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  1. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Just remembered I haven't installed the update yet. Anyone done it, and have any observations to make?
  2. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Looking forward to your report!
  3. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Oppo -- > HDMI -- > Pioneer VSX-21TXH. That's all I'm using. I checked the Oppo's setup and HDMI output was set to Auto. (Optical/Coax was set to bitstream.) I changed HDMI to bitstream and ran a quick test chaptering through two CDs. No delays, no misses at all! I'll be playing and...
  4. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    I've been enjoying the BDP-93 for over three months now. It's a wonderful machine, and the hardware region mod (I put mine on the back, so no installing had to be done) was worth every additional penny. Got a new question: A few weeks ago I began noticing that at the start of a disc, or...
  5. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    I am out of town this week, but am greatly looking forward to adding my new second 20-foot Monoprice HDMI cable to the mix and doing just that, with my li'l 3D collection so far consisting of Avatar, Coraline, and Hugo. The BDP-93 has been a dream machine in the few weeks I've only...
  6. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    The Oppo will run you $500 for the player, $50 or more for the region mod, and perhaps tax and shipping depending on where you are and where you purchase it. So, let's just say $600, easy. For that money -- unless things have changed in the last couple of years -- you can get a decent Onkyo...
  7. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    The mod installation instructions said to make sure the firmware was the one March 17, 2011 or later, but I couldn't find a way to see the date of my firmware, only its ID number. However, since the machine is new, I made a huge assumption that it's the latest and proceeded with no problems...
  8. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Okay, I've had the Oppo for several days, and the ImegStore region mod got here a couple of days later, so even though it was a crazy week and weekend that didn't allow me much time to indulge in a lot of exploration, I've put the thing through its basic paces and can honestly say that...
  9. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Okay, the heck with it. DONE. And I feel like a new man already!
  10. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Okay, I'm convinced. Not that I expected not to be! I'll still need to know pretty soon which all-region device is preferred, and whether it makes any difference purchasing the player directly from Oppo or through Amazon. Does the Oppo portal here benefit HTF like the Amazon one does?
  11. Charles Smith

    Talk me out of buying an Oppo BDP-93

    Reading some of this over, I feel like I've walked into an AA meeting. Hi, my name is Charles, and I'm a Blu-ray user, and I feel dangerously close to upgrading from a cheap Panasonic to an Oppo 93. Most of my original questions have been answered here, but I'm still confused when it...
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