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Question about new Oppo 4K player

Hey guys!

My first post here, been reading for a long time but wanted to wait until I upgraded my system to jump in! I recently got an Xbox S to use as a 4K player - I needed a new one, and my Sony 930d does HDR, so I figured why not?

I have always been curious about Oppo Blu Ray players, I have read nothing but amazing things about them. My question: WHY is the new 4K player only $500, as opposed to the 103 and 105(d)? My buddies at Magnolia always rave about the sound quality and video processing from the Oppo....so, will the 4K player possibly lose some of the audio power? I can't figure out why it would be so cheap - I figure maybe the darbee chip won't be necessary since its running 4K?

Hope this question makes sense! Thanks
ethos4lyfe
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gdhal
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Yet another reason the Oppo is relatively inexpensive is because most other audio only and/or audio/video brands are overpriced.

Something else to be aware of about the forthcoming 4K Oppo's which purportedly is a plus is that they have transferred more (as compared to their non-4K models) functionality and reliance upon firmware updates. So they are, in my view, understanding of the fact that HDR and comparable Dolby are evolving technologies with no definitive standard. 

I have a pro-calibrated Samsung UN65KS9800 and frankly the picture is "exactly perfect" (that's a Grateful Dead reference) so I'm looking forward to the audiophile 4K model Oppo myself!
randy-11
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OTOH, all graceful circuit designs are not yet known, so Oppo could always update the chips, board, for cost or performance reasons before that decade long deadline for 8k

I'm also looking forward to a new Oppo player
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karmapolice
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is there any reason to buy the 105 over the 103 if you gonna just use the oppo as a slave drive to play dvd audio discs through an external dac?
lancelock
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I would think not. I believe the only difference between the two is the DAC chips.
erik_squires
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About Darbee.... not sure anyone "needs " it. :) I don't think it matters if you play 1080 or 4k either. I would expect Darbee to enhance either equally.

The Oppo 103 has one huge advantage over all others. The ability to replace the audio with purely digital output boards with enhanced clocks, which COULD feed up to 4 separate stereo DAC's, including DSD. As a pure player that to me makes it the single best option.


Best,

Erik
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