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Posted by Audiophilander (A) on February 19, 2009 at 23:47:58

In Reply to: If he was correct, Oppo would be releasing a region-free player posted by Jazz Inmate on February 19, 2009 at 19:33:04:

... YOU have access to a bigger bong than Phelps and much stronger opiates! ;0)

>>> "What makes you so sure they would have been shut down?" <<<

Like you pointed out yourself, their base of operations is in California and they ship product from inside the U.S. even if it's manufactured in China. If Oppo had been violating any laws the studios and other hardware manufacturers would have been on them quicker that horse flies laying maggot eggs on your uninformed opinions!

>>> "Michael Phelphs wasn't prosecuted for smoking pot (thereby becoming even more of a hero to Auph), but would you say he didn't break the rules?" <<<

FYI, I'm neither an Olympic swimming fan nor an encourager of substance abuse (which is a bit off topic for this forum, don't you think?), but since you're flailing about in the shallow end I'll go this far: You do remind me a bit of the overzealous Sheriff who was raising a big public stink about the unfortunate Phelps photo just to get attention (in his case, to benefit politically from the publicity; in your's, who knows!).

>>> "'Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, award winning OPPO Digital, Inc., manufactures and markets high quality digital electronics that deliver style, performance, innovation, and value to A/V enthusiasts and savvy consumers alike. The company's attention to core product performance and strong customer focus distinguish it from traditional consumer-electronics brands.' Doesn't say anything about being formed to ignore region encoding rules." <<<

You really need to work up some new cheers if you're going to compete with the advertisers for attention around here; those pompoms of yours are looking a bit saggy.

I find it highly amusing that you would use Oppo's own advertising copy to try and spin your uninformed opinion. Not only are you tossing out advertising jargon to push your (naive?) POV without any empirical evidence to support it, but you're overlooking the company's word of mouth reputation for being the 'Swiss Army" DVD Player! As I see it, Oppo's success has been built around three things: 1) fast, friendly service, 2) providing region-free access via a simple menu key code flies in the face of your argument, and 3) lots of bang for the buck.

>>> "Go look at the buying habits of the public and step outside your insular world of imports. The average consumer has never bought a DVD region-encoded outside the region where he lives." <<<

Hello, Earth to Jazz Inmate? The not-so-average consumer is upwards of 50% of Oppo's customer base! Small specialty companies attract customers who seek a more diverse A/V experience than usually offered by most major brands, including but not limited to international entertainment. At a boutique price point, Oppo serves a more tweak-friendly, intellectually astute customer base with broader tastes (you being the possible exception).

>>> "Fine. My SACD player plays all my digital music and I just bought a Coleman Hawkins SACD, Groove Armada SACD and DJ Krush SACD. looking forward to the MTT Mahler 8 to complete the SACD Mahler SFO cycle. Thanks for asking." <<<

Great. OK, tell us again why you'd buy an overpriced Oppo BDP-83 that adds Blu-ray but takes away the key region unlocking feature if you already have a Blu-ray player and a nice SACD player (I assume that it's also an Oppo DVD player)?

AuPh

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