Official OPPO BDP-95 Owner's Thread - Page 325

Yes. I am sure. Thank you.

Correct. You actually have a choice under TV System in Setup:

• NTSC: converts PAL to NTSC
• PAL: converts NTSC to PAL
• Multi: does not alter the signal frame rate, etc.

This matters only for PAL DVDs or the rare 50hz content on BR imports.

-Bill

Yes, if you have TV System set to NTSC, then PAL format discs will be converted to NTSC format video output.
--Bob

I have a few of the 4k blu ray discs. They look fantastic when played on my oppo 95 and viewed on my panasonic plasma. Am I seeing the maximum picture quality that this new format is capable of?

I don't see how, the 95 is still only putting out 1080p. Its probably just a well mastered disc.

You would need to upgrade to the 103.

Plus you would need one of the $20,000+ 4K TV's or Projectors.

There's no such thing as a 4k Blu-ray disc at this time - such a beast, if it eventually is released, will require new standards and a new player that doesn't exist yet. There are some Blu-rays that are made from 4k video material, but they're authored at 1080p when it comes time to creating the Blu-ray.

You may not understand what you've got there. The content RECORDED on those discs is still 1080p.

What the studios mean when they tout 4K Blu-ray discs, is that more care was taken in the process of producing the transfer from film to disc. To begin with the film was scanned-in (digitized) at 4K resolution. This gives them more pixels to play with in the subsequent processing. So when they then do digital cleanup of the digitized film -- to remove film damage blemishes or correct other flaws perhaps due to the age of the film -- the resulting processed output looks better -- i.e., has fewer visible artifacts as a result of that processing.

But the digitized and processed film still has to be rescaled to 1080p resolution before being put on the disc. The Blu-ray format does not support 4K resolution recorded on the disc itself.

That said, the investment in doing a 4K-process transfer -- a major expense for the studio doing the work -- has paid off handsomely in some recent releases. The results really are spectacular for the films released so far.

By the way, the fact that the studios are loudly marketing these discs as 4K, even though the content on disc is just 1080p, is yet another example of Deja-Moo. I.e, we've seen this bullish*t before. They are HOPING buyers will get confused. Which is a shame since at least for the first such 4K-process releases, the results really do stand on their own, and don't need such marketing shenanigans.

The last time the studios tried this was back when upscaling SD-DVD players were introduced, and the studios started marketing "high definition" or "1080p" SD-DVDs. By which they meant the digital transfer process leading up to what was put on the disc was done at 1080p. But of course the SD-DVD itself only contained 480i content.

I.e., you've bought a new HDTV, and an "upscaling" SD-DVD player to feed it. Surely, you don't want to play anything other than 1080p-process SD-DVDs in it, right? So time to throw away your old SD-DVDs and buy new versions. Ka-ching!

Again, the 4K-process releases that have come out so far really DO look spectacular -- due to the extra care taken in producing the transfers and digitally restoring the older films. Just understand that what you are getting on disc is not some new form of Blu-ray. It's just a more carefully produced transfer.
--Bob
Edited by Bob Pariseau - 10/9/12 at 8:26am

You're right on both counts. I didn't understand exactly what I had and they are really good. The new Casablanca is great. Will I see a difference between my 95 and the new 103 when playing these discs?

^ I would be surprised if you saw a difference. The 95 is really good at playing Blu-rays. Any differences would likely be subtle. There are plenty of other reasons to get a 103 (or 105), but dramatically improved Blu-ray movie imagery is not one of them.
--Bob

Thank You, Blayne

I've had some really good results changing the fuses in my power amp and a CD player to those made by HiFi-Tuning and was wondering if anyone here knows what fuse types (size, amperage and whether slow or fast blow) the 95 uses?

Thanks.

Wondering, is there any way to roll back the drivers to Dec 2011 so I could play iso?

Don't we all! No, there is not. There used to be a workaround involving using a region free mod kit but I was told recently that you can not do it anymore...

I refuse to acknowledge the above post and would ask all others do the same! :-)

I'd defend your right to your own opinion to the end. But quite honestly, I kinda resent your infringing on my right to perhaps find some information and pursue what I've found to be a genuine improvement in my system.

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

4K an illusion!

http://hometheaterreview.com/high-definition-we-hardly-knew-ye/

Though I agree with your sentiment and right to inquire about fuses, I couldn't resist chiming in since you mentioned "blind". Have you done a blind hearing test between two different fuses?

No, I haven't. I have tried two different types of HiFi-Tuning fuses but they were in different applications. I'm familiar with the concept of listener bias and with the double-blind testing methodology. All I was trying to determine was whether anyone in this forum knew what the fuse types used in the 95 happened to be. It's beginning to look like my mentioning why I was inquiring may have been a mistake.

There's an audio theory forum elsewhere on AVS Forums...

As to the fuses themselves, it might make sense to ask Oppo directly.

Thank you, I will call them. I apologize if I violated any rules or offended any sensibilities.

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No. My player still has that firmware though. I've never upgraded. For me its primarily a music machine using analog to drive a headphone amp and reciever in two channel setup.

Don't worry, sometimes we're not too sensible around here!

I guess I should fit in fine then.

I did get in touch with Oppo and found out that all the fuses are soldered directly onto their boards, therefore, they can't be replaced by the user. Or, at least a user like me who would do some serious damage with a soldering iron.

Hi I got a couple questions. I just played some flac music files on my 95 via pc with ps3 media server. I used the dedicated analog out..am I still using the high zoot dac or is the signal bypassed somehow?
I see the new 103 and 105 have 5.1 netflix support. Can the 93 and 95 be made to support 5.1 with a firmware update?
Another thing Im curious about is the cinavision with the 103 and 105. Could a firmware update put cinavision crap on our 95s?

Thanks

Yes, the DAC is wearing the full zoot suit when you play FLAC via the Analog outputs.

No, the new Netflix app on the 103/105 requires security hardware that is not present in the 93/95 -- restrictions Netflix imposed after the 93/95 were made.

Yes, new firmware could impose Cinavia on the 93/95, but no it won't happen. OPPO is under no licensing obligation to retrofit Cinavia into older players and has stated that it will not do so.
--Bob

Hey thanks Bob
I never used ps3 media server with the 95. I didnt know it was as easy as turning it on. I thought to take advantage of the analog dacs the flac files had to be on some sort of drive hooked up to the usb or esata port. Thats too bad about the no netflix 5.1 support for the 95 though. Cinavia sucks and that for me would be a suck point for the103/105. I almost had buyers remorse and wished I might have waited for the 105 but not now Im glad I didnt. I guess I still have the ps3 for 5.1 netflix play. I used to play flac files from the pc via ps3 media server on the ps3 but I would get audio drop outs (although my pc is ageing) I didnt experience that with the 95.
As a side note there sure are alot of 95s for sale now. Where you couldnt find them used before, I think there are 3 or 4 for sale on Canuck Audio Mart. I guess people want to dump them now and get 105s? I think they probably will be better except for cinavia...although 4k stuff is probably far off unless you are a zillionaire.

All audio that comes out of the analog audio outputs makes use of the Oppo's DACs - it doesn't matter what the source is - CD, Blu-ray, USB, SATA, DLNA, etc.

I am new to the concept of attaching a hard drive to a blu ray player and wondered if a USB hard drive such as a Seagate External 3.5” USB 3.0 Hard Drive would be suitable? Could i rip my dvd and cd collection to this and then play via the 95? I know there is a esata connection but can the USB on the back be used for a hard drive?

Thanks

Yes to all.

The files on the HD must be of the types supported by OPPO. See the FAQ: What are the supported media container and file types?

-Bill