Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: preferred Blu-Ray player for cinema use

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Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 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.

Posted by Alan Gouger (Member # 543) on 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

Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 05-19-2010, 09:54 AM:

http://www.oppodigital.com/