Playing burned DVDs? Does anyone have some experience with the Oppo playing burned DVDs? I asked Oppo tech support about compatibility and quality when playing homemade DVDs and they indicated that it shouldn't be a problem. I'd feel better having some feedback from others who have some experience with this type of usage. Playing burned DVDs? Does anyone have some experience with the Oppo playing burned DVDs? I asked Oppo tech support about compatibility and quality when playing homemade DVDs and they indicated... » Read More Playing burned DVDs? Does anyone have some experience with the Oppo playing burned DVDs? I asked Oppo tech support about compatibility and quality when playing homemade DVDs and they indicated that it shouldn't be a problem. I'd feel better having some feedback from others who have some experience with this type of usage. « Show Less
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Thanks for the response. I received the unit yesterday and am anxious to try it.
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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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James does it play whatever format source is on homemade DVD's...like say that comes from mkv or other file sources. Thanks
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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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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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I returned mine. It didn't play some DVD and some froze or scratched. I don't know if my TV was bad or not but I returned it.
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I play mine on a sony Blu-ray/DVD player. It plays both DVDs and Blu-ray discs and have had no problems.
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Thanks. I've done all that with no results. My last resort is to test the player with a few other Blu-Ray discs. If they play with no problem, I'll return this set to Amazon and ask for another one.
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no problems with mine. you should at least be able to use the DVD player. should return it!
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Did you ever find out if it would play PAL format DVDs? I wonder it as well, i have one and i want to buy something on PAL format but i am afraid that once i buy it the player will not play them. Anyone know?
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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??
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If the unit you got is good and it was installed correctly, then try burning dvds using the mp4 format and cds as regular audio or data cds. This works for me. If these do not work have the unit checked out
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I have has some success with it. It will ask you to download an add on. It is safe and it helps. I've had some newer DVD's that didn't work. Hope this helps. Otherwise, I highly recommend.
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I know of at least one instance where a Sony DVD Jukebox machine DID play a burned dual-layer disk that wouldn't play on my Toshiba. Probably not much help- could have been a fluke, but it is true.
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Thanks, again, Larry. So, for the HD A-35 user, the upconversion of the Oppo chipsets is no better in action than the A-35? The Oppo site mentions, as I recall, a different video processor in each Oppo, the 980, the 981 and the 983. I seem to recall that the 981 has a Farouja (spelling) processor? With, as you say "picture quality of a DVD played back on the HD-A35...about equal to the PQ of a DVD played back on Oppo's new top of the line DV-983H", there's no upconversion benefit in owning the Oppo.That leaves universality the big benefit: How is your DV 981HD at converting PAL TO NTSC and the reverse? The procedure of making the Oppo Region Free seems easy enough. Any glitches?Do I really want to import foreign SD DVD's? Thanks, again, Larry. So, for the HD A-35 user, the upconversion of the Oppo chipsets is no better in action than the A-35? The Oppo site mentions, as I recall, a different video processor in each Oppo, the 980, the 981 and the 983. I seem to recall that the 981 has a Farouja (spelling) processor? With, as you say "picture quality of a DVD played back on the HD-A35...about equal to the PQ of a DVD played back on Oppo's new top of the line DV-983H", there's no upconversion benefit in owning the Oppo.That leaves universality the big benefit: How is your... » Read More Thanks, again, Larry. So, for the HD A-35 user, the upconversion of the Oppo chipsets is no better in action than the A-35? The Oppo site mentions, as I recall, a different video processor in each Oppo, the 980, the 981 and the 983. I seem to recall that the 981 has a Farouja (spelling) processor? With, as you say "picture quality of a DVD played back on the HD-A35...about equal to the PQ of a DVD played back on Oppo's new top of the line DV-983H", there's no upconversion benefit in owning the Oppo.That leaves universality the big benefit: How is your DV 981HD at converting PAL TO NTSC and the reverse? The procedure of making the Oppo Region Free seems easy enough. Any glitches?Do I really want to import foreign SD DVD's? « Show Less
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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.
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Mine plays DVDs better than any DVD player. Return your unit and get another one.
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Hi there K.........how did this unit turn out for you? I've had mine for a couple of years so far, and it plays DVD's great. I gave up on learning how to copy a tape to a disk, but that is the one feature I needed to rid myself of boxes of old VCR tapes. (See my posts dated 2/21/10.) James says I need a tuner, however the inst. book does not mention that. Thanks for the help, Jeanette
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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-