my BDP-83 sometimes gives message that discs (both blu ray and dvd video) are unrecognizable therefore can not play. then it may play them later. WHY?
1194038
I personally ran into one Blu-ray that caused problems; Sony. For some reason, this Blu-ray disc was clear and the Oppo had issues reading it. I threw it into my PS3 and it ran like a champ. Upgraded my firmware on the Oppo later and it recognized it without issues. Never had the issue again.Like other reviewers and commenters here, I think this is the best piece of hardware I have bought.
1194039
I haven't had that exact problem. My only suggestion is to update your player's firmware. The manual tells you how, but really you just connect the player to your internet router with a cable and turn it on. It updates itself and when it's done you can remove the cable. I believe some of the newer disks have new "features" that can confuse the older firmware.
1951930
Sorry, there is no easy way to place the blame for this. You would need to analyze the digital data stream from the BRP with expert equipment and intelligence to determine if the data stream was properly formatted, then with a known good disk, whether the player was decoding correctly or your source disc was bad. Short: could be source disc, player, or incompatible data stream. No easy answer from here.
2098850
I haven't had a problem playing rented Blu Ray discs or DVDs after installing the most current driver. I've heard that several people had issues, but I wonder if it was related to the driver.
536609
I have the same player you have and have played those very same blu ray dvd's I would unplug the player.wait a few min. allow it to reboot........andtry it again if all else fails...I would try a different disc from that collection.and If that doest work you may have gotten a defective set of discs.
751786
I have not had any problems. Perhaps your dvds are blue ray which my TV does not support. Sorry, I can't help.
680738
Yes, I have successfully played DVDs on this model. The user manual says it plays DVD-video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL in addition to Blu-ray. It also plays CDs, SD cards, and USB media.
424801
yes, bd-rom does play blu-ray. i had 2 bought at different times so not sure if this one had the software for the codac to playblu-ray. its setup to do that but u might need to buy the cyberlink powerdvd 13 which gives u the proper info to make your player do the blu-ray properly. I found out that i needed it for one of the bd-rom players! one had the software enclosed, one didnt.This is good drive, All BD-roms blu-ray ready. I have no trouble with drive now and bought the newer cyberlink-pwrdvd13 when found out the 12 did not allow my blu-ray to work decoding the info on blu-ray discs. Now all is fine! yes, bd-rom does play blu-ray. i had 2 bought at different times so not sure if this one had the software for the codac to playblu-ray. its setup to do that but u might need to buy the cyberlink powerdvd 13 which gives u the proper info to make your player do the blu-ray properly. I found out that i needed it for one of the bd-rom players! one had the software enclosed, one didnt.This is good drive, All BD-roms blu-ray ready. I have no trouble with drive now and bought the newer cyberlink-pwrdvd13 when found out the 12 did not allow my blu-ray to work decoding the info on blu-ray... » Read More yes, bd-rom does play blu-ray. i had 2 bought at different times so not sure if this one had the software for the codac to playblu-ray. its setup to do that but u might need to buy the cyberlink powerdvd 13 which gives u the proper info to make your player do the blu-ray properly. I found out that i needed it for one of the bd-rom players! one had the software enclosed, one didnt.This is good drive, All BD-roms blu-ray ready. I have no trouble with drive now and bought the newer cyberlink-pwrdvd13 when found out the 12 did not allow my blu-ray to work decoding the info on blu-ray discs. Now all is fine! « Show Less
1818427
I have played with a third party software, Blu ray movies. So it should also play DVD movies too.
1988640
All Blu-Ray players should play DVDs just fine but this particular one will play my DVDs just fine but not Blu-Ray discs.
356034
According to the operating instructions that came with the player, the BD-ROM region is A, and the DVD region is 1, so I believe it will not play any disk. I hope this answers the question.
1889394
It plays both DVD-R and BD-R and BD-RW VERY well. In fact, on the Blu-ray side, a BD-R that I authored at too high a bitrate for the media to be reliably read by two other players (Sony and Samsung) and would freeze and play like a slide show instead of video, only has a minor dropped frame here and there on the Oppo. The BDP-83 truly DOES handle problem discs and burned discs better than anything else I've used.
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Does not say anything in the RCA manuel about "blu-ray discs" so i would think NO. I looked thru dvd area and problems and setup did not see anything about it. Sorry. i wish i had seen that toobefore bought as i have several myself, but i do have a computer with software to play blu-ray.
2251532
This dvd player will not play a Pal BD disk or any Pal DVD for that matter. Gus K is wrong about no Pal Blu-ray. Just check Blu-rays at Amazon UK.
752510
This will only play content from CD/DVD disks. If the disk says "blue-ray" (which is popular for new HD movies) this won't play it! You will need to look for a player that can play blue-ray disks.
161168
I don't have any Blu-Ray discs and cannot find any reference whether or not this computer will play them. I assume that it does not.
1500952
I talked to Sony Support people and the problem is not the Blu-Ray. The player is working just fine, but since it is connected to a Home Theater, the receiver needs to be updated in order to play 3D movies. So, If some of you have a similar problem, Don't panic!!!, check the Blu-Ray firmware as well as the home theater.
1795829
We've had this player for awhile, and just recently we haven't been able to play certain Blu-ray discs, either. Seems to be Universal discs. I feel like I'm wasting my money on Netflix because I've had to send back the last 4 movies without even watching them.