Last night I decided to see how the Oppo UDP-203 and the Sony XBR65X900E handles regular DVD video and Blu-ray video playback. I watched the movie The Best Of Me on regular DVD, then watched the Jason Statham movie Safe on Blu-ray. Both video formats benefited from the upconversion of the Oppo UDP-203 video processor and the Sony X1 processor. Although the video from the Best Of Me DVD was improved to an extent that provided a picture quality with sharper resolution, the picture quality still did not rise to the level of standard Blu-ray performance. I wasn't expecting it to, although the improved level was beneficial and pleasant.
Playing the Blu-ray movie Safe in the Oppo UDP-203 delivered a better up-scaling experience than standard DVD. The Blu-ray video quality, although not completely at the resolution level of 4K, was upconverted to a level of clarity that exceeded the normal Blu-ray experience. Color saturation was deeper, contrast and edge definition appeared sharper and brighter. Although not at the complete level of 4K performance, Blu-ray playback on the UDP-203 and the 4K Sony is impressive and bests by a surprising margin the standard Blu-ray experience on a 1080P player and television.
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Dan
STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario
LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
Last edited by jdandy; 11-23-2017 at 01:18 PM.
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