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Author Topic: preferred Blu-Ray player for cinema use Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-19-2010 09:07 AM                        This is the first year that anyone has asked me about Blu-Ray screenings in a cinema. What is the machine to get? The on-screen display needs to be able to be disabled, and it needs to be fast and, ideally, region-free (is there such a thing with Blu-Ray?). I have worked with the first-generation Sony, which is slow and doesn't play music CDs (!); the current Oppo is fast, but (I believe) not region-free, and I have not been able to figure out how to turn off the on-screen display. A bit of googling reveals that there are companies which sell Blu-ray players with HD-SDI outputs. Has anyone worked with these and are they a good way to avoid HDCP issues and HDMI run length limits? RS232 control would be a nice-to-have.  |  IP: Logged Alan Gouger Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 501 From: Bradenton, FL, USA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 05-19-2010 09:37 AM                        Scott If using a PC check out this solution. It is loaded with unique features http://www.arcsoft.com/estore/software_title.asp?ProductCode=TMT3P This company sells players region free as well as with HD SDI output. http://www.jvbdigital.com/jvb.asp?cur=2&level=modifications&page=browse&searchtype=brand&searchstring=BluRay  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-19-2010 09:54 AM                     http://www.oppodigital.com/  |  IP: Logged

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