Player has upconversion restriction through HDMI 1.2a I was watching Batman Begins on SD. The player put a restriction on the upconversion and played it at 480p. I have a Yamaha RX-v2700. I tried to set the receiver to do the upconversion to 720p. The menu got locked out too. Anyone experiencing this? Player has upconversion restriction through HDMI 1.2a I was watching Batman Begins on SD. The player put a restriction on the upconversion and played it at 480p. I have a Yamaha RX-v2700. I tried... » Read More Player has upconversion restriction through HDMI 1.2a I was watching Batman Begins on SD. The player put a restriction on the upconversion and played it at 480p. I have a Yamaha RX-v2700. I tried to set the receiver to do the upconversion to 720p. The menu got locked out too. Anyone experiencing this? « Show Less
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I have to admit I had NEVER copied a DVD before I encountered copy protection issues that interfered with my being able to play the original. Now I have lost my cherry and I am really quite proficient at it.
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Are you going through the component outputs? The player only upconverts through the HDMI cable if I understand it correctly. Has something to do with the copyright protection. Switch to HDMI if you can. Goodluck!
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Yes, this is through HDMI cable. I do not component cable. I noticed that certain movies, there is a restriction in upconversion. Otherwise, for most of the SD DVD, it upconverts much better than the Yamaha receiver (it also can do upconversion through TBC-time base correction).
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That sounds very reasonable. One thing sure, I have no complaints about the picture quality.
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I too have a Philips 42" monitor. Have you tried moving the HDMI cable directly to the monitor just as a test? I have seen the same issue here but I am connected though component video at the moment and was hoping to resolve the issue by using the DVI input on my monitor.
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Has anyone had problems upconverting Star Wars:Revenge of the Sith? The original Star Wars movies upconvert beautifully to look almost true HD, but the Revenge of the Sith was restricted to only 480p.
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A solution is available when viewing DVDs through Sony's upscaling DVD player, which permits you to set normal aspect ratio for a 1080 signal. But I hadn't thought about the problem with a cable company's set-top box. This set limits you to Wide mode and 3 settings: Zoom, wide zoom (less drastic), and full. An e-mail to Sony produced the generic response and reference to a general blurb about HD and aspect ratio. I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds it an apparent bummer.
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Your TV's lack of HDMI renders this player unusable, regardless of your receiver's capabilities. I'd recommend the 980H, but that does not perform as well with PAL conversion. There are rumors of a future model, the DV-983H, which may (or may not) support component video. Note, however, that CSS-encrypted discs will not upconvert over component. One thought though... if your TV has a DVI input you might be able use an HDMI-DVI adapter (which is what I did).
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I've found that with upconverting machines, if you are playing back in the 720P/1080I/1080P modes the 4:3/letterboxed image will be "stretched". You need to reset the playback to 480i or 480p for these images. I have four such machines of different manufacturers and they all work this way. My HD-DVD and Blu-ray machines, though, do play 4:3/letterboxed images in the correct ratio format, even when I'm set to the hi-def modes. Hope this helps.
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To further my non answer: During the limited time the unit was operational, I did not use the USB input, only HDMI. It seemed to have no problem with that input. Now I know why it was a "limited" edition.
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I simply renamed my xvid movie which usually has a .avi file extension to a .mpg file extension. Low and behold, the blu-ray player played it just fine with no conversion necessary. Surprise! (rolls eyes...)
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These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had... » Read More These players are originally region one. They are actually then modified to be region free by a third part or by the seller. If done correctly they player would be working 100% perfect and there would be no loss in picture quality. It will be up to par as expected. However you must check the sellers background, see how long they have been around and if you can contact them after the sale by phone for support. Most legitamite companies have been around for years I've seen some for 2-3 decades. I did a search on google for region free blu-ray player and purchased mine. It's works great. I had a snag with one disc, and the company sent me some software to fix it very quickly. « Show Less
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to try and offer some advice: i just upgraded from the BDP83 to the BDP93, i have only watched 1 Blu on the new one (BDP93) but was amazed at the pic quality i had the BDP83 for almost a year before upgrading and the only issue i had was watching LOTR extended versions on DVD and would see a 'hiccup" every so often - i believe this was where they added the extended footage in - otherwise i NEVER had a single issue with my player with an Oppo or PS3 OR whatever bluray player you have or decide to buy i always make sure the firmware is updated to resolve any 'issues" you may have best of luck to you
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The same thing happens with my 2500 for the Dark Knight - initially it would play until about 2 hours into the movie, then it would start skipping. Now it won't read the disc at all. I'm on the latest firmware and I've tried multiple Dark Knight discs as well. I thought this was limited to this movie only, but the same thing happened again with Max Payne.
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I'm not sure I understand your question. As a user all you have to do is attach a component cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach a sound cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach an HDMI cable between this device and your TV, attach the transformer for this device to this device and an outlet. If you're asking what method they use for up conversion, I don't think this device does any up conversion. Also, as I stated in my review, this device will not let you watch any disc that has copyright protection, even though you're a licensed user. It made the device useless to me, so I no longer use it. I'm not sure I understand your question. As a user all you have to do is attach a component cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach a sound cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach an HDMI cable between this device and your TV, attach the transformer for this device to this device and an outlet. If you're asking what method they use for up conversion, I don't think this device does any up conversion. Also, as I stated in my review, this device will not let you watch any disc that has copyright protection, even though you're a licensed... » Read More I'm not sure I understand your question. As a user all you have to do is attach a component cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach a sound cable between this device and the device you want to be HDMI, attach an HDMI cable between this device and your TV, attach the transformer for this device to this device and an outlet. If you're asking what method they use for up conversion, I don't think this device does any up conversion. Also, as I stated in my review, this device will not let you watch any disc that has copyright protection, even though you're a licensed user. It made the device useless to me, so I no longer use it. « Show Less
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No. This unit down converts and records in standard definition and then up converts the playback in HD. Seems counterproductive but my guess is this approach was chosen to put less demand on the hardware. The up conversion is very good and the quality is about 90% of true HD. I would estimate most people would not notice the slight loss of quality.
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Dear Peter,Thanks for your inquiry. Since there are no 4K or UHD discs available, the Blu-ray player itself does not upscale. There are however, many audio receivers that do upscaling and perhaps that is what you are asking. Hope that makes things clearer for you.Regards,Eric CohenWorld Wide Stereo
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Does this DVD allow older 4:3 content on disks to be displayed on my HDTV in original 4:3? I saw a post on a LG DVD that forces all 4:3 content to be stretched to 16:9, and I loathe that distortion. Any experience with other upconverting DVDs?
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Good Question! And one I didn't consider when purchasing this unit. The answer is: Apparently not. After getting your question I tried to see if my DVD would play through the Yamaha RX-V371 (with it off, or to say - in standby) to my HDTV. So the receiver does not appear have the pass-through feature. Turning on the receiver yielded both audio & video to my HDTV. Be advised that both the Yamaha unit and my HDTV are circa 2010, have been classified as "discontinued," and probably a feature (as well as others) no one thought about at the time. Note that I use HDMI cables between the Blu-ray player, to the receiver and to the HDTV (as well as an audio optical cable from the HDTV to the receiver). Because of the two-year span of advanced technical features, these units may not have all the features that have occured during that time. But if you can deal with the lack of the stand-by feature, the receiver is a good one otherwise, and at a good price. You might also pose your question to Yamaha (http://usa.yamaha.com)
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Component does support 720p (and even 1080i) but when part of an upconverting DVD player, all players are limited to 480p on component outs when playing standard DVD. The reason for this is the movie studios don't want you to be able to upconvert DVDs in the analog component domain as one can easily make high quality copies (bootlegs) with this method. When upconverted video is sent out the HDMI cable, it has content protection, called HDCP, to keep people from making high quality copies.Now you are getting the most out of your player, good for you.
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Thank you for your question. No matter the format that is being up-converted, up-conversion only works to a degree. It can't make programming not shot in 4K look as clean as true 4K material. It will do something to slightly improve the quality but it can't perform magic to programming not produced in the format. Thanks again very much.
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I did call customer support. He just said the better the DVD the better the upconversion. I could have guessed that. I have high quality home movies in 480i. They look very good but have jaggies on straight edges. Is there any body out there using the Oppo for home movies??