Pioneer Elite BDP 53-FD remote

dknopp
dknopp Posts: 12
edited May 2012 in Electronics
I just got a bdp 53 player and the remote or any of my other remotes only seem to work from about four feet away from it. Is this a common problem with these? and is there anything I can do to cure this? The manual says the remote should work from 7 meters. thanks
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,195
    edited April 2012
    I suggest returning the player and getting something else. I had it and it lasted a weekend. I have seen now 3 of them go down so I stopped using them.
    For the money I suggest Denon , Marantz , Cambridge audio and Oppo as your replacement.

    As for the remote , it sounds like you have weak batteries , this is not a common problem with this player or the remote.

    Check out my thread on this player
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?130826-Pioneer-Elite-BDP53FD-Discussion-thread.-Review-will-follow-soon.&highlight=pioneer+elite+bdp53fd
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  • dknopp
    dknopp Posts: 12
    edited May 2012
    Well I sent the Pioneer back. The main reson I wanted the pioneer is to go with my SC-55 receiver, but if they are that problematic I will just get something else. I am looking at the OPPO 93 what is the deal with the region free upgrade? What does it do and do I even need it?
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,195
    edited May 2012
    region free means it will play discs from other countries. It really means nothing unless lets say you lived in Russia and moved here and had a Blu ray or DVD collection you would like to watch here.
    Dan
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    edited May 2012
    dknopp wrote: »
    Well I sent the Pioneer back. The main reson I wanted the pioneer is to go with my SC-55 receiver, but if they are that problematic I will just get something else. I am looking at the OPPO 93 what is the deal with the region free upgrade? What does it do and do I even need it?

    Well, or if you have an extensive collection of import dvds. I took a Danish class and got into Danish existentialist films, many of which were never distributed in the states. But you can order them relatively cheap and play them on a region free player. I only own a couple, so this has never matter to me, but if you're really into Anime or something it might be necessary for you.
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