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In Reply to: RE: I want a multi-region Blu-Ray player - should I upgrade or buy a new player? posted by Doug Flynn on March 10, 2010 at 23:44:31
You can get the Oppo for $500 and the mod kit for $80.
It takes 5 minutes. You basically plug it into an empty socket on the board. Taking the top off is the hardest part.
It works quite well.
JackEdit: The ribbon cable plugged into a chip that went into the ribbon's socket and a wire from the chip went into an extra empty socket. Its been a while since I did it. See post below.
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Just curious.
Last summer I installed a modified ribbon cable on our first BDP-83. It was a snap; took about 5 minutes as you said. Over the holidays I bought an BDP-83SE (after reading numerous reviews of it's superb non-HDMI analog performance) for my main system.
IMHO, the region/zone free ribbon mods for Oppo BD-83 & 83SE players are simple and efficient.
AuPh
There was a chip that went between the ribbon cable and where it plugged in, with a extra wire that plugged into an empty socket. See link below.
I did find it amusing that part of it plugged into a socket that wasn't being used.
The hardest part was to find a screwdriver to take the top off.
Jack
Originally, that chip or one very similar to it was attached to a replacement ribbon cable rather than being an extension of the player's ribbon cable. The same plug-in power supply principle (with unused socket) is employed, but this mod simplifies and reduces the cost of the same basic mod.
Thanks Jack, that clears things up a bit.
Cheers,
AuPh
I did a quick Google, and there are several mods out there now. They appear to do basically the same thing.
I got mine last summer-nice company to buy from, fast and reliable. I wasn't going to buy from e-pay.
Works like a charm too.
Jack
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