Oppo BDP-105 Region Free

Forgot to mention it's jumped form $30 when I bought mine to $58; but still a steal compared with what the mod companies charge.

There is a region free AND ISO hardware hack on ebay that just plugs into 2 ports. Works flawlessly with the 95, & is said to work identically on the 105.

Ditto Zimmerma....

Zimmerma,

Thanks for the clarification, good to hear your positive comments about a region free Oppo BDP-105. If only I could buy a region free player direct from Oppo!!!

"Shakedown" and "Mental" miss the whole point of "Mgattmch's" original post. The question was specifically about region-free versions of the Oppo 105, which Oppo itself does not offer.

To get a region-free unit one must go to a secondary seller/distributor of Oppo products who offers that modification. Thus the central question of the original post.

Region-free modifications are frequently advertised on Audiogon.

FWIW, my own experience of region-free versions of the BDP 95 and 105 has been quite positive: ease of switching region-codes, no degradation in audio or video quality. However, I cannot answer the question about the consequences of firm-ware updates, since I have done none.

I bought my 105 direct from Oppo...best way to go...Mine has not been online for any updates and works flawlessly since I bought it when it first came out...Upgraded from the BDP-93 and an upgrade it was...couldn't be happier