What features would you like in your next Oppo BR - e.g. Oppo BDP-113 and BDP-115. - Page 6

First is pretty much a given, however slot loading drives which are mostly utilized for space reduction are not without negatives. For example slot loaders don't work with smaller 80 mm discs or any non-standard sizes. If the chassis is not machined correctly the metal edges can be too close so that media could be scratched if the user inserted the media slightly off center or at a angle. If the media won't eject because of a failed slot loading mechanism, its more of a problem to deal with compared to a typical tray unit. Also add the fact that you tend to get your fingerprints more on your media too.

But the upscaling/de-interlacing is handled by the Mediatek SoC at that point rather than by the ABT/QDEO chipset. The result may not be as good. Having the video processed by ABT/QDEO is one of the reason you pay extra for the Oppo.

How odd you would reply to the very party that authors the Unofficial Oppo FAQ that tidbit.

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I will NEVER buy a slot-loading player!! If you ever use a rental disc or any other disc that's not pristine, your slot will collect dirt that can scratch and smear on other discs you insert.

Slot loading optical drives are a HORRIBLE idea.

Built in solid state 250 gb drive for storing music files on board.

That would add at least $200 to the parts cost of the player! Even if a mechanical disk is used, it would still add significantly to the cost and failure rate of the player for a feature that many users don't need or want. I, like many people, prefer to serve up media from a separate fileserver that I can also access from my computers and other devices.

Why not just take advantage of the USB ports and add your own SSD in an external enclosure? Maybe you could argue for a place in the chassis (and spare SATA connector) to mount your own internal 2.5" drive.

This. Plus, of course, an interface tie-in to the Apple Remote app (or a similar companion app) to manipulate things from an iPhone/iPad/iPodTouch (or even one of those android-based thingies )

I'm curious about this. Who writes the apps, Netflix (to focus on one company), or Oppo? I ask, because the Netflix interface on the AppleTV2 is simply outstanding, compared to the Netflix interface in my Sony BR player. Did Apple pair up with Netflix to write a custom app? And in that case, who is responsible for updates, Apple or Netflix? To extend this, why couldn't Oppo do the same? I haven't seen any player with the interface as good as the ATV... did Apple really get special treatment from Netflix, or did Apple write the app (or just take and re-write Netflix's app)? If Apple had a hand in writing their app, I don't see why Oppo couldn't go the same route. If someone actually knows the answer to this, I'd love to hear more about it.

Netflix writes the app and gives it to Oppo to incorporate into a firmware release. Since Apple sells a few gazillion widgets per year, that means a LOT of potential Netflix users, so Netflix is going to be more willing to work with Apple than with a smaller company like Oppo that does a lot less volume. Similarly, Sony sells a ton of PS3's, so it also gets special attention from Netflix. Netflix (and the other streaming companies) is mostly interested in getting more subscribers and (like every other company out there) has limited resources, so they're priority is always going to be to work with the company they feel is going to sell the most widgets to maximize their exposure.

A new iteration of the BDP80. Best value Oppo player I ever bought and a worthy successor to my 980.

I have two 83s and an 80 currently. I've had/have tray loading problems with both 83s. But my 80 has been a solid champ. Never given any trouble whatsoever and going strong after 2 years plus of near daily use.

Nov 2010.

No event, they announce new products when they are ready.

-Bill

ISO file playback.

If future Oppo players do not support this their sales will decrease substantially. Many will not upgrade their player and will hold onto their BDP-93/95 with 2011 firmware. A sad situation for both consumers and Oppo.

Fine to make a suggestion, but it is what it is. DLNA Premium and net shares seems to be the future direction, not playback of unaltered BD media image files on storage connected directly to a BD player. Just look what Kaleidoscope went through not too long ago.

Did you mean to say that you're NOT going to recommend a slot drive? Otherwise, the rest of your post doesn't make much sense.

I think it's already been mentioned, but I'd support the addition/implementation of a scrollable/pointable zoom feature.

Used to have this in my old Denon DVD player, you could zoom and then using the directional buttons scroll across the zoomed image to a point of interest.

With the 93's current zoom, it simply zooms to the center of the frame.


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I had an old Toshiba DVD player that did this, but I didn't find much value in it.

I guess I'm a bit of a nut, but sometimes while watching something, I might catch a glimpse of something that makes me want to go back and take a closer look (like the little red car in Ben Hur) that requires being able to zoom AND scroll to a part of the frame that isn't in the center.


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There remains the Achilles heel of ripping all your movies against a very large collection, do you have a lot of time to spare?

Going with a RAID 5 setup its still a very expensive proposition, based on the size of your collection at current HD prices. Don't forget the UPS.

Might as well ask that the next player be a Universal Media Player instead of a Universal Disc Player.

+1 for me.

This would eliminate the need for me to use a pre/pro or a receiver to get 5.1 playback from my OTA TV signal.

This is a big one.

The YouTube app is horrible at best; there really needs to be some improvement, but I would expect that this would actually be on YouTube's end and not Oppo's.

Yep! The host furnishes the app.

I would like to see players start including a built-in decoder for standard TV-decoded closed captions, decoded and displayed by the player on the video signal. Most computer DVD playback programs have this, but VERY few stand-alone players do. There are hundreds of standard DVDs that are closed-captioned, and the format is different than the subtitles which are displayed by the player (subtitles tend to only show dialog, while captions also describe sound effects and music in a scene). Many DVDs do not even include any sort of subtitles but do have standard closed-captions, also any captioned analog source transferred to DVD with a DVD recorder retains its captions. I've even seen a few Blu-Ray discs with closed captions (including 50 First Dates and The Simpsons Movie), though those will only display if you use a player's standard or component output at 480i resolution. The current trend with players seems to be phasing out of ALL analog video outputs, which leaves them with NO way to access any closed-captions on a disc, and a time may come when TVs do not include an analog TV tuner and thus no decoding for analog captions as well. Regardless, captioned discs will always be out there and there should be an easy way to continue to use them.

Yes, the industry dropped the ball on closed captions. Such a waste: all that effort into creating them.

It takes extra effort to decode and display them over HDMI and I suppose the manufacturers calculate that it is a diminishing body of content that uses CC. I don't know where the ADA comes in here, if at all. With analog going away at the industry's insistence, you'd think they could be guilted into supporting HDMI CC.

OPPO has been very good about retaining legacy features. Be sure to forward your request to them; it would be a feature that no one (?) else has and perhaps a future selling point.

-Bill