type of 5GHz Wireless/Ethernet Bridge. I am currently using the WNCE3001 Netgear Internet Adapter. Works well with my Netgear N900 Dual Band router. I feel 5GHz is the only way to go for transmitting movie data over the internet, especially for Netflix and Roku. I have all my other Wi-Fi connections in my home that don't transmit movie information at 2.4GHz.
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post #8323 of 10456
4/12/12 at 6:49pm
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Originally Posted by rlh2173 View Post

Bob, I think you meant that the Oppo "dongle" operates at 2.4GHz. I never used the Oppo dongle since I got the Oppo a year ago. I always have used some type of 5GHz Wireless/Ethernet Bridge. I am currently using the WNCE3001 Netgear Internet Adapter. Works well with my Netgear N900 Dual Band router. I feel 5GHz is the only way to go for transmitting movie data over the internet, especially for Netflix and Roku. I have all my other Wi-Fi connections in my home that don’t transmit movie information at 2.4GHz.

I think this may be good option for me, this unit has usb power is the oppo able to power this uint through it's usb port? Also how do you force this adapter to use the 5ghz signal? I alos have a netgear N900 dual band router
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post #8324 of 10456
4/12/12 at 7:11pm
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

I think this may be good option for me, this unit has usb power is the oppo able to power this uint through it's usb port? Also how do you force this adapter to use the 5ghz signal? I alos have a netgear N900 dual band router

Yes, the unit has a USB / Wall power plug to allow flexibility to be used in a wall plug or USB port. You set your adapter based on your SSID setup. I set my 2.4GHz and 5GHz band on different SSIDs. The N900 is a greater router. All the problems I had with my previous Netgear router, like constant IP camera dropouts are totally gone now. I love this router. This router is reviewed in having one of the best 5GHz performance.
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post #8325 of 10456
4/12/12 at 7:15pm
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Originally Posted by rlh2173 View Post

Bob, I think you meant that the Oppo "dongle" operates at 2.4GHz. I never used the Oppo dongle since I got the Oppo a year ago. I always have used some type of 5GHz Wireless/Ethernet Bridge. I am currently using the WNCE3001 Netgear Internet Adapter. Works well with my Netgear N900 Dual Band router. I feel 5GHz is the only way to go for transmitting movie data over the internet, especially for Netflix and Roku. I have all my other Wi-Fi connections in my home that don't transmit movie information at 2.4GHz.

Heh! Semantics, really. When using your Bridge you aren't using Wifi in the OPPO at all. You are using Ethernet in the OPPO.
--Bob
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4/12/12 at 7:19pm
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

I have already run analysis on the 2.4 GHZ usage in the area of the oppo, I changed channels on my router so it has a completely un obstructed use of the 2.4 signal. I used a program on a laptop to scope out the 2.4 ghz singal in the are and made sure the signal to the oppo was not being conflicted with.

Like I said, test Ethernet into a Wifi access point situated near the OPPO. If that works, then it may simply be that you have a faulty Wifi dongle. It's just a piece of electronics. There will be some percentage of them that are faulty.

If Ethernet into the access point DOESN'T fix the problem, then you know the streaming problem you are having is not due to the Wifi in the OPPO. And that would take us to the next step in diagnosing this.
--Bob
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post #8327 of 10456
4/12/12 at 7:21pm
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Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau View Post

Heh! Semantics, really. When using your Bridge you aren't using Wifi in the OPPO at all. You are using Ethernet in the OPPO.
--Bob

True Bob, and I totally understood what you meant, I just did not want anyone else to be confused, as I see many of the questions you get, lol.
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post #8328 of 10456
4/12/12 at 7:37pm
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

I think this may be good option for me, this unit has usb power is the oppo able to power this uint through it's usb port? Also how do you force this adapter to use the 5ghz signal? I alos have a netgear N900 dual band router

I had similair issues...was using AssetUPNP...switched to the free Foobar2000, no issues since. I use the same Netgear wireless router. May be the easiest/cheapest solution.
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post #8329 of 10456
4/12/12 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by USAFChief View Post

I had similair issues...was using AssetUPNP...switched to the free Foobar2000, no issues since. I use the same Netgear wireless router. May be the easiest/cheapest solution.

Can foobar force wma lossless to wav or lpcm for the oppo to play? I like asset but I've switched out so much stuff and still the same issues asset is about the only thing left I have not replaced besides the oppo itself.
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post #8330 of 10456
4/13/12 at 10:05am
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Originally Posted by swanlee View Post

Can foobar force wma lossless to wav or lpcm for the oppo to play?

Yes, a streaming profile can be set up to force foobar to transcode wma to wav or lpcm.

Although I don't use wma, I was having trouble with some other media servers transcoding flac files to a wireless PS3 in another room. With foobar, no problems.
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post #8331 of 10456
4/13/12 at 11:18am
I received my 95 two weeks ago--wow! I use in a multichannel system and connect it to my Sony 6400ES receiver, which can handle DSD, via HDMI, and I'm thrilled with the sound and picture. Not only are the sound and video superior, it loads much faster than my previous components. (It replaces a Sony 5400ES SACD player and a Sony BDP-S5000ES.) At first, I considered hooking it up via the multichannel analog outputs, but a tech from Oppo said I would lose all room correction if I did that. Since my listening/viewing room isn't perfect, I'm sticking with HDMI.
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post #8332 of 10456
4/13/12 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by bwv1080 View Post

I received my 95 two weeks ago--wow! I use in a multichannel system and connect it to my Sony 6400ES receiver, which can handle DSD, via HDMI, and I'm thrilled with the sound and picture. Not only are the sound and video superior, it loads much faster than my previous components. (It replaces a Sony 5400ES SACD player and a Sony BDP-S5000ES.) At first, I considered hooking it up via the multichannel analog outputs, but a tech from Oppo said I would lose all room correction if I did that. Since my listening/viewing room isn't perfect, I'm sticking with HDMI.

If you will not be using the 95's analog outputs you should return it and buy the 93. The analog section of the 95 is its strength and if you are just using HDMI you are not using the 95's analog section. In other words you are wasting $500.

Bill
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post #8333 of 10456
4/13/12 at 9:25pm
^ +1

Put the $500 towards SACD's
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4/13/12 at 10:46pm
Can the HDMI outputs be set to different resolutions? HDMI 1 is connected to the projector capable of 1080p and HDMI2 is connected to a monitor that can only handle 720p. Don't want to always turn on the projector, so hence the second monitor. Problem is that if output resolution is set to 1080p or auto, then the projector capable of 1080p does ok, but the monitor cannot display. Any workarounds? If I set the output resolution to 720p, both the pj and the monitor work, but everytime I want to watch a movie in 1080p on the projector, I have to go manually and set it. Please let me know your thoughts on how to address this (I don't want to replace the second monitor as I just bought the second monitor; an acer for less than $150).
Thanks!
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post #8335 of 10456
4/14/12 at 4:31am
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Originally Posted by jmcomp124 View Post

Can the HDMI outputs be set to different resolutions? HDMI 1 is connected to the projector capable of 1080p and HDMI2 is connected to a monitor that can only handle 720p. Don't want to always turn on the projector, so hence the second monitor. Problem is that if output resolution is set to 1080p or auto, then the projector capable of 1080p does ok, but the monitor cannot display. Any workarounds? If I set the output resolution to 720p, both the pj and the monitor work, but everytime I want to watch a movie in 1080p on the projector, I have to go manually and set it. Please let me know your thoughts on how to address this (I don't want to replace the second monitor as I just bought the second monitor; an acer for less than $150).
Thanks!

No, both HDMI outputs have the same resolution and frame rate.

Does the monitor have any other inputs? Composite, s-video, component?

-Bill
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post #8336 of 10456
4/14/12 at 5:37am
^^^^+1

^^^+1

Excellent advice! The $500 would be much better off elsewhere, just think of the possibilities. . .
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post #8337 of 10456
4/14/12 at 6:45am
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Originally Posted by classicrecording View Post

^ +1

Put the $500 towards SACD's

Now you're talking.

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Originally Posted by EnjoyingMyRide View Post

^^^^+1

^^^+1

Excellent advice! The $500 would be much better off elsewhere, just think of the possibilities. . .

So many possibilities for sure. Music would definitely be one of my first choices or a nice universal remote. I have a few friends with excellent systems and they still have 6-8 remotes on their coffee tables. They know who they are.

Bill
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post #8338 of 10456
4/14/12 at 8:24am
^
I have been using a URC MX-3000 for years now, it is awesome! Programming it might be the most fun though. Now I am starting to look into an i-Pad + Control 4 control system (or something similar).
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4/14/12 at 8:52am
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Originally Posted by wmcclain View Post

No, both HDMI outputs have the same resolution and frame rate.

Does the monitor have any other inputs? Composite, s-video, component?

-Bill

It has vga but the bdp-95 does not have vga. Hmm..there is a shortcut key for resolution right?
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post #8340 of 10456
4/14/12 at 9:05am
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Originally Posted by jmcomp124 View Post

It has vga but the bdp-95 does not have vga. Hmm..there is a shortcut key for resolution right?

Whats your 2nd monitor jmcomp ? Before I got a dvdo duo for switching my old 1 hdmi 768p panel was fine with my 1080p proj . Its edid asked for 1080i and auto on the 95 synced ok and sent 1080p on auto no prob to the projector I should add this was hdmi 1 feeding a simple matrix switcher but auto should send what the edid requests

Shortcut key is bottom left on the remote in any case
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