Buyer Beware... While is the considered the best amoungst the bluray players...XP Wholesalers has charged extra plus shipping. If you buy this direct from Oppo Digital its 999.00 + plus free shipping. So use your money wisely. Where they get 1499 price is beyond me...the company itself lists it at 999.00 period. Buyer Beware... While is the considered the best amoungst the bluray players...XP Wholesalers has charged extra plus shipping. If you buy this direct from Oppo Digital its 999.00 + plus free... » Read More Buyer Beware... While is the considered the best amoungst the bluray players...XP Wholesalers has charged extra plus shipping. If you buy this direct from Oppo Digital its 999.00 + plus free shipping. So use your money wisely. Where they get 1499 price is beyond me...the company itself lists it at 999.00 period. « Show Less
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Morale of the story is that you people HAVE TO READ the product description before posting bogus claims about this product.THIS Oppo player in particular, is region free, and can play ANY kind of file, dvd, bluray, sacd, etc. that you throw at it!That's the reason of its price.
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Is the player BDP-95 (purchased on amazon store) - DVD Player - "Region Free"?
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Actually, the stock Oppo BDP-95 and BDP-93 both contain NTSC/PAL conversion built-in, so you can watch either format disc at any time. The difference here is that you can play all regions of Blurays and DVD's on the player, at least if it does what is advertised. That's an aftermarket conversion - but one that should cost $100.00 or so, not nearly $300.00... You can find the all region BDP-95 for less money elsewhere, and the stock BDP-95 for $999.00 most anywhere, including direct from Oppo.
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You are partially correct. If you buy it directly from the manufacturer, shipping cost is $24. The $1023.00 is the correct retail price.
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I bought a 95 at best buy magnolia store yesterday for 999.00. Only certain stores with the magnolia store out back have it so call ahead. But at least they aren't upcharging.
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Both the 93 & 95 are region locked. The reason it's more expensive is because of the 7.1 audiophile grade analog audio dacs designed by Rotel for Oppo. Either player is locked to region 1 or 2 depending on where u order from.
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K. Kaleel is definitely correct on the price. Oppo itself charges $999 for this unit, and XP Wholesalers has marked it up to $1280. The alleged $1499 price is definitely bogus. DON'T buy from them ! Get it direct from Oppo Digital, unless we can get Amazon to sell it themselves for less than the $999 (I'm going to try).
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This is what u need to know. Last sentence is most important. PAL/NTSC Conversion - The BDP-93 supports NTSC and PAL systems for both disc playback and video output. It can also convert content of one system for output in another. (Subject to DVD and BD region restrictions.)
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If you are in Southern California, Ken Cranes has this for $1289, THEY pay the tax, and they deliver it free. Oh, and you get the DP1600 BluRay player free, too. A no brainer.
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Brit ... FYI, here is a review on the Oppo DV-983H:http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cd-dvd-player-product-reviews/dvd-players/oppo-digital-dv-983h-dvd-player---a-secrets-dvd-benchmark-review.html
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DLP: Like others, my BD390 quit playing many of the newer bluray discs a couple weeks ago. Firmware is current. After first discussion with LG support, I took the unit to an authorized electronic repair. Am told the unit is working properly but CANNOT be updated further to play the newer blurays coming out, despite firmware updates. Spoke again TODAY with LG support and they confirmed this. Was told there was NO upgrade available for the unit and that NO discount would be given on purchasing a newer LG unit! They were amazingly indifferent and told me I was "out of luck".......would either have to accept the fact this unit was ALREADY outdated for current and upcoming blurays, or buy a newer unit. I WILL NOT BE BUYING FUTURE LG PRODUCTS. DLP
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You may get more features & a better built but it doesn't give better sound & picture. I have the pioneer reference BDP-09FD at $2,500.00 and it now has problems playing new blu-ray discs. I purchased a $89.00 Sony in May of 2014 and it had just the same great picture & sound that the pioneer has,however i needed to return the Sony because it also had problems playing some blu-ray discs by freezing & the player turning itself off!? At this time no new firmware were available for these players. I'm done with blu-ray!
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Hiya, well, copies are definitely a lower bitrate than the original ones. Now, there's a lot of unofficial PAL dvds circulating around Asia, perhaps it may look an original but it really isn't. The only thing I can think off is setting the OPPO to the NTSC setting(which I'm sure you did) and try outputting the HDMI signal to 540 or 560. The Oppo should convert it to NTSC nonetheless. As for the Jaggies, do you have "sharpness" turned to "on" at the Oppo's picture settings? Turn everything(all features;color, sharpness etc.) to off but leave the "TrueLife" feature on.Failing that, call oppo customer service(they're good)you may have received a "lemon". Hiya, well, copies are definitely a lower bitrate than the original ones. Now, there's a lot of unofficial PAL dvds circulating around Asia, perhaps it may look an original but it really isn't. The only thing I can think off is setting the OPPO to the NTSC setting(which I'm sure you did) and try outputting the HDMI signal to 540 or 560. The Oppo should convert it to NTSC nonetheless. As for the Jaggies, do you have "sharpness" turned to "on" at the Oppo's picture settings? Turn everything(all features;color, sharpness etc.) to off but leave the... » Read More Hiya, well, copies are definitely a lower bitrate than the original ones. Now, there's a lot of unofficial PAL dvds circulating around Asia, perhaps it may look an original but it really isn't. The only thing I can think off is setting the OPPO to the NTSC setting(which I'm sure you did) and try outputting the HDMI signal to 540 or 560. The Oppo should convert it to NTSC nonetheless. As for the Jaggies, do you have "sharpness" turned to "on" at the Oppo's picture settings? Turn everything(all features;color, sharpness etc.) to off but leave the "TrueLife" feature on.Failing that, call oppo customer service(they're good)you may have received a "lemon". « Show Less
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Stay away from Abe. They are dishonest and will rip you off. Better to buy it from a legitimate retailer or better yet wait a little while and see if prices will drop more. Since the new panasonic plasmas were announced last week this line will get replaced very soon.
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Peter, can you share names / websites of these independent sellers of blu-ray disc players? I'd like a blu-ray disc player that plays PAL and NTSC blu-ray and DVD discs from all regions (if such players are available). Thank you.
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I've had mine for about 2.5 years and it is working flawlessly. This is, by far, the best Bluray/DVD player that I have ever owned - 2nd best would be my Oppo BDP-83. FYI, I have not loaded the latest firmware because I want to retain ISO file playback capability. These are exceptionally good players, I highly recommend them.-RW-
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It's not over yet and there is still hope. I have both formats and have been enjoying better deals on players and discs because of this format war. So I kinda hope it'll go on longer to provide consumers with better quality at lower prices. I know it's easy to freak out right now, sell off your stuff and go Blu, but remember, Blu isn't guaranteed any victory either. Even if HD DVD goes away, most people aren't buying Hi Def now and it will take a long time for Hi Def to catch up with standard dvd. Blu could still fail by lack of consumer interest. And company partnerships and deals are very fragile. It doesn't take much to sway a companies opinion. HD DVD players may continue to sell very well and make some Blu supporters reconsider. Sony may tick off some companies or studios may continue to struggle too much with the difficulties of developing for Blu. There's a number of things that can happen. Just don't let any "press releases" or avid fans sway you with their words and enthusiasm (there are ALOT of rumor mongers out there). That's as much propaganda as anything. I'll believe the end of HD DVD when Toshiba officially bows out, Paramout and Universal go Blu, and there are no more HD DVD's on the shelf with no more to come. Then it may be over. By the way, your HD DVD player isn't region coded so you can buy european HD DVD's from Fox, Disney, Sony, and now probably Warners future catalog. Weird huh? Plus there's bound to be some crazy disc sales (Amazon) to take advantage of to pad your HD DVD library. Also remember that your HD DVD player also plays standard dvd's and upscales them nicely, so it's not like it's good for nothing. But if you only want one machine, then consider a dual format player. I hope more of them come along at lower prices and because it's a nice solution to play both. No need to sell anything till it's really over and there are no more options. Stay calm.
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this specific make and model i read doesnt have xbmc preinstalled.....99digitals on amazon.com under the heading 'quad boxes" has a media player/pc about $65 imports from hong kong free shipping if you pick the right vendor has xbmc preinstalled and i have like buku movie channels and can watch cnn international and fox news off my player i have 2 (one in each room) thanks!
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M. Guerrero...well said. All very good points. However, you forgot to mention that Best Buy is among the "Bait & Switch" royalty, being notorious for having items priced in their sale papers or website that are misleading at best and could be more accurately described as fraudulent. Such a store will never get my business. I do frequent local electronics stores that have an opportunity to compete for my business and I am willing to pay a little more for the service they offer on my purchases.
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I'll wait too! Just came to Amazon from Consumer Reports where it is listed as recommended with price of $200.00. I was shocked when I saw the price today. Hmm, maybe for $100 more, I'll buy the higher rated Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with many more features, in stock here at Amazon and eligible for Amazon Prime! Read the reviews on it! Also, it is just at the MSRP of $499.99!
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There's a 12% cash back available from LiveSearch on purchases from J&R; - lowered the price of the blue XP, 120GB version from $408 ($399 + $9 shipping) to $360. Ordered one yesterday - shipped today. Site now says "backordered" so I'm not sure of the best current deal (probably this one once they're back in stock. Good luck.
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I noticed the same thing - I bought the item anyway, and was charged sales tax, although I don't think I should have been if Genexus/Chan is in NV, and I'm in CA (and I ordered and received my item before 9/15/2012, when the CA law requiring tax to be collected becomes effective). So I suppose I really paid for my "free" shipping in tax. Amazon has not been helpful. I will buy nothing else from Genexus - too many odd things going on here. I'm also done with buying anything that does not come directly from Amazon - I've had some other unsettling experiences when using the Amazon storefronts. Time to start supporting my local stores again, even if it costs a bit more. At least I'll have the peace of mind of knowing where the stuff is coming from, and being able to see its condition and quality before I buy it, and I won't have to deal with Amazon customer "service".
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I bought the package from amazon (tv, glasses and bluray player) paid 2212 just for the tv and I still was able to match the price of the TV itself to $1999.75. It took a fair amount of convincing and complaining before this was taken care of properly. The customer service staff in India is particularly inept at understanding Amazon price match policy. Finally I spoke to a Team lead (Pablo) who was able to handle the situation very efficiently. All in all, I paid a little over $2K for the whole package a price match of $212. So when you call, you need to pose the question as to what would you pay if you were buying the package now. It doesnt matter how the $400 promotion was applied. I bought the package from amazon (tv, glasses and bluray player) paid 2212 just for the tv and I still was able to match the price of the TV itself to $1999.75. It took a fair amount of convincing and complaining before this was taken care of properly. The customer service staff in India is particularly inept at understanding Amazon price match policy. Finally I spoke to a Team lead (Pablo) who was able to handle the situation very efficiently. All in all, I paid a little over $2K for the whole package a price match of $212. So when you call, you need to pose the question as to what would... » Read More I bought the package from amazon (tv, glasses and bluray player) paid 2212 just for the tv and I still was able to match the price of the TV itself to $1999.75. It took a fair amount of convincing and complaining before this was taken care of properly. The customer service staff in India is particularly inept at understanding Amazon price match policy. Finally I spoke to a Team lead (Pablo) who was able to handle the situation very efficiently. All in all, I paid a little over $2K for the whole package a price match of $212. So when you call, you need to pose the question as to what would you pay if you were buying the package now. It doesnt matter how the $400 promotion was applied. « Show Less
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Retailers will always try to tell you that Monster is best because they make such an enormous amount of profit if you buy that $99 cable. Think about it, if you owned a retail store, would you rather sell a $10 cable, or a $99 cable. You can't blame them for trying but "buyer beware" is in order. Lifetime Warranty? Seriously, for $99? Considering they are 10x the price of what a quality cable should cost, the lifetime warranty is irrelevant. If you would be willing to pay 10x the price of a blu-ray player or any other product, I'm sure they would offer a offer you a lifetime warranty on those too. Monster has the retailers sucked in because of how much potential profit there is to be made. "buyer beware"! It's all Monster marketing. And they are super good at it. As to your second question, there is no such thing as a 1080 cable. The only differences in cables are Standard Speed (Category 1) and High Speed (Category 2). The difference between Standard Speed and High Speed is that High Speed is guaranteed to throughput 1080p. Standard Speed may also throughput 1080p but it is not guaranteed to do so. As to "Hertz" or more accurately "refresh rates", the refresh rate is done inside the TV. The cable has nothing to do with it so long as it is capable of throughputting enough information so that the TV can receive enough information to refresh at the specified refresh rate. That said, any High Speed HDMI cable is capable of the refresh rates of any TV currently being produced. While that may change in the future, to my knowledge it is simply an irrelevant consideration. @Russell, you should not accept a distorted picture. It unacceptable and, assuming you have confirmed its the cable and not the dvd player or the settings, clearly you should call the people that sold you the cable and get it replaced free of charge.