Oppo 203 and all that future jazz ...
Knowledge Base | Oppo UDP-203
Happy New Year Chuck!
You are referring to the 203. The 205 will be released around Spring 2017, according to the "town talk".
I am reading and learning extensively about UHD, and I appreciate the good info from people like Bob, Bill and John...@ AVS and other sites.
The Oppo 203 is a "trampoline" right now for me, way of speech, about learning. I agree with you that it needs several fixes.
I also agree with you about UHD not being a simple affair of plug&play. ...In particular to 4K front projector's owners...like you.
I will keep track of the latest and ask some questions. Then I'll share my best findings right here.
So far I would say to most people; wait till you decide to purchase the Oppo UDP-203 UHD/4k Blu-ray player.
It is simply not ready for the masses...certainly not yet.
- Sony will come up with their own UHD BR player in 2017. And Panasonic has one already, it was on sale for the last couple weeks, for $599 (only $50 more than the Oppo 203). And from what I've read it has virtually no serious issues delivering a high def picture and high res audio, when released in North America. And I bet Panasonic is working on their second generation UHD BR player...for 2017. I'm interested on a working player, from the 'bath'. I do have a slight bias, towards Oppo. Because it's also a Universal player (SACD and DVD-Audio...stereo and multichannel).
The 203 loses its HDCD decoder (bummer), it also loses its front panel HDMI input (bummer), and there is no app (bummer).
But! It is a UHD BR player; just not ready yet for everyone. ...And Darbee might come up with a solution for UHD and for the people from the masses; a future possibility.
{The Oppo 203 also has version 3.0 this time around from its two rear USB ports, but not the front one...bummer.}
* I fully understand that today every piece of audio/video electronics we buy will become obsolete real quick (from 6 to 24 months). And firmware updates are an integral part of this audio/video world. We are all contributing together; manufacturers, customers (owners and next owners) on an equal footing towards tomorrow's world...ours. ...Designers, programmers, feedback operators, learners, sellers, buyers, investigators, ...all in the rotating chain of entertainment's consumption, distribution, innovation, applications, improvements, working force, economic stimulus, evolution, humanization, computerization, robotization.
The best is yet to come...