Author Topic: OPPO BD PLAYER --- BDP-S83 (Read 25733 times)

oReOsHaKe · « **Reply #60 on:** Jul 05, 2009 at 09:39 AM »

Quote from: mandyb on Jul 04, 2009 at 11:11 PM

this seems like a sensible player so far from spec and review, would anyone know if this can play mkv files yet?

Up to 1920x1080 native MPEG-2, AVCHD, MKV and DivX/XviD video support; JPEG and PNG picture support.

mandyb · « **Reply #61 on:** Jul 05, 2009 at 03:47 PM »

wow thats great, can you just plug in your 1tb drive into it like plug and play simple?

TOY 01 · « **Reply #62 on:** Jul 07, 2009 at 11:39 AM »

Oppo BDP-83 is out in the market....

sherlock77mon · « **Reply #63 on:** Aug 02, 2009 at 10:38 PM »

this is tempting... ipon mode na

LoBudget · « **Reply #64 on:** Aug 18, 2009 at 11:34 AM »

Here's a great review from a site im liking more and more for the oppo.

http://hometheatermag.com/discplayers/oppo_bdp-83_universal_blu-ray_player/index.html

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #65 on:** Nov 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM »

It looks like i might send back my oppo for an upgrade with there SE edition for a mere $299.

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83SE/blu-ray-BDP-83SE-UpgradeOption.aspx

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83SE/blu-ray-BDP-83SE-Features.aspx

http://www.esstech.com/index.php?p=products_DAC

Just in case for the people that are not familiar with the new Sabre Dac, the new DAC are the ones being use by Macintosh and other high end Audiophile equipment.

iiinas · « **Reply #66 on:** Nov 12, 2009 at 01:09 PM »

Quote from: SirLaw11 on Nov 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM

It looks like i might send back my oppo for an upgrade with there SE edition for a mere $299.

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83SE/blu-ray-BDP-83SE-UpgradeOption.aspx

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83SE/blu-ray-BDP-83SE-Features.aspx

http://www.esstech.com/index.php?p=products_DAC

Just in case for the people that are not familiar with the new Sabre Dac, the new DAC are the ones being use by Macintosh and other high end Audiophile equipment.

wow the new se is $899!

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #67 on:** Dec 09, 2009 at 09:13 AM »

I bit the bullet and upgraded my regular BDP-83 to 83SE today. I am awaiting for there RMA so that i can ship this player to them asap.

Bought Harry Potter 6 and Public Enemy in Bluray as well. Not to mention Lost Season 1 to 5 bluray.

Gwenael · « **Reply #68 on:** Dec 09, 2009 at 03:20 PM »

Wow! Congrats on your upgrade to SE SirLaw11. Please do share with us your impressions using the analog connection with the new SABRE DAC. Is it a great improvement as compare with using the HDMI connection? Looks like it will match well with a Marantz Receiver being analog its known strength.

Howabout DVD playback, is it region free already?

Thanks

Quote from: SirLaw11 on Dec 09, 2009 at 09:13 AM

I bit the bullet and upgraded my regular BDP-83 to 83SE today. I am awaiting for there RMA so that i can ship this player to them asap.

Bought Harry Potter 6 and Public Enemy in Bluray as well. Not to mention Lost Season 1 to 5 bluray.

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #69 on:** Dec 09, 2009 at 03:44 PM »

Quote from: Gwenael on Dec 09, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Wow! Congrats on your upgrade to SE SirLaw11. Please do share with us your impressions using the analog connection with the new SABRE DAC. Is it a great improvement as compare with using the HDMI connection? Looks like it will match well with a Marantz Receiver being analog its known strength.

Howabout DVD playback, is it region free already?

Thanks

I would definitely give you guys an update on the analog section of this player since that is the reason why i took the upgrade. If owners of 83SE or 83NF were any indication, then that means i am in for a very good ride. Right now the 2 channel of the 83SE/83NE based on the observations of people owning both BDP-09FD and the BDp-83SE/NE is far more superior than the wolfson dac in the elite bluray. Most likely i will be doing HDMI video only and multichannel for my audio and let the player do the decoding =) I have a couple of SACD and DVD-A to test with. AS far as dvd playback being region free, there is a mod that you can do to make it region free. But since i dont have a lot of foreign movies and it will void my warranty i would not risk it.

There is another upgrade that i might do base on Nuforce mod. If there is a discern difference between the 83SE amd the Nuforce version then i might. I am just waiting right now for a concrete head to head of both unit.

Here is the website of the Nuforce version of there BDP-83:

http://www.nuforce.com/hi/products/oppo_bdp83se/index.php

RNIverson · « **Reply #70 on:** Jan 07, 2010 at 02:49 PM »

Just a quick question for this Oppo, does it need to have a hardware modification to be region-free on BD & DVD?

ravel · « **Reply #71 on:** Jan 08, 2010 at 11:07 AM »

Quote from: RNIverson on Jan 07, 2010 at 02:49 PM

Just a quick question for this Oppo, does it need to have a hardware modification to be region-free on BD & DVD?

Meron pong software and hardware mod. See below link:

http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-ray-players/1030215-oppo-bdp-83-owners-thread-all-regions.html

I'm currently using the software mod for firmware version 430 and its working naman po.

Pero, I'll be trying a hardware mod so I can load newer firmwares from Oppo without doing the software mod everytime, such as this one:

http://www.bluraychip.dk/product.php?id_product=10

I hope this helps.

RNIverson · « **Reply #72 on:** Jan 08, 2010 at 01:13 PM »

Thanks for clarifying this. Mukhang madali lang naman gawin ung mods. Antaas na kasi ng prices ng mga modified na.

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #73 on:** Jan 08, 2010 at 01:16 PM »

After testing this out for a couple of days since i received it from oppo, all i can say is WOW. I could have never imagine that for a mere $299 upgrade it can sound as good as MCD500. And with the recent firmware update, it gave me an LG GUI complete with BluTV. With that firmware upgrade, it introduced better clarity from high to mid to low not to mention better bass. All these listening was done using 2 channel of the BDP83SE using downmix stereo as my configuration. I've tried to listen to some redbook cd and it continues to amazed me. I thought i was done listening to them but after playing them thru BDP83SE, i guess i will be dusting my redbook cd collection.

As far as multi channel is concern. I have'nt tested the analog multichannel yet since i am still busy with work, but once i become free i will add my own assessment of its multichannel capability. But if the 2 channel is any indication, i am in for a wonderful ride. Right now i am listening to Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra for my final listening pleasure tonight.

Until then....

pchin · « **Reply #74 on:** Jan 08, 2010 at 03:00 PM »

Congrat SirLaw11 for the upgrade! Now it's a super player!

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #75 on:** Jan 09, 2010 at 11:49 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Jan 08, 2010 at 03:00 PM

Congrat SirLaw11 for the upgrade! Now it's a super player!

Thank you....

ravel · « **Reply #76 on:** Jan 29, 2010 at 07:37 AM »

Has anyone tried connecting a 1TB or more usb storage on your BDP-83? I can't seem to find anyone from the internet, even avsforum, that specified how much capacity of usb storage have they connected it with. Haven't tried Oppo customer service though.

ravel · « **Reply #77 on:** Jan 29, 2010 at 08:32 AM »

Quote from: ravel on Jan 29, 2010 at 07:37 AM

Has anyone tried connecting a 1TB or more usb storage on your BDP-83? I can't seem to find anyone from the internet, even avsforum, that specified how much capacity of usb storage have they connected it with. Haven't tried Oppo customer service though.

E-mailed Oppo a few minutes ago and got their response already:

The player supports FAT16 and FAT32 filesystems. We have tested drives up to 1.5TB in size without any issues as long as the main logical partition is FAT32.

As for brands, we generally recommend Seagate or Western Digital.

Best Regards,

Customer Service
OPPO Digital, Inc.
2629B Terminal Blvd.
Mountain View, CA 94043
[email protected]
Tel: 650-961-1118
Fax: 650-961-1119

RNIverson · « **Reply #78 on:** Feb 01, 2010 at 09:34 PM »

Hmmm... so how can it have mkv playback with only fat32

k-ren · « **Reply #79 on:** Feb 21, 2010 at 01:03 AM »

can oppo play region 3 dvds?

pchin · « **Reply #80 on:** Feb 21, 2010 at 08:37 AM »

Quote from: k-ren on Feb 21, 2010 at 01:03 AM

can oppo play region 3 dvds?

For DVD, Oppo is an universal DVD player. It can play any region.

dencio105 · « **Reply #81 on:** Feb 21, 2010 at 03:03 PM »

Here's the review of the Oppo BDP-83SE Special Edition Blu-ray Player:

http://hometheatermag.com/discplayers/oppo_bdp-83se_special_edition_blu-ray_player/

k-ren · « **Reply #82 on:** Feb 22, 2010 at 08:17 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Feb 21, 2010 at 08:37 AM

For DVD, Oppo is an universal DVD player. It can play any region.

nice! is it automatic that it can read other region or you have to decode it? very tempting player

RNIverson · « **Reply #83 on:** Feb 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM »

Quote from: RNIverson on Feb 01, 2010 at 09:34 PM

Hmmm... so how can it have mkv playback with only fat32

repost lang

BTW, did it have any firmware upgrade already for 3D?

ravel · « **Reply #84 on:** Feb 22, 2010 at 01:05 PM »

Quote from: RNIverson on Feb 22, 2010 at 12:42 PM

repost lang BTW, did it have any firmware upgrade already for 3D?

I read somewhere in AVForum that the hardware of the current BDP-83 couldn't support 3D, so I guess they'll be releasing a 3D-capable player. As for MKV playback, also from AVForum, they had to make chunks of 4Gig MKV files which is FAT32's file size limit.

pchin · « **Reply #85 on:** Feb 22, 2010 at 02:14 PM »

Quote from: k-ren on Feb 22, 2010 at 08:17 AM

nice! is it automatic that it can read other region or you have to decode it? very tempting player

Bro, what's your definition of an "universal player"?

RNIverson · « **Reply #86 on:** Feb 22, 2010 at 03:35 PM »

Quote from: ravel on Feb 22, 2010 at 01:05 PM

I read somewhere in AVForum that the hardware of the current BDP-83 couldn't support 3D, so I guess they'll be releasing a 3D-capable player. As for MKV playback, also from AVForum, they had to make chunks of 4Gig MKV files which is FAT32's file size limit.

oh, turnoff

Might as well wait for a 3d-capable player

k-ren · « **Reply #87 on:** Feb 23, 2010 at 11:50 AM »

Quote from: pchin on Feb 22, 2010 at 02:14 PM

Bro, what's your definition of an "universal player"?

universal player, it can play blu ray and dvd from variuos region i read in some other thread that other bluray player needs to be update or decode for them to play other regions thats why im asking if oppo is also like that

pardon my ignorance

ravel · « **Reply #88 on:** Feb 23, 2010 at 05:32 PM »

Usually they refer to "universal players" when the unit can play almost all known audio and video formats. Region-free if it can read all dvd/bluray region disks. Oppo isn't region-free, it's Region A for bluray and Region 1 on dvd. However, there are hardware and software mods that were developed, outside Oppo, that can make it region-free for dvd and region-selectable on bluray.

pchin · « **Reply #89 on:** Apr 21, 2010 at 02:46 PM »

There is a BDP-83 CodFree Free DIY Modification Kit which will make your Oppo BDP-83 becomes an universal DVD/Blu-ray player. Info from seller:

Latest version of I.C.O.S. HardWare modification kit designed for Oppo BDP-83 and BDP-83SE. This kit is easy to install takes less than 5 minutes, no soldering needed. Just open the player and plug it in.

Once your player is HardWare Modified it will do the following:

Play all DVD's from region 1,2,3,4,5,6 PAL/NTSC.
Play all Blu-Ray region A,B,C PAL/NTSC.
ICOS Modified, 100% upgradable. Player will Convert PAL to NTSC and NTSC to PAL
Can be upgraded with all the latest firmware updates, will NOT effect the ICOS modification.

Item can be found at ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OPPO-BDP83-BDP-83-CodFree-Free-DIY-Modification-Kit-/150394507901?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230436127d

I read in Blu-ray.com forum a member is using it & has no problem playing any region BD!