BluRay player on a budget?
07-29-10, 03:08 AM
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Re: BluRay player on a budget?
I've owned two Oppos --- a DVD player and now a Blu-ray player --- and I've bought both directly from Oppo because they were out of stock at Amazon. The advantage with Amazon, of course, is the free shipping, so that would be the way to go.
You'll love whichever Oppo you get. Their players and customer support are just fantastic.
You'll love whichever Oppo you get. Their players and customer support are just fantastic.
07-29-10, 09:06 AM
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It looks like $9.50 shipping charge, but I'm mostly worried about CA tax when ordering from Oppo. I didn't see a charge for it when I put it into my cart and selected CA as the state. Where do they sell it from? I would think since the company is located in CA that they would have to charge tax.
The other choice is whether I want the backlit remote for an extra $9.50. It's thicker than the other one, is the backlighting worth getting? And if I buy it from Amazon does Oppo offer an exchange or just the sale of a spare remote?
The other choice is whether I want the backlit remote for an extra $9.50. It's thicker than the other one, is the backlighting worth getting? And if I buy it from Amazon does Oppo offer an exchange or just the sale of a spare remote?
07-29-10, 12:35 PM
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I called them. They do charge tax in CA (Amazon, here I come!) and will sell the backlit remote for $12.50, only $3 more, so I'd have 2 remotes. That gives me a chance to see if the glow-in-the-dark works ok.
08-05-10, 08:52 PM
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I got the Oppo today. It seems like a pretty nice player.
I don't see anything in the instructions about how to move the subtitles. Any help would be appreciated!
[Nevermind, I figured it out. I'm not happy that I can't move subtitles to the top though. Only about 1/3 up from the bottom of the screen.]
I don't see anything in the instructions about how to move the subtitles. Any help would be appreciated!
[Nevermind, I figured it out. I'm not happy that I can't move subtitles to the top though. Only about 1/3 up from the bottom of the screen.]
08-10-10, 09:03 AM
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08-11-10, 01:54 PM
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10-01-10, 07:05 PM
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Lucky I got the Oppo BDP-80 when I did, they've discontinued it and it's no longer available. They don't have a replacement for it either.
I added a region-free module that cost $25 and it works great, at least on DVD, I don't have any foreign BD yet.
I added a region-free module that cost $25 and it works great, at least on DVD, I don't have any foreign BD yet.
10-07-10, 10:46 AM
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Please excuse my ignorance in this matter, but I am looking for a region free Blu ray player in the $100-200 range. I've been looking around town in a few stores and have been looking at the boxes. Everything that I have seen so far have been 1 or A. I assume the 1 means region 1 does A mean the same thing? I also am assuming ( because I haven't found one yet ) that it would say Region free on the box, but is there a symbol for that to look for if Region free is not listed on the box?
10-08-10, 09:49 AM
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No. Regular HDMI should be fine.
This is the purpose of that new version. But, no thanks. I mean, my HDMI runs to my TV, the ethernet runs to my router. I don't want them together, just like I never wanted TV/VCR combos.
This is the purpose of that new version. But, no thanks. I mean, my HDMI runs to my TV, the ethernet runs to my router. I don't want them together, just like I never wanted TV/VCR combos.
10-09-10, 09:44 AM
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I just got my blu ray yesterday and my tv isn't equipped with a HDMI jack. So I have to use regular cables. Only problem is, everything has a blue tint, esp. faces. Do you know what's going on here?
10-09-10, 09:52 AM
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But seriously, do you possible have composite cables in component jacks, or vice versa?
10-09-10, 10:18 AM
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Ha! That was the first thing that I thought of, it's a bluray player so everything must be blue. But I'll try switching the cables around and see what happens.
10-09-10, 02:54 PM
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Well, I took Trevor's advice and switched some of the cables around and everything seems to be ok now.Thanks for your help people.
