Oppo leaving the market. - Blu-ray Forum

petergee · 04-02-2018, 11:45 PM

At first I assumed this was an April Fool's prank (a day late) but alas it seems not: https://www.oppodigital.com/farewell.aspx

I guess for us 3D fans, one big advantage was that Oppo gear allowed easy modification for multi-region releases.

If you are on the fence about buying one maybe now is the time! I intend to pick one up primarily so I have a backup player for the 3DFA Region A releases.

Damon1281 · 04-03-2018, 02:37 PM

http://https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/04/03/oppo-uhd-blu-ray/

RockyIII · 04-03-2018, 04:39 PM

Why??

Justice League rocked!

Steedeel · 04-03-2018, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockyIII

Why??

Justice League rocked!

Because people in this world don’t appreciate quality. Cheap and nasty always wins the day.

Justice League sucked!

Joe D. · 04-03-2018, 05:15 PM

Guess the market for elite players peaked. Like with other consumer electronics products, these are not commodities and people like to keep what they have, not upgrade to keep the sales going.

It's a shame for one would think there would still be a profit to be made.

Damon1281 · 04-03-2018, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe D.

Guess the market for elite players peaked. Like with other consumer electronics products, these are not commodities and people like to keep what they have, not upgrade to keep the sales going.

It's a shame for one would think there would still be a profit to be made.

Apparently they are also calling it quits on audio gear.

Joe D. · 04-03-2018, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Because people in this world don’t appreciate quality. Cheap and nasty always wins the day.

Justice League sucked!

Hi Steedeel,

Oppo was always too rich for my blood.

Jompa · 04-03-2018, 09:58 PM

Too bad. They were the best.

hedliniv · 04-04-2018, 12:58 AM

I am contemplating a second 203 but I am on the fence. Does any other 4k player also offer SACD and 3D capability?

8traxrule · 04-04-2018, 11:36 PM

This REALLY sucks- I always hoped Oppo would go into making displays as well, but guess that won't happen now.

Joe D. · 04-05-2018, 12:45 AM

Just told my brother. He uses the oppo Blu-ray for audio recordings on line. What he does is over my head but he said it allows him to create chapters seamlessly and other things with full uncompressed audio.

He might buy another one just to have a second.

revgen · 04-05-2018, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hedliniv

I am contemplating a second 203 but I am on the fence. Does any other 4k player also offer SACD and 3D capability?

Cambridge Audio does.

https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/usa/en/products/cx/cxuhd

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-n4J2Dq...dio-CXUHD.html

RockyIII · 04-05-2018, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Because people in this world don’t appreciate quality. Cheap and nasty always wins the day.

Justice League sucked!

So the reason in low sales? You can't expect $600 players to sell like $200 ones.
Also sales must habe been good because sometimes buyers had to wait for OPPO to restock before being able to purchase a new player

Justice League rocked!

dhvsfan · 04-05-2018, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by revgen

Cambridge Audio does.

https://www.cambridgeaudio.com/usa/en/products/cx/cxuhd

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-n4J2Dq...dio-CXUHD.html

AFAIK, the Cambridge Audio player is merely a re-branded Oppo

RockyIII · 04-06-2018, 01:14 PM

The Cambridge 4K player looks like the best on the market right now

Justice League rocked!

Ray O. Blu · 04-06-2018, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhvsfan

AFAIK, the Cambridge Audio player is merely a re-branded Oppo

Close. No DAC, analog connections, or region Mods for the Cambridge.

punisher · 04-06-2018, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockyIII

So the reason in low sales? You can't expect $600 players to sell like $200 ones.
Also sales must have been good because sometimes buyers had to wait for OPPO to restock before being able to purchase a new player

Justice League rocked!

nor $3,000 OLED tvs to sell like $300 tv's

no opinion on Justice League...

you snooze you lose, OPPO prices have sky rocketed as ghouls bought out the remaining stocks. Got mine fast , 2 days from Crutchfield.I just knew this would happen.

BLMN · 04-06-2018, 05:52 PM

i was curious to see the difference between 205 and 203, mainly on the audio side which to me is a big deal breaker, but like mentioned above price sky rocketed from 1300 to 2500+, 203 still can be had for 600 tho.

i_max2k2 · 06-11-2018, 05:19 PM

So just saw this post in the other thread, and I thought, perhaps we can ask, for a feature for Oppo to playback 3D MVC files over the network, as I understand the Oppo's don't do that. So I just made a request here, to request for 3D MVC playback perhaps in a MKV container over the network. I know the chances are low, but if a few of us here request maybe they will consider it.

(W)KRP · 06-16-2018, 09:06 PM

I heard the news more than a month ago but did not look into it further. I figured their current products would still be made for some time. I looked this week, and the only etailer to have the 203 was newegg at double the $550 MSRP. Craigslist is my friend, and I picked one up today, with used, mint, with the region-free mod, for $590 shipped.

It was a software mod, and the seller is trying to find info on it, in case I need to contact the mod maker. The seller mentioned that future firmware upgrades may knock out the region-free mod. Is this true?

04-02-2018, 11:45 PM	#1
petergee Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:New Zealand 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:425	Oppo leaving the market. At first I assumed this was an April Fool's prank (a day late) but alas it seems not: https://www.oppodigital.com/farewell.aspx I guess for us 3D fans, one big advantage was that Oppo gear allowed easy modification for multi-region releases. If you are on the fence about buying one maybe now is the time! I intend to pick one up primarily so I have a backup player for the 3DFA Region A releases. Last edited by petergee; 04-03-2018 at 12:26 AM.

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Damon1281 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Under an arch 4K collection:19 Blu-ray collection:435 DVD collection:712 MA collection:67 Digital collection:156 iTunes collection:2	Oppo leaving the market. http://https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/04/03/oppo-uhd-blu-ray/

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04-03-2018, 04:39 PM	#3
RockyIII Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2016 Location:Miami, Fl Trading Score:25	Why?? Justice League rocked!

04-03-2018, 05:15 PM	#5
Joe D. Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Bronx, NY Home Theater Gallery:1	Guess the market for elite players peaked. Like with other consumer electronics products, these are not commodities and people like to keep what they have, not upgrade to keep the sales going. It's a shame for one would think there would still be a profit to be made.

04-03-2018, 09:58 PM	#8
Jompa Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2010 Location:Bodø, Norway 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:711 Blu-ray reviews:78	Too bad. They were the best.

04-04-2018, 12:58 AM	#9
hedliniv Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Buffalo NY 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:370 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:499 Blu-ray reviews:13 Trading Score:240	I am contemplating a second 203 but I am on the fence. Does any other 4k player also offer SACD and 3D capability?

04-04-2018, 11:36 PM	#10
8traxrule Special Member Member since:Jul 2009	This REALLY sucks- I always hoped Oppo would go into making displays as well, but guess that won't happen now.

04-05-2018, 12:45 AM	#11
Joe D. Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2015 Location:Bronx, NY Home Theater Gallery:1	Just told my brother. He uses the oppo Blu-ray for audio recordings on line. What he does is over my head but he said it allows him to create chapters seamlessly and other things with full uncompressed audio. He might buy another one just to have a second.

04-06-2018, 01:14 PM	#15
RockyIII Blu-ray Baron Member since:Feb 2016 Location:Miami, Fl Trading Score:25	The Cambridge 4K player looks like the best on the market right now Justice League rocked!

04-06-2018, 05:52 PM	#18
BLMN Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Southern NH 4K collection:81 Blu-ray collection:501 DVD collection:37 Trading Score:8	i was curious to see the difference between 205 and 203, mainly on the audio side which to me is a big deal breaker, but like mentioned above price sky rocketed from 1300 to 2500+, 203 still can be had for 600 tho.

06-11-2018, 05:19 PM	#19
i_max2k2 Expert Member Member since:Feb 2017 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:355 Digital collection:31 iTunes collection:166 Trading Score:54	So just saw this post in the other thread, and I thought, perhaps we can ask, for a feature for Oppo to playback 3D MVC files over the network, as I understand the Oppo's don't do that. So I just made a request here, to request for 3D MVC playback perhaps in a MKV container over the network. I know the chances are low, but if a few of us here request maybe they will consider it.

06-16-2018, 09:06 PM	#20
(W)KRP Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Florence Y'all 4K collection:45 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	I heard the news more than a month ago but did not look into it further. I figured their current products would still be made for some time. I looked this week, and the only etailer to have the 203 was newegg at double the $550 MSRP. Craigslist is my friend, and I picked one up today, with used, mint, with the region-free mod, for $590 shipped. It was a software mod, and the seller is trying to find info on it, in case I need to contact the mod maker. The seller mentioned that future firmware upgrades may knock out the region-free mod. Is this true?

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