OPPO Digital UDP-203 UltraHD Blu-ray player

[Paul H]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

Why would this guy not ask about Dolby Vision?

Or lift it up checking the bottom just to see if there is a fan portal!

[ray0414]

interesting to hear that the upscaling wont be done via external chip like the current series, but rather Oppo has created their own upscaling method. Very curious to see how this compares to the 103/105 models. I run my cable through my 103D and upscale to 1080P.

[Geoff D]

Does that mean it's got a bespoke decoding solution in general? Not all that surprising I guess, seeing as Samsung and Panasonic have used their own SoC for their UHD players (as well as the Philips using a Panny chip). It's more a question of necessity rather than choice, given the lack of off-the-shelf UHD decoding chippery right now. And if they can put everything on one chip as opposed to separate ones for the decoding and scaling then that may be why this is so cheap (well, cheap in OPPO terms).

But I trust OPPO to get it right, as most of the issues I had with my 95 were entirely down to the gammy MediaTek chip.

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Does that mean it's got a bespoke decoding solution in general? Not all that surprising I guess, seeing as Samsung and Panasonic have used their own SoC for their UHD players (as well as the Philips using a Panny chip). It's more a question of necessity rather than choice, given the lack of off-the-shelf UHD decoding chippery right now. And if they can put everything on one chip as opposed to separate ones for the decoding and scaling then that may be why this is so cheap (well, cheap in OPPO terms).

But I trust OPPO to get it right, as most of the issues I had with my 95 were entirely down to the gammy MediaTek chip.

Heheh...

Dummy MediaTek chip in my Oppo 83. Shitty drops sound from TrueHD Dolby audio. (itches head)

DTS HD Master audio is no problem. I think it's great Oppo hi-if equips hardware.

[PRO-630HD]

I am not a fan of the Mediatek SOC Dolby True HD audio dropouts from seemless branching on my BDP-103.

[Opips3]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

I am not a fan of the Mediatek SOC Dolby True HD audio dropouts from seemless branching on my BDP-103.

Yeah switched to PCM HD audio. Well fine.

[JohnAV]

Please stay on topic . . . . thanks!

[PRO-630HD]

We are just explaining some of the possible benefits of Oppo using their own in house chip.

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Oh God, leave that Darbee shit well away from 4K!

Why?

Just because you don't like Darbee why keep it from those who do?

You buy the Oppo without and I buy the Oppo with. See how much nicer that is?


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[DVD Polizei]

I'm assuming the Darbee version would be around $999. I'd rather add another $500 to my 4K HDTV budget to include additional video calibration and adjustments, as well as saving those adjustments for future movies.

But yeah, to each their own. My BDP-93 crapped out and wouldn't play Blu-ray discs (especially 20th Century Fox discs) (DVDs were just fine) so I'm a little shy of OPPO, but I'd be willing to try them again for the $499 pricetag.

[ray0414]

Originally Posted by DVD Polizei

I'm assuming the Darbee version would be around $999. I'd rather add another $500 to my 4K HDTV budget to include additional video calibration and adjustments, as well as saving those adjustments for future movies.

But yeah, to each their own. My BDP-93 crapped out and wouldn't play Blu-ray discs (especially 20th Century Fox discs) (DVDs were just fine) so I'm a little shy of OPPO, but I'd be willing to try them again for the $499 pricetag.

Darbee added $100 to the 103 series, why would it add $500 to this series?

[genkifd]

hope they improve the audio quality for the next 105 replacement.

cant wait. i love my current 105 and even my older 93 is awesome.

[BrystonUser]

I have a question about the HDMI input if people don't mind.

I understand that for those that don't have newer HDMI 2.0a and HDCP 2.2 receivers or SSP's the dual HDMI outputs are beneficial for getting 4k sources without a need to upgrade the receiver because the video can be passed to the tv directly via one of the HDMI outputs while the audio can go to the receiver.

If one has a 2nd 4k source can they connect that source (cable/satellite/gaming console/pc) to the Oppo's HDMI input and the Oppo would be able to split that signal into the separate audio and video paths or is that not a capability of the player? If it can I assume the Oppo has to be powered on to do that, it couldn't be in standby?

Thanks

[Resettito]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

Why?

Just because you don't like Darbee why keep it from those who do?

You buy the Oppo without and I buy the Oppo with. See how much nicer that is?


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Why are so many people in love with the process when it's really just fancy edge enhancement at the end of the day?

[Cevolution]

Darbee, ew

[JimShaw]

Originally Posted by Resettito

Why are so many people in love with the process when it's really just fancy edge enhancement at the end of the day?

Everyone's different. You don't like it. I do. You might like red heads. I like blondes. Viva la difference.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by PRO-630HD

We are just explaining some of the possible benefits of Oppo using their own in house chip.

Indeed, I don't see how that couldn't be any more on-topic when talking about a new generation of OPPO UHD players.

[tezster]

I'm very pleased that OPPO are sticking with similar pricing with the UDP-203. Sure, it won't have all the super-duper features in terms of Darbee, high-end DAC, etc... I'm sure that will all come along with later models - I'm perfectly content with a reasonably-priced OPPO with the same feature-set as the 103, something that I can actually afford

[KRW1]

As long as it does the same as my BDP80 +UHD, I'm happy. I never needed another player.

[Resettito]

Originally Posted by JimShaw

Everyone's different. You don't like it. I do. You might like red heads. I like blondes. Viva la difference.

Terrible analogy.