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#8994 - 02/22/06 10:04 PM Finally joined the crowd and...
Ritz Offline
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Registered: 07/03/05
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bought an oppo DVD player. 8-)

I've currently got the Samsung HD841 which has recently gotten notoriety for being able to turn off both DVD region locks and HDCP with specific codes pressed on the remote. So I guess I'll be able to sell mine on Ebay to pay for the new Oppo. 8-)

I only switched because the Samsung seems finicky about reading DVD-R discs on occasion (but only from certain manufacturers...cough cough...memorex...cough cough....).

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#8995 - 02/22/06 10:08 PM Re: Finally joined the crowd and...
gonk Offline
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Welcome to the club, Ritz. I've quite enjoyed my Oppo, and it's handled every disc I've thrown at it (although I don't think I've tried DVD+R, it may not be compatible with them).
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#8996 - 02/22/06 10:22 PM Re: Finally joined the crowd and...
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It says "DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD-R/RW" on the website. So I'm hoping it works OK with recorbable media.

Now your confusion when I mentioned that the Samsung sent upsampled output to the componenet outputs makes more sense. The MPAA is suing Samsung and specifically names this player in the suit. 8-)

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#8997 - 02/22/06 10:32 PM Re: Finally joined the crowd and...
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Cool - I'll have to hunt down a DVD+R and give it a whirl (I think my burner will even do dual-later +R for a really good challenge). I know that DVD-R and CD-R work fine, and their customer service has been too good for them to slip up on something like that.

eek - I hate to see Samsung getting slapped for trying to provide the analog HD market with a useful product, even if I'm not surprised by it.
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#8998 - 02/23/06 09:57 PM Re: Finally joined the crowd and...
JohnW Offline
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Registered: 06/05/05
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I have been very pleased with my Oppo player and I have seen that they will be introducing a DVD recorder this year. Has anyone heard when it might be available or what the price will be?

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#8999 - 02/25/06 10:24 PM Re: Finally joined the crowd and...
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I'm not sure when the recorder will show up, but they've been pretty responsive to my e-mails in the past - you might drop them a line.

I tried making a dual-layer DVD+R today to see what the Oppo thought of it, and it worked like a charm. Cool!
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