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Sorry Joe, I was just in the process of reediting it from last night; weird coincidence, huh?

I thought that the response I deleted sounded just a little too argumentative, which wasn't my intent. It was rather late when I posted it last night.

Your point about Oppo getting around the Blu-ray region restriction is well taken and I've read similar denials from knowledgeable folks on other forums, but in this area Oppo is caught between a rock and a hard place. My sense is that many fans of Oppo players remain loyal because all of their prior players get around region restrictions very easily. It was one of the key selling points on which the company built it's reputation. That, and Oppo's first rate customer support.

My suspicion is that there will be a slightly more complicated under-the-table BD region hack to avoid DVD consortium radar. There's already at least one BD player on the market (an LG, as I recall) that can be switched between regions and I doubt that Oppo will give up their faithful return customers to the competition without a fight. Like you I have a 983 and relish it's performance (audio & video), but it would be nice to purchase an Oppo unit that has similar flexibility for Blu-ray, especially if it addresses frustrating region lock-out issues that plague collectors and it's price point is competitive with other high performance BD players.

AuPh



Edits: 11/11/08

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