OPPO BDP-93/BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc Player Firmware Update

OPPO BDP-93/BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc Player Firmware Update

Release Information: Release date: March 06, 2012. Category: Latest Official Release Main Version: BDP9x-65-0302 Loader Version: CN0900 Sub Version: MCU93-09-0218 (BDP-93), MCU95-08-0218 (BDP-95) Release Notes: This version is designed for the OPPO BDP-93 and BDP-95 Blu-ray Disc players. Comparing to the previous Official release version BDP9x-61-1219, the major changes are: Per request from the studios, the ISO file playback function has been removed in this firmware version. The previous firmware had the ability to play ISO files, but it was an undocumented function and was never officially announced or supported. Future firmware revisions will no longer support ISO playback. Resolved the loading failure observed on several recently released titles, samples like "Hugo (BD, 2012)" and "Rio (BD, 2011)". The failure only happens with the 2D version Blu-ray disc, where the TV shows only a black screen and the player's front panel display would remain at 00:00:00. This firmware can properly load and play these titles. Improved video up-conversion quality over the HDMI 1 output for 720p source material. This improvement provides a better picture quality for Netflix streaming as well as 720p-encoded Blu-ray discs. Resolved the loading failure issue observed on several recently-released Blu-ray movies, mainly Universal Europe (EU) releases. Their US releases have no known issues. Sample titles include "Jurassic Park Trilogy (BD Box Set, 2011)", "Kong Fu Panda 2 (BD, 2011)", "Fast Five (BD, 2011)", and "National Lampoon's Animal House (BD, 1978 version)" etc. With the previous firmware, disc playback will automatically stop once you go to the Main Menu and select PLAY. This firmware properly loads and plays all of the above Blu-ray titles. Resolved the audio channel loss issue where DTS-HD MA 6.1 audio is decoded as 5.1 for both the analog audio outputs and the HDMI LPCM output. Sample titles include "Star Wars: The Complete Saga (BD, 2011)" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (BD, 2011)". The reason is the Center Surround (CS) channel is folded into Surround channels (SR/SL) instead of Surround Back channels (SBR/SBL). This firmware decodes this 6.1 audio as 7.1 by distributing the CS channel to the SBR/SBL channels, and send out through HDMI and analog audio outputs. Resolved the freezing issue observed when accessing some BD-Live features. Samples include the "Extras" in "Puss in Boots (BD, 2011)", the "Disney Virtual Vault" in "The Lion King (BD, 2011)". Provided smaller volume control adjustment steps through the Analog audio outputs. Previously the Volume Control adjusts at 5 per step in the index and 2 dB per step in the level. This firmware allows volume control at 1 per step in the index (100, 99, 98, 97, ...), 0.5 dB per step in the level for BDP-95, 1 dB per two consecutive steps in the level for BDP-93 (e.g.,indexes 100 and 99 share the same volume level). Improved general disc compatibility based on recent and upcoming Blu-ray releases as well as user-submitted disc samples including "Mr. Poppers Penguins (BD, 2012)", "Dragons Gift of the Night Fury (BD, 2012)", "Human Planet (BD, BBC Documentary)" and "Nine Inch Nails, Live - Beside You In Time (BD)". All features and improvements of the previous firmware are also included in this version. source from http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-93/bdp9x-firmware-65-0302.aspx

[BD]Joey & Joey新城容祖兒音樂會超簡評

呢隻Joey & Joey新城容祖兒音樂會嘅Blu-ray演唱會，不論聲、畫同以至內容都係十分高水準之作，Anthony誠意推介。

P.S.同是英皇嘅古巨基Amazing World就有點兒失色，可能紅館show做後期會比較困難吧。

[BD]Immortals 超簡評

書質: 如果以大部份係CG嘅戲嚟計唔算太特出，但算靚。大部份時間畫面都係比較暗，幾考顯示器嘅能力。而視覺效果做得好好，值得一讚。
音效: 低頻愛好者啱晒，surround表現機會唔多。
故事: 真係唔得，完全唔知套戲唔知想點。

總括嚟講:唔算試機必備嘅碟

電影J. Edgar簡評

成套戲以文戲為主，不停咁用時空交錯去講述經歷8任美國總統一手創立FBI嘅J. Edgar一生事事跡，包括由開頭打擊美國國內共產黨、追捕黑幫、一手由調查局創建成聯邦調查局及後嘅尼克遜總統嘅水門事件序幕等。另外亦有提到佢同第一副手同秘書嘅微妙關係。

講真成套戲Anthony覺得有啲悶，太過好平，無乜高潮位可言，而不停咁時空交錯亦唔見得好新鮮。

里安納度嘅演出亦算幾好，不過化妝特技係Anthony最欣賞嘅地方，值得一讚。

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance，都係Nicolas Cage做，完全唔知有呢套戲。

The Bourne Legacy

Matt Damon做嘅Bourne series係我最鍾意嘅電影系列，前傳就快上嘞，可惜唔係Matt Damon做了，改由拆彈雄心嘅Jeremy Renner，希望唔好跌watt啦。

[好文分享] Video for Audiophiles

無意中看到一編不錯的文章，是由Mr. Amir Majidimehr於一個叫Pacific Northwest Audiophile Society所作出的演說"Video for Audiophiles"，當中有講解現時數碼影像由產生到最後重演嘅技術同埋與數碼聲音技術螎合同分別，當中有少少提及少人留意的HDMI Jitter問題，有趣趣的朋友可以到下以網址看看全文:-

http://www.madronadigital.com/Library/VideoForAudiophiles.html

不過喺AVS Forum亦有好多人質疑佢嘅測試係做假，係真係假，請各位朋友自行判段了。同時亦轉貼一下當時presentation時的所用的圖片:-