Recommendations for Blu-ray Player
- Stream AmazonUHD, NAS, YouTube (and any other common audio/video streaming apps)
- 24-bit/192kHz PCM audio quality
- Ethernet and Wifi
- HDMI and Coax outputs
- Prefer: full-component width, front-panel display, on-screen menu system
Thanks for your recommendations! When/if I find something, I'll report back.
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I'm not sure there's an all-in-one box that will do what you want. You want a blu-ray player for your two channel system? I have a combination 2 channel / home theater setup. My preamp has a home theater bypass option so I can use it for both. My 2 channel system does not use my Oppo UDP-203 in any way. I have a streamer that I use for streaming music. I use my Blu-Ray player to watch Blu-Ray and 4K movies. That's it. For video streaming I have a Roku. Space and budget may prevent you from getting purpose driven devices, but if you can get the right tool for each task instead of trying to use a Swiss Army Knife for everything. |
@mattmiller (a Firestick hardly replaces this unit ,not even close) Well, I would strongly disagree with that. Like a Roku, A FireStick or similar, steams literally hundreds of video and music sources. Like I say, I cut the cord years ago, and use my Roku for YouTube TV and Philo (my live TV sources right now), YouTube, AppleTV, Pluto, and numerous other steaming and movie apps, (too many to list, most all free), The Digital Concert Hall (which I have a membership to watch the Berlin Philharmonic live), and so many various music and radio apps are available. Today, most ’smart TV’s do not offer the channels (apps) available on these dedicated streaming devices, and actually newer ones seem to have less streaming apps available today than just 2-4 years ago. There is no DVD/BlueRay box that can do what a dedicated video and live TV streamer can do. But, for critical music listening, I bypass all that and switch to my dedicated 2-channel system. Including Tidal, which I also send through my DAC. All in the same room. |
Really because not only does it do everything you mentioned the Oppo will connect your Cloud Subscriptions with Professional Balanced Audio outputs, which no Firestick has, nor can it play discs, any disc for that matter, many people still own a vast library of them. Also, you can connect a high end music streamer via its 2.0 audio USB connection forming a very high end digital source. Point is the Oppo 105 is way better then a firestick in terms of versatility. |
I think my comments are more regarding video streaming various video apps, such as Amazon . Here is a review of the Oppo 205 regarding streaming: STREAMING Or this one: And by "the latest in video wizardy," I mean that the UDP-205 is built on the same platform as OPPO’s UDP-203, which Adrienne Maxwell reviewed back in January. As with that player, the UDP-205 shares quite a lot in common with OPPO’s previous universal disc players, and it features a number of noteworthy differences. Gone, for example, are streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. That’s not a major loss, given that most of us have probably moved on to dedicated streaming media players for accessing such services. But gone, too, is the front-panel MHL HDMI input, which is a major bummer for me, since I use said input on my BDP-103 to connect my MHL Roku Stick. Im not dissing the Oppo, I almost purchased one before buying my Yamaha (but steaming was not a factor as I was always going to use a separate device for that), but in terms of a ’one box’ solution to use video streaming services directly within it, I’m not sure it’s the answer. A Roku played can provide UHD if available by the service (you have to purchase the correct model that has that capability), and can send full surround sound to the receiver as well via the TV>receiver. I don’t know much about the details of the Amazon Firestick as I’ve never owned one. As the OP seems to want High Def video streaming service (which a video steaming device can offer), but is attempting to also use a 2-channel set-up for sound, I’m not sure HT sound is important. |
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