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Old 11-22-2017, 03:20 PM
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Very nice write up! Enjoy it!
Yes!... excellent,as always, Dan ( i wish i could write like you do )
Well...I guess I'm going to have to take the plunge into 4K eventually and retire the old Panasonic plasma and Oppo BPD-103

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Old 11-23-2017, 02:03 AM
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I love my oppo 203 remote. The backlit is nice for movie watching, I don't need to turn the lights on to find the button I'm looking for, unlike my Mc.
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Old 11-23-2017, 01:03 PM
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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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Old 11-23-2017, 01:45 PM
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Dan - I've been considering both the 205 or 203 for my new home. Given your glowing reviews, I'm going to get the 203. It will be in a secondary system for the whole house and to feed several TVs via a Control4 system.
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Old 11-23-2017, 01:50 PM
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Mike.......I am confident you will be impressed with the Oppo UDP-203. Looking forward to your impressions.
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Old 11-29-2017, 02:04 PM
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I'm interested in the audio section of the UDP-203. Specifically the dual dacs. I'm currently running my Aurender N100H to my McIntosh c2500 dac. I am looking to upgrade to a better dac as well as upgarding my universal player. I currently have the Oppo BDP-83SE NuForce Edition.



As of now the Mytek Brooklyn is on my short list. So maybe trying to get away with just one upgarde for now. I'm thinking about purchasing the UDP-203 and running my N100H to the UDP-203.



Your thoughts!

If you are considering the 203 for audio listening purposes, you should look at the Oppo 205. The 205 is the audiophile version of the 203. Plus the 205 is also MQA ready.
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Old 11-29-2017, 03:15 PM
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If you are considering the 203 for audio listening purposes, you should look at the Oppo 205. The 205 is the audiophile version of the 203. Plus the 205 is also MQA ready.
My bad! The 205 is what I was referring to. Thanks message deleted.
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Old 11-29-2017, 08:25 PM
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The other cool thing about the Oppo 203 is that it is a Roon endpoint, so those of you that would like to use Roon can use the Oppo for this.

Yes indeed, the Oppo 203 is Roon-Ready device.

Jdandy,
Have you tried installing Roon Core (free for 30 days) in a computer in your network and set the Oppo 203 as a Roon output device? That way you can experience Roon if you haven’t yet.
(Ps. And don’t forget to connect Roon to Tidal if you have a Tidal account.)
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