BDP-105: IN/OUT Options. What/where decoding, huh?


(separate from a bypass the AVR with ’front stereo system’ audio quality revision which I now have no questions about)

Move my Oppo 105 to Home Theater for it’s Better Processing (sound and video).

Now:

Sony 4K Smart TV; Sony Blu-Ray; Sony AVR (no pre-out).
Fios Coax > Cable Box hdmi > AVR hdmi (arc) > Smart TV.
Blu-Ray hdmi > AVR.
PC hdmi > AVR.
VHS component > AVR

NET: ethernet cable to each piece (except VCR)
(arc): Audio Return Channel: AVR’s HDMI 3 (arc) to Smart TV, (allows Smart TV audio back to AVR).
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CHANGE: Oppo 105 replaces Sony Blu-Ray

optional ways to let it try to do better.
what/where/how to get best video/audio decoding?

1. NET from Fios Router > Oppo, easy.

a. updates
b. I guess Oppo has some of it’s own ’Smart TV’ features to stream from that feed to my Smart TV. In that case Oppo controls that content
c. can Oppo ’pass’?: NET > Oppo hdmi > Smart TV. (cable box not involved). Thus use Smart TV to select streaming content, but how then get Oppo’s superior processing?

2. Cable Box move it’s hdmi > Oppo. (easy, goes to AVR Now).

a. Oppo hdmi 1 > Smart TV for better video
b. Oppo hdmi 2 > AVR for audio (better?)
c. AVR hdmi (arc) > Smart TV (no change)

what/where/how to get best video/audio decoding?

as always, thanks in advance for help with this,

Elliott







elliottbnewcombjr
hooked it up, it's crazy how these machines translate ....

I'll get familiar with the Oppo for a while, then the shoot-out against the existing Sony.

If not better video or sound, I've just added another remote and layer of switching, out, sell it.
James Taylor at the Beacon
Sophie Milman in Montreal
Domino movie

Oppo performed identically to my Sony. no improved video or sound, extra remote, I'm gonna sell it.

UDP-X800m2, all of $250. New
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/compare/Sony_UBP-X800_vs_Sony_UBP-X800M2_vs_Sony_UBP-X1100ES_vs_Sony_...

Oppo BDP-105, still $1,000. Used
https://www.oppodigital.com/support/blu-ray-bdp-105/

https://www.google.com/search?q=oppo-bdp-105&rlz=1C1CHZN_enUS963US963&oq=oppo-bdp-105&aq...

I've wasted a lot of time and money chasing .....


mattmiller

I did the latest update, and it added a lot of streaming icons.

I don’t stream music, and I have read the processors are great as you say, but the interface for streaming is important and Oppo’s interface is not great.

I listed it on ebay, $975. buy it now

https://www.ebay.com/itm/174859266785

Others have 105’s listed here, so I didn’t want to compete here.