Blu-ray Player Reviews

Would having a better DAC off set not having HDCD decoding? I really wish Oppo would have put this in the player.
Why do you prefer digital coax over an optical connection for CD's and why not always use the analog outputs so you can you the players DAC ?

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I have vigorously recommended all the previous Oppos to my friend's and family in the past. I don't think I'd recommend the 203 at this time. I'm not sure I ever would. The firmware is still plagued by many playback issues. It doesn't stream as well as the previous model although it does support 4K streaming which the other didn't (provided you can find 4K media to stream - not that there isn't any). Part of the issue is the lawyers got their teeth into this thing - gimping it before it was even released. The Oppo 203 in its current form is like a a wonderful steak that the waiter sneezed on right before handing it to you.

Purchased mine in January and have had no issues. Plays all my 4k Blu Rays without issues. Awesome unit, build quality second to none. Just eager to get the Dolby Vision firmware update.

Hello, thank you for the great review. A question I have regarding the dedicated HDMI audio only output port. Panasonic's UB900 which competes with this player also has a dedicated HDMI audio only output port for backward compatibility with receivers that don't have HDMI 2.0 inputs. I read in some forums where some members stated Panasonic recommends using the HDMI audio only connection even if your receiver accepts HDMI 2.0 inputs to separate the video output (from the main HDMI output which should connect directly to the TV) and the audio output (HDMI audio only port connected to the receiver) for better audio and video performance. In your experience is this true and does it apply to this Oppo player as well? Thanks.

Hey all, I need to buy a new Blu-Ray player as my existing player really has problems with any little imperfection in the media. I don't have a UHD set yet, as I still love my Pioneer plasma and the Epson projector in the theater room. But, I want to buy a great 4k player now in preparation for an eventual upgrade. How does the Oppo do on discs? Does it do a good job tolerating imperfections? How about outputting to a 1080P device, will I notice any benefit there? Thanks for your help all!!!

I have an OPPO BDP103D, not so sure I would get an OPPO again - knowing what I know about electronics design( I am an engineer) - I doubt this problem has been addressed. No one certainly talks about it.
The player allows an operating failure that can blow out your speakers.
I run the discrete audio output (ANALOG) of the OPPO into my Marantz, so that I get the latest decoding. I also have my cable box going through the OPPO, with direct connect of the video to my TV.
Certain conditions can trigger DIGITAL CONTENT (rather than analog) to go directly to my receiver. It will be FULL SCALE, AND have very high frequencies.
One condition I know of is if you accidently turn off the TV power with the OPPO still on, you can trigger this fault condition. THe best OPPO can do is tell me to make sure all sources are turned on before turning on the OPPO. That has NOT prevented this from happening about 5 times since I have owned the unit. Things happen, you know. This fault condition should be fixed.
WHAT GOOD IS "SOUND QUALITY" if your player can blow up your speakers?

I was at a demo and tried playing a .iso image on an OPPO using a USB stick and we could not see it in the menu. Have anyone tried playing .iso or .mkv blue ray movies over network connection?