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Ah, I see you're cheerleading for a new team. Did SONY not pay enough?

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 19, 2009 at 09:16:46

In Reply to: I don't know where this sense of entitlement comes from posted by Jazz Inmate on February 18, 2009 at 20:58:16:

>>> "Studios need to protect their distribution rights on home video..." <<<

You are obviously not very well briefed on this subject. Apparently you think that folks who buy imported movies and television shows are buying bootlegs. Ummm, let me see, how do I put this: NO!

Clue #1: Folks who buy imported movies and series do so legally, for a variety of entirely legitimate reasons. All royalties and levied taxes are paid and the studio of origin receives whatever is owed them.

Clue #2: Folks who buy DVDs from other regions may have a favorite movie or series not available at all in this country, or not available unedited. Sometimes it's an issue of buying the best mastered version. Often these are regionally popular shows or expanded movies that would not have sufficient interest to warrant a second international release in NTSC format.

>>> "Sorry you don't like the rules, but they exist for a reason..." <<<

No offense, but do you ever tire of being a pretentious little ass-kisser?

The folks at Oppo chose to bend over and take it in the rear from the almighty BD Consortium (a bunch of egotistical pricks who seem determined to limit the potential of what may be the last sell-through disc delivered medium), but what their management apparently failed to realize is that compliance to the BD Cartel's rules is a "buy-in" to the riskiest Texas Hold'em game in the world. The guys sitting around this table EAT and shit small companies like Oppo because the 'rules' are designed to favor established manufacturers and overprotective studios with deep pockets, not mavericks who've been bucking the system for years.

Oppo could have resisted the Consortium's demands for DVD region locking and threatened to move their base of operations off-shore like the after-market market modded players which are growing in popularity (both region AND Zone free, BTW). I suspect that they will lose that edge as a result of the poor decision to 'play' by the BD Cartel's Draconian rules.

>>> "If you stupidly invested in DVDs not playable in your region, don't blame Oppo, blame yourself." <<<

You STILL don't get it do you? I have a couple of Oppo players already (all earlier Oppo players are region unlocked); I was going to sell one of them and buy the BDP-83, but if the new BD player isn't region free I'll pass and probably end-up buying an after market modded player.

When one has multiple players, preamps, receivers, etc., rack space becomes a very real issue. If the Oppo BDP-83 provided a one box solution at the proposed price point it would have been sufficient reason for me to invest in another Blu-ray player (allowing me to move my Oppo 983H and non-modded Panny BD player to my second system, which is less cramped for space).

Oppo let me down here (in more ways than one), but I doubt you'd be able to figure that out even with the roadmap I've provided. ;O)

AuPh

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