OPPO BDP-83 is on stock and ready to shipped !

[mugupo]

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/

Oppo 83 blu-ray player is in stock in their website, no need to pre order, they have it now ready to shipped.

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-b...83-Review.aspx

Several Reviews

[Hawk]

Ordered mine last Saturday. FedEx notification has the baby being delivered this Friday!

[Analogkid]

I love Oppo but they dropped the ball on this unit because it's not region free. Not even the DVD side of it. It's like taking a giant step backwards.

[RoboDan]

Originally Posted by Analogkid

I love Oppo but they dropped the ball on this unit because it's not region free. Not even the DVD side of it. It's like taking a giant step backwards.

If OPPO made any part of the player region-free, they would lose their license to create any other players in the future. If you want a modded player that is DVD/Blu-Ray Region Free, they are available online on other websites.

[sinister184]

Originally Posted by RoboDan

If OPPO made any part of the player region-free, they would lose their license to create any other players in the future. If you want a modded player that is DVD/Blu-Ray Region Free, they are available online on other websites.

not to sidetrack the thread, but that statement has no credibility.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by Analogkid

I love Oppo but they dropped the ball on this unit because it's not region free. Not even the DVD side of it. It's like taking a giant step backwards.

Dude, what? 1st off- they'd never be able make another player again. Secondly, people have already hacked the damned thing for region free playback.

[DigitalfreakNYC]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Dude, what? 1st off- they'd never be able make another player again. Secondly, people have already hacked the damned thing for region free playback.

Hacked or modded? There's a difference. If it's the former, please direct me to instructions.

I agree, though, Oppo sucks for this. They wouldn't be the first to make a region-free player.

[mugupo]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance

Amazon also has them for pre order, a bit cheapter due to free shipping and no tax for me.

[drtre81]

I'll stick my ps3 but this player does sound awesome.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Hacked or modded? There's a difference. If it's the former, please direct me to instructions.

I agree, though, Oppo sucks for this. They wouldn't be the first to make a region-free player.

Hacked- it's a firmware hack. Doubt I can really talk about it further here since it's bordering piracy/defeating region codes. Honestly, I don't know where to find the firmware currently anyway as I don't have one, but I've read about it on AVS. Again, the BDA would hand them their asses to wear as hats if they tried to release a region-free BD player.

[Oddiophile]

Originally Posted by DigitalfreakNYC

Hacked or modded? There's a difference. If it's the former, please direct me to instructions.

I agree, though, Oppo sucks for this. They wouldn't be the first to make a region-free player.

There are company's modding the BDP-83 for region free and there is also a region free firmware hack. I am currently running the firmware hack and it does work but only for the firmware version it was designed for. As firmware updates come out new hacks will have to be created.