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Need a new BD player, region free

I want to replace my OPPO BDP 95, which works fine, but does not work for all regions.  I'm a bit behind on the newest players---are they now region free?  I am interested in the Panasonic DP-UB9000 4K, which is around what I paid for the OPPO ~ 6-7 years ago.  Do you like other brands in this range?  Thanks for your advise.
jafreeman
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Hello jafreeman,

     As far as auxinput's comments on Region Free is concerned, he is partially correct.  Here's a linked article that explains the details well, it's from 2016 but I believe it's still accurate:
https://www.220-electronics.com/blog/region-free-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-players-fact-fiction/

     Here's another good article from 2019:
https://www.whathifi.com/us/advice/ultra-hd-blu-ray-everything-you-need-to-know



     Mattmiller, if the above articles are still correct, makes a good point.

Tim

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     I found and bought an Oppo 205 4K Universal player, region free, but I had to pay a premium at a total shipped price of $2,100 from the HiFi Boutique in Orlando, Fla.  It's scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
     Weird, I still feel lucky since it fits my needs so well.  I guess they're worth what we're willing to pay.

Tim
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Congrats on your new OPPO 205, will be great at that price.  
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Hello jafreeman,

     Thanks for the congrats, it's well worth the extra $700 to me.  All the current hi-end players I was considering and researching were missing one or more of the Oppo's features, such as analog surround outputs for up to 7.1 surround channels, they couldn't play SACD audio discs and they couldn't play DVD video discs.  Lucky, I actually wasn't even searching for a 205, since I thought they'd all be asking $3K or more, and I just stumbled on the one I bought.


I'm happy and relieved,
        Tim
 
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hello

i have a Oppo BDP-103

i use this to connect to a 6tb external hard drive with movies and 24/192 flac. music files that the Oppo plays.  the audio is sent via the coax output to a high quality separate DAC.  recently i tried hooking the Oppo player up to the internet to access Tidal hi-res music service.  i see the Tidal icon on the Oppo OSD.  but it will not open to the browser.  
is their something else you can recommend?

objectives are:
1.  access to external hard drive for music and video files all formats via USB
2.  access to internet hi-res music services
3.  controllable via a iPhone or tablet
4.  HDMI output to monitor
5.  PCM coax output

thank you
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