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For those of you who were/are interested in the "new" (I put "new" in quotes because it was in beta longer than MS puts their friggin' OSs in beta!) oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player, it can now be made to play DVDs and Blu-rays from all regions via a hardware mod (the firmware mod is practically worthless as each firmware update brings the possibility that the hack will be disabled). The mod consists of changing out a ribbon cable inside the player.
The above is for info only: I'm not pimping the oppo and eventually I'll get my 983 on Videogon or ebay. My next Blu-ray player will be a digital-only player. Until then, the PS3 continues to rock the house!
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is http://www.bluraychip.dk/ and his is better quality and sells for $79 including shipping. Mine got here in a whopping 4 days, and installs beautifully.
I do also have a PS3 and I can tell you that the Oppo is miles ahead in Blu-Ray as well as DVD picture and sound quality.
I'm prolly not gonna do the mod myself because I have NO clue what to do and I'm not techie. But it's nice to know Oppo really has a one box solution for Americans who have imported DVD sna BDs.
All ya gotta do is replace a cable at the front of da playa! Might take a non-techie 15 minutes. Do a Google search of " oppo bdp-83 hardware mod " and you'll see some pictures of what's to be done. Last I checked the cable was $100 from the early "profiteers" (uh, no friggin' way I'd pay that), but I'd check to see if places like monoprice, markertech, meritline, etc have the same cable available. If they do, you're looking at <$10 -- including shipping.
Ironically, I just installed the ribbon cable and tried it out tonight (this player is s-w-e-e-t)! Opening the player and hardware installation takes about ten minutes; removing the manufacturer's cable and installing the modified ribbon cable doesn't require much technical experience; just follow the simple instructions and pictures that should come with the mod kit (if not included, I'm pretty sure that they're downloadable on-line). After it's installed replace the cover and screws and it's region & zone free as described.
I was just about to pull the trigger and buy a Momitsu, but then rumors started circulating about the first Oppo BDP-83 hardware mods; that convinced me to wait a little while longer and do a bit more research. Now the Oppo mods and mod-kits are readily available on-line through at least a couple of dependable eBay vendors.
The cheapest way to go would be to buy the player from Oppo and then the mod kit for under $100 (see link below), but several vendors will sell you completely hardware modded players if you're uncomfortable with opening the player up and installing the cable yourself. Note: This would be my recommendation as you would then have the original cable bagged and ready to reinstall it if you ever needed to send the player back to Oppo for warranty work. Of course, Oppo players are extremely dependable, so warranty work would probably never be required within the alloted period.
BTW, be sure that the listed player states "100% hardware modified" or something to that effect. Otherwise you might end up buying a firmware modified player instead (they are usually $50 or so cheaper, but the same firmware can be downloaded for free). It's also worth noting that the downside to firmware mods are that if you download any of the Oppo firmware updates it will probably overwrite the firmware mod eliminating the region/zone free access.
I'm still unhappy with Oppo for surrendering to the BD Association rather than working around the cartel like Momitsu did, but there's no getting around the versatility & quality of Oppo players, dependable customer service and regular updates for performance enhancement.
The included Oppo BD test disc proves how good this player is negotiating difficult patterns, and it's almost as fast loading as a standard DVD player! As for comparisons with the SONY PS3, well, I don't have one of those, but I doubt that it's any faster or better at resolving BD images.
Cheers,
AuPh
;^)
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