Oppo DV-981HD - Bookmark doesn't work/no autooff

reberly
reberly Posts: 173
edited February 2008 in Electronics
Does anyone have a Oppo DV-981HD that could me with this?

No matter what I try on the Oppo DV-981HD with the bookmark feature it will not resume back to my dvd position after the player is power off then back on. I had a panasonic dvd player that was 4 years old that could simply start back where I left off even after a power down.

Also I can't believe there is no auto-off feature for the Oppo DV-981HD. Turning the player off after so many hours of nonuse seem like the most basic feature I can think of besides actually playing a dvd. Is mine broken?
Onkyo TX-SR805
Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
Parasound Halo A52
Panasonic 42'' Plasma
Oppo BDP-83
Sonos
Panamax 4300
Audioquest cables
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,786
    edited February 2008
    What do you expect for $180.00 or whatever it costs?

    Anyway, call Oppo, they have a very good customer service department.
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  • reberly
    reberly Posts: 173
    edited February 2008
    Hmm, considering $180 is about double what a lot of DVD players cost, i guess I expected too much. I will call their customer service and hopefully they can tell me Im just slow to learn how to use their product.
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
    Parasound Halo A52
    Panasonic 42'' Plasma
    Oppo BDP-83
    Sonos
    Panamax 4300
    Audioquest cables
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2008
    Maybe they will have a firmware update for that unit that addresses those problem?
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  • reberly
    reberly Posts: 173
    edited February 2008
    I really do like the picture quality of their player and that is why I decided to purchase it but another thing that bothers me is that the lettering on the remote is very tiny and of course the buttons don't have backlighting.

    People don't buy a maserati for the amount of cup holders so in this situation I'll assume they put all their money into the dvd picture and sound playback quality without a lot of bells and whistles.
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
    Parasound Halo A52
    Panasonic 42'' Plasma
    Oppo BDP-83
    Sonos
    Panamax 4300
    Audioquest cables
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,786
    edited February 2008
    reberly wrote: »
    Hmm, considering $180 is about double what a lot of DVD players cost, i guess I expected too much.

    On the other hand, it's pennies on the dollar compared to a lot of other players. ;)
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited February 2008
    F1nut wrote: »
    On the other hand, it's pennies on the dollar compared to a lot of other players. ;)

    Like my $1800 Marantz maybe? :eek:
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  • reberly
    reberly Posts: 173
    edited February 2008
    Bill,

    Please tell me your remote has buttons with a backlight and the unit powers off after a reasonable time.
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
    Parasound Halo A52
    Panasonic 42'' Plasma
    Oppo BDP-83
    Sonos
    Panamax 4300
    Audioquest cables
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited February 2008
    reberly wrote: »
    Bill,

    Please tell me your remote has buttons with a backlight and the unit powers off after a reasonable time.

    No backlight, but I use a harmony anyway...It does power off after about 15 minutes though...
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  • reberly
    reberly Posts: 173
    edited February 2008
    I called oppo customer service and they confirmed there is no auto off feature with the 981. You can get the player to remember where you stopped play but hitting eject button and quickly pressing power button. The dvd will stay in the player, the player powers off and will resume exactly where you left off at the next power-on.
    Onkyo TX-SR805
    Polk LSi15 , LSiC, LSiFX
    Parasound Halo A52
    Panasonic 42'' Plasma
    Oppo BDP-83
    Sonos
    Panamax 4300
    Audioquest cables
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