For those of you who were/are interested in the "new" (I put "new" in quotes because it was in beta longer than MS puts their friggin' OSs in beta!) oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player, it can now be made to play DVDs and Blu-rays from all regions via a hardware mod (the firmware mod is practically worthless as each firmware update brings the possibility that the hack will be disabled). The mod consists of changing out a ribbon cable inside the player.
The above is for info only: I'm not pimping the oppo and eventually I'll get my 983 on Videogon or ebay. My next Blu-ray player will be a digital-only player. Until then, the PS3 continues to rock the house!
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Topic - region free red and blu - Joe Murphy Jr 21:04:32 08/14/09 (5)
- A better source for OPPO BDP-83 hardware mod kit... - astralnavigator 10:49:48 09/05/09 (0)
- Thanks for the news. - Harmonia 12:20:07 08/20/09 (1)
- it's rather easy - Joe Murphy Jr 06:56:24 08/22/09 (0)
- Review of the modded Oppo BDP-83: - Audiophilander 00:53:23 08/15/09 (1)
- Thanks guys! EOM - Mossback 01:13:44 08/18/09 (0)