In Reply to: Maybe they're still mulling over whether to resist the BD consortium and unlock it for standard redbook DVDs, ... posted by Audiophilander on February 16, 2009 at 15:41:18:
to this player based on released info. Without being DVD region-free, I would *still* need another DVDP, greatly reduces the attraction for me, and I can't help but think a lot of Oppo customers.
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- Exactly. That is the only downside... - cfraser 16:09:00 02/16/09 (31)
- Agreed - Jack G 05:03:33 02/17/09 (30)
- Alas, that's probably where I am too. - Harmonia 17:50:28 02/17/09 (29)
- Folks here share similar frustrations and I suspect this POV represents a sizable cross-section of Oppo's customer base. - Audiophilander 01:26:02 02/18/09 (28)
- It doesn't matter - Jack G 04:32:48 02/18/09 (27)
- I'm not so sure Jack. - Audiophilander 13:46:04 02/18/09 (26)
- I don't know where this sense of entitlement comes from - Jazz Inmate 20:58:16 02/18/09 (24)
- Ah, I see you're cheerleading for a new team. Did SONY not pay enough? - Audiophilander 09:16:46 02/19/09 (2)
- RE: Ah, I see you're cheerleading for a new team. Did SONY not pay enough? - Jazz Inmate 11:33:47 02/19/09 (1)
- I guess if pom-poms don't grab folk's attention you wear a Pinocchio-nose and tinfoil hat for good measure! - Audiophilander 17:41:59 02/19/09 (0)
- It comes from legally buying the discs - Jack G 04:41:36 02/19/09 (0)
- Ummm...we legally purchased the DVDs... - cfraser 23:03:20 02/18/09 (19)
- ...from a different region - Jazz Inmate 09:46:05 02/19/09 (18)
- Sorry, but on this topic your cheerleader's leotard is being shredded! - Audiophilander 11:14:34 02/19/09 (17)
- You're hallucinating....go grab yourself another baggie of medical mj - Jazz Inmate 12:00:54 02/19/09 (16)
- Phlounder is more or less correct - Jack G 13:49:00 02/19/09 (15)
- If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jazz Inmate 19:33:04 02/19/09 (14)
- RE: If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jack G 05:03:39 02/20/09 (5)
- RE: If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player - Jazz Inmate 20:00:46 02/20/09 (4)
- "They're established international blockbusters" - Jack G 05:56:49 02/21/09 (3)
- It's not about me. The fact is they've done very well internationally NT - Jazz Inmate 16:48:01 02/21/09 (2)
- "It's not about me." ... - Audiophilander 00:53:55 02/23/09 (1)
- You are a cliche factory nt - Jazz Inmate 21:31:38 02/24/09 (0)
- Apparently, ... - Audiophilander 23:47:58 02/19/09 (7)
- the advantages - Joe Murphy Jr 12:54:44 02/21/09 (0)
- RE: Apparently, ... - Jazz Inmate 20:25:45 02/20/09 (5)
- "I don't need to worry about region-locked DVDs because I've had the foresight to not buy any." - In other words... - Audiophilander 01:22:47 02/23/09 (4)
- I love foreign films, but I buy from Kino and others who have--you know--LEGAL DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS - Jazz Inmate 11:49:35 02/24/09 (3)
- Unfortunately, KINO does a mediocre job most of the time; Eureka does FAR better. - Audiophilander 16:10:26 02/24/09 (2)
- Kino will start releasing BDs this year - Jazz Inmate 21:40:00 02/24/09 (1)
- "Given that it will now be reissued in a superior format..." - Proof yet again that you do not listen! - Audiophilander 23:23:41 02/24/09 (0)
- I hope you're right but I'm not optimistic. - Harmonia 16:52:10 02/18/09 (0)