#18423 - 11/19/09 01:56 AM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
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Loc: Southern Maine
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So is the jury still out on whether the upgrade is "worth it" for those of us using our 990 and relying on the analog connections?
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#18424 - 11/22/09 12:23 AM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 04/22/09
Posts: 47
Loc: Nassau County NY
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I'm in the same boat as well. I keep thinking about getting the upgrade for my Oppo BDP-83 since it is @ Oppo right now for repairs. I'd be saving on shipping and some time. I just don't know how much the sound will be improved in my system. The stock BDP-83 sounded great with my Outlaw 990 and the rest of my gear. JD
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#18425 - 12/26/09 06:42 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/22/03
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Loc: Denver, CO USA
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Anyone tried the new public beta firmware upgrade for the Oppo? Any first impressions? Had a heckuva time installing via internet, finally had to haul out the usb stick.
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#18427 - 12/28/09 01:21 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/10/07
Posts: 130
Loc: Washington, D.C.
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The Blu TV link is pretty lame. But I am ever hopeful that OPPO's gurus are using it as a first small step toward streaming Netflix.
The DLNA link might be useful to some. My Samsung LCD came with DLNA server software and can stream directly, without going through the BDP-83.
But the DLNA link brings up an interesting question. Anyone know of good DLNA server software? The Samsung offering is clunky and needs tending on a regular basis to make sure the database is updated and the connections are still working.
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#18428 - 12/28/09 02:16 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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I've updated my BDP-83 review with some notes on the DLNA support, including a couple of servers that I experimented with. I'm using TVersity at present and have been pretty pleased with it.
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#18429 - 01/02/10 03:06 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/10/07
Posts: 130
Loc: Washington, D.C.
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Gonk
Have you gotten your BDP-83 to work with the TVersity server for video? I can see the mpeg files in the folder but I cannot play them. TVersity thinks the BDP-83 is PS3, which may be part of the problem. I do not know what profile to pick for it. It does not even see AVI files in the folder.
I was having similar problem with my Samsung LCD, but I found a profile for it in the TVersity Support Forum.
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#82022 - 01/15/10 03:29 PM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Desperado
Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 14054
Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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There has been a bit of chatter about high-end clones of the BDP-83 ever since at least CEDIA last September. One of the first to market has been the Lexicon BD-30, which lists for $3,500. Theta has a clone coming, as well, and there's at least one other that I'm forgetting. The internal pictures of the BD-30 at CEDIA had some rather substantial similarities - at least from a distance - to the BDP-83's internals, but Lexicon said that they had made refinements. There are now two reviews of the BD-30 online, and they make for interesting reading. First is a review Home Theater Review that was posted on 1/11, which briefly compares the build quality of the BD-30 to that of the BDP-83SE but then doesn't say much more. All in all, it felt a bit sketchy as far as comparisons went and the reviewer had no prior experience with the 83. I'd be curious to have read a comparison of the analog sections, especially considering the next review. The second review was posted this afternoon by Audioholics. I don't read many of their reviews, but this one caught my attention. It's not so much a review as an electronics autopsy comparing the BD-30 to a stock BDP-83 ( not the more expensive SE).
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#82027 - 01/16/10 09:04 AM
Re: OPPO Digital BDP-83 Blu-ray player - EAP and beyond
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Desperado
Registered: 01/27/09
Posts: 414
Loc: Virginia
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There has been a bit of chatter about high-end clones of the BDP-83 ever since at least CEDIA last September. One of the first to market has been the Lexicon BD-30, which lists for $3,500. Theta has a clone coming, as well, and there's at least one other that I'm forgetting. The internal pictures of the BD-30 at CEDIA had some rather substantial similarities - at least from a distance - to the BDP-83's internals, but Lexicon said that they had made refinements. There are now two reviews of the BD-30 online, and they make for interesting reading. First is a review Home Theater Review that was posted on 1/11, which briefly compares the build quality of the BD-30 to that of the BDP-83SE but then doesn't say much more. All in all, it felt a bit sketchy as far as comparisons went and the reviewer had no prior experience with the 83. I'd be curious to have read a comparison of the analog sections, especially considering the next review. The second review was posted this afternoon by Audioholics. I don't read many of their reviews, but this one caught my attention. It's not so much a review as an electronics autopsy comparing the BD-30 to a stock BDP-83 ( not the more expensive SE). I saw the audioholics review. Hehehe....not only are the Lexicon and Oppo units "similar," but it appears that Lexicon merely built an enclosure AROUND a stock Oppo chassis and otherwise didn't change a thing (not even the power supply)...for a $3000 mark-up. LOL You don't get much more busted than this. The funniest thing is that Lexicon paid for THX certification (which the unit seems to fail due to bass management issues).  And lastly, here's a reviewer praising the Lexicon as being so much better than the Oppo unit. hahahahaha http://hometheaterreview.com/lexicon-bd-30-universal-blu-ray-player-reviewed/
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