{"id":6364,"date":"2012-10-02T10:47:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T14:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2014-10-23T14:24:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T14:24:58","slug":"oppo-bdp-103-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/?p=6364","title":{"rendered":"Oppo BDP-103 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BDP-103-top-front-hr\"<\/a>
\n <\/code>David Susilo: (Photographer, ISF, Control4, CEDIA,
\nTHX Certified Professional and HAA Member)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just when I claimed that Oppo\u00a0<\/strong>93<\/em> have lost its lustre and value in the Blu-ray Disc player world, Oppo<\/strong> releases a new, better valued Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> and discontinued its BDP-93<\/em> model.<\/p>\n

The BDP-103<\/em> is the latest consumer-level Universal Blu-ray player from Oppo<\/strong>. This is a player that will play back just about every disc that you’ve bought even if the format is dead and this includes Video-CD<\/em>, and Philips<\/strong>\u2019 MPEG-1<\/em> video format (no HD-DVD<\/em> and CD-Video<\/em> playback, though). \u00a0This means SACD<\/em> and DVD-A<\/em> aficionados can still enjoy their legacy discs without having to resort to a multiple players. \u00a0The BDP-103<\/em> has also really made some huge gains in the video department. \u00a0While the last player was 3D<\/em> capable, the BDP-103<\/em> sports Dual-core SoC<\/em> and Marvell<\/strong> QDEO<\/em> processors with 4K<\/em> upscaling. \u00a0On top of that, the BDP-103<\/em> can convert your 2D<\/em> contents to 3D<\/em> so that you get the maximum use out of your 3D<\/em> display.<\/p>\n

Networking is always important and Oppo<\/strong> has included not only wired but wireless streaming. This allows for App<\/em> control plus access to pre-loaded Netflix<\/strong>, VUDU<\/strong>, Film Fresh<\/strong>, Pandora<\/strong>, and YouTube<\/strong>. The Netflix<\/strong> streaming allows for the highest possible quality with 1080p<\/em> video support and most importantly, the long awaited 5.1<\/em> audio and subtitles to help the hearing impaired.<\/p>\n

The front sports not only a USB<\/em> input but an HDMI<\/em> input that doubles as an MHL<\/em> (M<\/em><\/strong>obile H<\/strong>igh-definition L<\/strong>ink<\/em>) input. \u00a0This makes connecting your portable devices much easier. \u00a0You can even connect set-top boxes or network streaming devices to the BDP-103<\/em> and take advantage of the Oppo<\/strong>‘s superior video processors.\u00a0 Flip the player around and you’ll find both more and less than you’d expect. \u00a0The Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> includes dual HDMI<\/em> outputs and a second HDMI<\/em> input. \u00a0There is an Ethernet<\/em> input for a wired connection. Coaxial<\/em> and Optical<\/em> digital audio outputs are on board as are 7.1<\/em>, RCA<\/em> analogue audio outputs. \u00a0These outputs can be configured for 7.1<\/em>, 5.1<\/em>, or 2.0<\/em> outputs.<\/p>\n

Two additional USB<\/em> inputs allows for a multitude of connected devices (we could imagine at least five possibilities) making the Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> not only a top of the line Blu-ray<\/em> player but a standalone video processor. \u00a0RS-232<\/em> and IR<\/em> connections make it possible for custom installers and power users to easily integrate the Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> into their universal remote system.
\nWhat is missing on the back of the Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> is any sort of analogue video output. There is a composite video output labelled “DIAG<\/em>” but this is just to use the on-screen menu when there is no media playback for diagnostic purposes. This is not Oppo<\/strong>‘s fault but completely the AACS<\/strong> restriction which stipulates that “No Licensed Player that passes Decrypted AACS Content to analog video outputs may be manufactured or sold by Adopter after December 31, 2013.<\/em>” \u00a0Oppo<\/strong>, instead of having to deal with defeating the analogue outputs in a few more months, has just omitted those video outputs.<\/p>\n

Conclusion
\n<\/em><\/strong>So what do you get from the Oppo<\/strong> BDP-103<\/em> that you can\u2019t get from any other player and makes it so gosh-darn (relatively) cheap?\u00a0 Well, allow me to summarize.\u00a0 For $500 you will get the following:
\nA 3D<\/em> universal Blu-ray<\/em> player with Dual HDMI<\/em> outputs (the closest competition sells for $300)<\/p>\n

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  1. Included outboard WiFi<\/em> Dongle (the closest competition sells the dongle alone for $100)<\/li>\n
  2. TWO HDMI<\/em> inputs which makes this player also an HDMI<\/em> switcher (another $100 value)<\/li>\n
  3. A full-fledged media player (the cheapest not-so-full-fledged media player costs $100)<\/li>\n
  4. A standalone video processor than can do decent 2D<\/em> to 3D<\/em> conversion (a $200 value)<\/li>\n
  5. A standalone video upscaler that can take any input and upscale them to 2K<\/em> to 4K<\/em> (up to you) which is within itself is a $500 value)<\/li>\n
  6. Playback of PAL<\/em> and NTSC<\/em> discs, 1080\/50p<\/em> and 1080\/60<\/em> discs (usually can be done only by buying another player that is PAL<\/em> and 1080\/50p<\/em> compatible which costs another \u2013 at least — $200)<\/li>\n
  7. Can easily modified to be made Multi-Region<\/em> and Multi-Zone<\/em> without voiding the warranty.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Therefore, for $500, you\u2019ll easily get a $1,500 value of multiple gadgetries for only $500 in a single box.<\/p>\n

    What\u2019s not to love?\u00a0 I\u2019m putting my pre-order already.\u00a0 I suggests you to do the same.<\/p>\n

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    David Susilo: (Photographer, ISF, Control4, CEDIA, THX Certified Professional and HAA Member) Just when I claimed that Oppo\u00a093 have lost its lustre and value in the Blu-ray Disc player world, Oppo releases a new, better valued Oppo BDP-103 and discontinued its BDP-93 model. The BDP-103 is the latest consumer-level Universal Blu-ray player from Oppo. This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,21,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}