region free blu-ray players

Oppo bdp-95eu modded.

I can just about remember the time, when 'human suspect' was a given, not an option.

It is very expensive. Nearly 820 Euro.

If you actually found it for 820 euro, plz tell me where, i'll order a truckload.

The price for a modded BDP-95EU is about 1100-1200 euro.

I can just about remember the time, when 'human suspect' was a given, not an option.

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Seiki BD660 from Walmart in Canada, $78 or $48 on sale. Can be made region-free for DVD, and the Blu-ray region can be changed at will. For that price you can just buy one for each region.

Alternatively, get a Blu-ray drive for a computer (about $100 for one that writes BD/DVD/CD), and (if the current video card is unsuitable) a video card that does hardware acceleration for HD video, and supports HDMI audio. Radeon HD6450 cards are often under $50 (and often fanless). Then you have the ability to rip movies to a hard drive or server as a bonus.

I am planning to buy a region free blu ray player if it becomes available in my country.But it will be an unnecessary purchase. I checked BLU-RAY players and I didn't like the image. Yes there is too much detail and the image is sharp but it is not natural. It look like a computer animated movie. Some people are comparing DVD to Vhs video but I think they are doing injustice. There is not very much difference between DVD and BLU-RAY. With a HDMI cable DVD is looking much better. Especially if you like to watch movies made before 2000. BLU-RAY is good for 3D lovers but I don't like 3D and I can't watch it more than 15 minutes.

I am living in Turkey so I can't go to Canad just for a region free blu-ray player.

Hi x_jmt_x

I'm currently looking at the OPPO 95 as a BD player. Having read a number of rave reviews and auditioned one last week I'm very impressed.

It was good to have an opportunity to audition the player but of course you can only bring so many discs so I was wondering do you own this player and if so, do you know of any caveats? For example, does it have any problems recognising older DVDs (from all regions)? I'd be grateful for any feedback you have to offer?


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No major problems that I've seen reported, and I'm a reg on another forum that's more HT-oriented. Caveat: my player is Cambridge Audio, which I bought because when I needed a player, the Oppo was delayed in Europe indefinately. That said..

1. The Oppo 95 is 'an audiophile player'. It means it has dedicated DACs and a dedicated stereo output in addition to the ones in 93. So, if you're gunning for a real high quality CD-player aswell as an extremely good BD/DVD-player in the same package, 95 would be a great choise (hold that thought, coming back to this).

Quality-wise, the 95 gives dedicated cd-players twice the price a run for their money. And yes, there are differences between cd-players if you use analog outputs (and there are differences even with digital, but that's marginal and another discussion - you'd be an idiot to get a 95 and not to use the dedicated analog outs).

2. If you're needs are limited to DVD/BD, then you're wasting money paying for the 95, as the major difference is the dedicated stereo-outs and everything else that's changed (even the heavier chassis) is in support of that. So, no cd use or just occasionally? Settle for the 93.

3. I have not read any complaints for the DVD-playback of the Oppo, and just a few on the BD side. All BD issues have been corrected via firmware updates. And this is not that uncommon, infamously the region B version of Boarwalk Empire S1 didn't play at all on newer Sony players (2010 or newer, i think) without a fix. Well, it did play, but the menu didn't work. So you couldn't choose an episode - you had to press "play all" and just fast-forward to the episode you want to see. Personally, I'd trust the Oppo to handle any dvd that another player handles.

4. The situation with Oppo is quite intresting, as they've announced new 103 and 105 players, with the former being the counterpart of 93 and the latter being the audiophile-version. So, if you choose to go Oppo, you'd better check what's different: if the upgrades (4K scaling, I think, and some tweaks to media-playback and so on) are not your cup of tea, you can probably get a 93/95 cheaper once the newer models hit the shelves. And, of course, if the upgrades peak you intrest, then you want to wait for them to become available. Personally, I'd be rather intrested in the option to use 105 as a DAC; then again, I have the legendary Slim Devices Transporter, and as long as that beauty (which I obtained for less then 1/3 of the recommended price) works, I have absolutely no need for a DAC in my HT.

Here's the US site, the 105 has been announced, while not displayed here:
http://www.oppodigital.com/
And vice versa, the european site mentions only 103:
http://www.oppo-bluray.co.uk/
Some info on both:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57516946-221/oppo-unveils-two-new -blu-ray-players/


Final caveat: if you're going for Oppo, you want to get a region-free modded version. and that means hard-ware modded, not hacked via firmware. If the latter, you're always waiting for someone to hack the new official firmware, and there's no guarantee of it happening for the next five years. With hard-ware hack, you're set for the lifetime of the player.

Sadly, getting it modded costs you a premium. But make sure you get it.

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