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MaximRecoil · Joined: 28 Nov 2008 Posts: 22

From Oppo's site:

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:32 am Post subject:

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Oppo added the Shift subtitle function tot he latest firmware. I really needed this !! Awesome!!!

http://oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/bdp-83-firmware-48-1224.aspx

BDP83-40-0925, the major changes included in this version are:

1)Blu-ray Disc compatibility improvement, especially for certain titles such as the European version of "Terminator Salvation", Indican's "The Wonder of It All", and "(500) Days of Summer" from Fox.
2)Subtitle shift feature. During playback, press and hold the "SUBTITLE" button to activate the function and then use up/down arrow buttons to move the subtitle. The shift position is saved in the "Video Setup" - "Display Options" section of the setup menu. This feature is useful for customers with 2.35:1 projection screens.
3)OSD position feature. The OSD (On-Screen Display) can be moved to work together with the subtitle shift feature. There is a new setup menu item in the "Video Setup" - "Display Options" section for this.
4)Auto mode for HDMI Audio format. The new "Auto" mode enables the player to use bitstream audio output for audio formats that are supported by the A/V receiver, and LPCM for formats that cannot be decoded by the A/V receiver.
Setup menu changes. Some items are re-grouped into the "Display Options" sub-menu under "Video Setup". Some items are re-ordered in the menu structure to improve the ease of use.
5)Experimental feature - home network streaming. This feature can be accessed from the "My Network" icon in the "Home Menu" screen. It requires a DLNA-capable media server running on your computer. The supported media types are the common set of what the player can decode and what the media server can stream.
6)Experimental Feature - BluTV. This is an interactive television service that will initially feature channels such as casual games, widgets and movie art. To use this feature, the "BD-Live Network Access" item in the "Network Setup" section and the "Secondary Audio" item in the "Audio Format Setup" section of the player's setup menu must be turned on.

Nashou

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5238 Location: Osceola, Indiana

HogPilot · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:07 am Post subject:

Would this be a good place to post about the new BDP-80, or should that get its own thread?

If you only need to use it as a transport, it sounds like an amazing value!

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5321

ecrabb · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:48 am Post subject:

I saw that, too Greg. It's probably mostly the Anchor Bay scaling vs. whatever they're doing in the BDP-80 that makes it less suitable for big screen... That, and upselling everybody to the 83, like you said. I wouldn't think the scaling would matter that much if I'm running 1080p, or if I scale outboard...

It's hilarious, but it's almost like the Oppo folks read my post from last week...

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

So, are folks that are using one of the Oppo players doing so without an external video processor/scaler?

HogPilot · Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:29 pm Post subject:

I'm guessing they don't recommend it for large screens partly because it doesn't have the ABT2010 processing for de-interlacing/upscaling DVDs. For BD playback it shouldn't matter either way.

I'm really surprised it has as many features as the BDP-83 does, most notably Source Direct - feeding an outboard VP with the raw decompressed video signal pretty much nullifies any video advantages that the 83 has over the 80. Unless you're feeding an AVR through the analog outs on the back, the 80 seems completely acceptable for audio.

I'm definitely not complaining, I just hope the don't hurt their BDP-83 sales by making the BDP-80 so fully featured. I am sure there are a lot of people out there who will be all over the BPD-80 though - I know I'll be getting one for the Pio plasma upstairs to replace my old Panny RP82.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

Too bad this forum, Costco, or Amazon ain't selling the Oppo BDP-80. Seems like a nice player to have for $289. No mention of region lock down, though.

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject:

Wan, I think it's a brand new player... I don't think it was even on their website a couple of weeks ago. They may not even be shipping it, yet. I assume in good time, that resellers who sell the 83 will also sell the 80.

Personally, I think I'll wait for a review before I pull the trigger.

SC

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Ron W · Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 807 Location: Mississauga

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject:

Funny, Ron.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

Maybe the BDp-80 is is a rebadged Magnavox. Very Happy

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

ok here is a beta users explination:

Also click on the review link in his review Wink

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=17999181&postcount=278

ecrabb · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks for posting that, Athanasios! I'm not going to do it right away, but it looks like the BDP-80 may very well be my next BD player.

SC

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

dpowell · Joined: 10 May 2010 Posts: 5 Location: San Diego

I love my BDP-83!

betel · Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 1:15 am Post subject:

I'm shopping for a blu-ray player and will probably get a BDP-83. Currently I use a PS3 Slim. I plan on moving the slim to my 50" Panasonic plasma. The BDP-83 will be connected to the G90.

Currently I stream Pandora radio through the Slim and I'll lose that with the 83. I don't care the 83 doesn't have wi-fi but no streaming? I guess I'll have to stream from my PC although I'd rather keep the PC out of the theater loop.

My Onkyo TX-NR906 can stream internet radio but it can't do Pandora which sucks. I think it is just firmware but no chance of that getting updated since Onkyo has moved on.

Is the BDP-83's lack of Pandora streaming just a firmware issue?