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post #11941 of 15130
8/5/11 at 4:55pm
We shout OPA!, and then squeeze a fresh lemon over the top to put the flames out.
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post #11942 of 15130
8/5/11 at 5:04pm
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Originally Posted by daxhughes View Post

I am struggling to make a decision whether to go with the Oppa 93 or 95. That is not the only decision. Some of these players have this Multi region feature.

I am trying to decide which one fits my needs the most. Price is not the concern even though what idiot would want to pay more if he did not need too!

Here is my need for this player:

1) Netflix- alot of Netflix
2) Blue Rays
3) Some DVDs
4) Might play some music but not much


I will show my ignorance here but as far as Multi Region is concerned, I cannot possibly see where I would need that. Can you even by it now without that or is it a part of the player now.

Based off of my needs, could you offer feedback on the way to go?? I will be using the Onkyo 5508 pre/pro on a JVC RS60U projector with B$W 800 speakers and SVS PB Ultra 13 sub. I want this to sound good and look awesome.

Appreciate the guidance for my particular needs!!!

If you plan on using HDMI I would go with the 93.

BTW the Onkyo TX-NR5008 is a receiver not a pre-pro. The PR-SC5580 is the pre-pro by Onkyo.
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post #11943 of 15130
8/5/11 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by b curry View Post

If you plan on using HDMI I would go with the 93.

BTW the Onkyo TX-NR5008 is a receiver not a pre-pro. The PR-SC5580 is the pre-pro by Onkyo.

Lol! of course youa re right. I have ordered the 5580!

Does the Multi Regional thing matter??? When would I use it?? I will definitely use HDMI. Is the 93 better than the 95 with HDMI?
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post #11944 of 15130
8/5/11 at 6:38pm
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Lol! of course youa re right. I have ordered the 5580!

Are you sure it wasn't the 5508?

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I will definitely use HDMI. Is the 93 better than the 95 with HDMI?

If you do not plan on using the analog outputs get the 93. The 93 is the same performance as the 95 when using HDMI.

Bill
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post #11945 of 15130
8/5/11 at 7:55pm
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Originally Posted by daxhughes View Post

Lol! of course youa re right. I have ordered the 5580!

Does the Multi Regional thing matter??? When would I use it?? I will definitely use HDMI. Is the 93 better than the 95 with HDMI?

They have the same HDMI. The BDP-95 is targeted at the audiophile market and has upgraded analog audio. If you are using HDMI for audio then stick with the BDP-93.

Multi-region matters only if you import discs from other countries. Some are region coded, although many aren't. The OPPOs can be made all-region for DVDs with a free firmware hack, but Blu-ray region-free requires a third party hardware modification.

-Bill
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post #11946 of 15130
8/6/11 at 4:31pm
Well I have done a cursory look at the threads here looking for info on best picture quality but it seems that the main points of discussion are streaming wants/needs/issues.

I have a Roku so I dont care about steaming at this time.

I'm interested in Panasonic, Sony, Samsung maybe LG. I don't have $500 for the Oppo. My budget is <$200.00

My primary concern is picture quality both on Blu Ray and upconverted DVDs. It wouldn't suck if it would play SACD too.

I find CNET useless can any tell me what chipsets are used in the brands above or some guidance on picture quality for the above brand besides Oppo?

Thank you
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post #11947 of 15130
8/6/11 at 4:52pm
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Originally Posted by nolanski View Post

Well I have done a cursory look at the threads here looking for info on best picture quality but it seems that the main points of discussion are streaming wants/needs/issues.

I have a Roku so I dont care about steaming at this time.

I'm interested in Panasonic, Sony, Samsung maybe LG. I don't have $500 for the Oppo. My budget is <$200.00

My primary concern is picture quality both on Blu Ray and upconverted DVDs. It wouldn't suck if it would play SACD too.

I find CNET useless can any tell me what chipsets are used in the brands above or some guidance on picture quality for the above brand besides Oppo?

Thank you

I have a Samsung BD6500 that is excellent with BD and upconverted DVDs. It also streams Netflix (you need a wired connection to the internet or an extra-cost wireless adapter). It does not play SACDs (although it will play DVD-A's even though the box and manual don't mention it). As far as I know, the Sony BluRay players are the only inexpensive players that will handle SACD (over HDMI only).
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post #11948 of 15130
8/6/11 at 7:02pm
Well whomever moved this to this very lame area.....just take a look....thanks so much for being a crappy MOD. There isn't any info here. Look at the thread no current info and look at the dates.

This is a dead thread.....
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post #11949 of 15130
8/7/11 at 3:26am
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Originally Posted by nolanski View Post

Well whomever moved this to this very lame area.....just take a look....thanks so much for being a crappy MOD. There isn't any info here. Look at the thread no current info and look at the dates.

This is a dead thread.....

Nice attitude; that should get you a lot of replies.

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post #11950 of 15130
8/7/11 at 5:56am
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Originally Posted by nolanski View Post

Well whomever moved this to this very lame area.....just take a look....thanks so much for being a crappy MOD. There isn't any info here. Look at the thread no current info and look at the dates.

This is a dead thread.....

You got a reply and you think the thread is dead, what's lame aroung here is you.
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post #11951 of 15130
8/7/11 at 8:23am
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post

You got a reply and you think the thread is dead, what's lame aroung here is you.

I could be wrong but I think he was being sarcastic?
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post #11952 of 15130
8/7/11 at 2:14pm
I can get a really good deal on the 09 at about half what i can get the oppo for. The benifit of the oppo is its 3d support, but I could just go with my Ps3 for that. Thoughts?
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post #11953 of 15130
8/7/11 at 3:38pm
I really need help selecting my 1st ever Blu ray player. I've been doing research for over two days.

Here is the criteria I used:
  1. WiFi Built In (I might never use it, but long term I want to have it as an option).
  2. I don't care about 3D or BD Live
  3. It must play DVD-R.
I'm going to be buying a 40" LED/LCD Samsung TV this month so I've been leaning heavily towards the BD-D6700 (even though I don't need the extra HDMI output) over the 6500 simply because of aesthetics. I didn't care for LG products or Sony so I've narrowed down my list to the following 4 models:

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    Samsung
        BD-D5700
        BD-D6500
        BD-D6700 

    Panasonic
        DMP-BDT210
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post #11954 of 15130
8/7/11 at 4:09pm
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Originally Posted by iamian View Post

I could be wrong but I think he was being sarcastic?

My apologies then, one disadvantage of the ipad is you can't see the emoticons.
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post #11955 of 15130
8/7/11 at 4:29pm
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post

My apologies then, one disadvantage of the ipad is you can't see the emoticons.

Mmmm... Using my iPad, I can see the emoticons.. Not to get off topic, I finally selected and bought the Panny BDT210. I'll be connecting it some time this week. I was going back and forth with the Panny and the LG 670.
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post #11956 of 15130
8/7/11 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by Jazzspot View Post

Mmmm... Using my iPad, I can see the emoticons.. Not to get off topic, I finally selected and bought the Panny BDT210. I'll be connecting it some time this week. I was going back and forth with the Panny and the LG 670.

Weird, yours I see. Sorry for the OT.
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post #11957 of 15130
8/7/11 at 4:54pm
Sorry guys yes I was being sarcastic...my sarcastic humor gets me into trouble sometimes.....again my apologies.
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post #11958 of 15130
8/7/11 at 6:18pm
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Originally Posted by nolanski View Post

Sorry guys yes I was being sarcastic...my sarcastic humor gets me into trouble sometimes.....again my apologies.

I know that feeling all too well...

Hope you find a good player that fits your needs.
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post #11959 of 15130
8/7/11 at 6:31pm
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post #11960 of 15130
8/8/11 at 2:54am
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Originally Posted by majax79 View Post

I really need help selecting my 1st ever Blu ray player. I've been doing research for over two days.

Here is the criteria I used:
  1. WiFi Built In (I might never use it, but long term I want to have it as an option).
  2. I don't care about 3D or BD Live
  3. It must play DVD-R.
I'm going to be buying a 40" LED/LCD Samsung TV this month so I've been leaning heavily towards the BD-D6700 (even though I don't need the extra HDMI output) over the 6500 simply because of aesthetics. I didn't care for LG products or Sony so I've narrowed down my list to the following 4 models:

Code:
    
    Samsung
        BD-D5700
        BD-D6500
        BD-D6700 

    Panasonic
        DMP-BDT210

I was in the same situation, and just bought the Panny 210 a week ago based on the comments in this thread. It's my first blu ray player. I've been using it all weekend, and so far it's great.

Blu rays look fantastic as expected. The key thing for me was DVD upscaling. The Panny handles this really well. I compared several DVDs closely with my Marantz DV4001, and the Panny's upscaled PQ was almost identical.

I have a large library of DVD-R's, and the Panny played those fine. Though to be fair, most of my DVD-R's were made on a Panasonic DVD recorder so I wouldn't have expected any compatibility issues.

BTW I am using the Panny with a Samsung LCD as well. No need to match up brands if that was part of your consideration. That doesn't matter at all. IMO the Panny is superior to the Samsung blu rays.
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post #11961 of 15130
8/9/11 at 10:51am
Looking for some recommendations on an inexpensive region free player that will also be reliable. This would not be internet connected and would only be used for region B & C blurays as well as multi-region DVD's. Any direction would be appreciated
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post #11962 of 15130
8/9/11 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by General Kenobi View Post

Looking for some recommendations on an inexpensive region free player that will also be reliable. This would not be internet connected and would only be used for region B & C blurays as well as multi-region DVD's. Any direction would be appreciated

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...1#post20754791
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post #11963 of 15130
8/9/11 at 7:40pm
Well, the DVD player I had connected to our 5.1 HT system died so, it's time to upgrade to Blu-Ray I suppose!

I'm looking for basic features, (I don't do SACD) ... reliable, non-fussy, with HDMI out (with embedded audio). I see many models at BestBuy and Amazon ... too many models. WiFi would be nice. Budget is < $200.

Any suggestions? ... success stories?

Thx,
Rob
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post #11964 of 15130
8/9/11 at 7:57pm
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Originally Posted by laterally View Post

I was in the same situation, and just bought the Panny 210 a week ago based on the comments in this thread. It's my first blu ray player. I've been using it all weekend, and so far it's great.

Blu rays look fantastic as expected. The key thing for me was DVD upscaling. The Panny handles this really well. I compared several DVDs closely with my Marantz DV4001, and the Panny's upscaled PQ was almost identical.

I have a large library of DVD-R's, and the Panny played those fine. Though to be fair, most of my DVD-R's were made on a Panasonic DVD recorder so I wouldn't have expected any compatibility issues.

BTW I am using the Panny with a Samsung LCD as well. No need to match up brands if that was part of your consideration. That doesn't matter at all. IMO the Panny is superior to the Samsung blu rays.

Thanks for the advice. I'm still going back and forth between the Panasonic 210 and the Samsung 6500. The feature I like about the 6500 is how there is no blu ray tray. Beyond that, these two players seem the same on paper. I wish I wasn't such an indecisive person.
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post #11965 of 15130
8/9/11 at 9:03pm
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Originally Posted by albireo13 View Post

Well, the DVD player I had connected to our 5.1 HT system died so, it's time to upgrade to Blu-Ray I suppose!

I'm looking for basic features, (I don't do SACD) ... reliable, non-fussy, with HDMI out (with embedded audio). I see many models at BestBuy and Amazon ... too many models. WiFi would be nice. Budget is < $200.

Any suggestions? ... success stories?

Thx,
Rob

I just hooked up a Panasonic BDT210. Less than $200. Works very good. Downloaded and installed the latest firmware update. The wireless connecitivty is working very good too. BD movies looks very good. Was simple to setup. Very satisfied so far.
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post #11966 of 15130
8/10/11 at 6:27am
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Originally Posted by albireo13 View Post

Well, the DVD player I had connected to our 5.1 HT system died so, it's time to upgrade to Blu-Ray I suppose!

I'm looking for basic features, (I don't do SACD) ... reliable, non-fussy, with HDMI out (with embedded audio). I see many models at BestBuy and Amazon ... too many models. WiFi would be nice. Budget is < $200.

Any suggestions? ... success stories?

Thx,
Rob

What kind of tv and home theater system do you have? That will help direct the recommendations.
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post #11967 of 15130
8/11/11 at 11:39am
Hi all
I apologize if this info is on here somewhere... I did a search but couldn't find anything.

I need a 3d Blu Ray player that has the audio decoding internally and provides the 7.1 discrete audio outs. So far the only unit I have found that is less then $700 (or so) is the new Yamaha BL-1010.. which does not seem to be in stock anywhere yet. I have looked at all the major brands I could think of and saw either nothing in their offerings, or nothing that was around $300-400.

So anyone have a lead on something I could actually order now? Or am I just stuck with waiting 1-2 more months for the Yamaha to be available?

Chris
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post #11968 of 15130
8/11/11 at 1:31pm
Oppo BDP-93
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post #11969 of 15130
8/11/11 at 3:22pm
Thanks! That is perfect. Gunna order one tonight.
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post #11970 of 15130
8/11/11 at 9:02pm
Hi All ,

I am after a BD player that has all features of PS3 (apart from gaming) so that means it support various BD\\DVD formats , has WIFI , HDMI & USB ports, DLNA, supports 3D and may be more . Something under 200$-225$ would not be bad.


Cheers!!
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