Oppo UDP-203 on the way to compliment new Sony 4K television

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I ordered an Oppo UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray player direct from Oppo this morning. It will replace my Oppo BDP-95 in my living room. The UDP-203 will enhance my 4K video experience on my new Sony XBR65X900E 4K widescreen television that was installed in the living room on Monday.

I could not wait any longer to move up to a 4K television. In fact, I purchased a Sony XBR49X900E 4K UHD television for the bedroom. So out went the 52" 1080P in the living room, and the old 40" 720P in the bedroom all in one fell swoop. The 900E series of Sony XBR televisions are remarkable. Thanks to a full-array backlight and five times the dynamic range, the 900E series XBR televisions offers incredible contrast. And with the powerful performance of Sony's 4K High Dynamic Range X1 Processor these televisions take even non-HDR content to near 4K HDR quality. The 1080 signal from my DirecTV satellite receivers looks incredible, as does streaming Netflix and Hulu. Thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate, motion is very clear as well. Full-array local dimming and boost deliver black levels that are deep, dark, and richly detailed. The black levels, lifelike clarity, and broad color pallet are much better than with edge lit monitors. I am loving these two new Sony televisions.
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Naturally, with a 4K monitor I needed to upgrade my Blu-ray player, especially the one in the living room. If the new Oppo UDP-203 meets my expectations I will add a second one to the bedroom for that new 4K set. I decided not to go with the UDP-205 since I will not be using either location's setup for music. The 4K Blu-ray players are strictly dedicated to video. An Oppo tech that I spoke with this morning assured me both the UDP-203 and UDP-205 use the exact same video boards, processor, and transport.

Ordering the Oppo UDP-203 triggered me to order some 4K movies from Amazon. One of those movies is the spectacular Planet Earth II in 4K Ultra HD. It is the perfect 4K demo disc.

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For a friend of mine it was like Christmas in November yesterday. I delivered and installed my Sony 52" and 40" televisions in her home as a gift. She was thrilled to inherit these two televisions and it pleased Marlene and me to be able to make it happen.

Looking forward to the Oppo UDP-203 arriving next week from Oppo headquarters in Menlo Park, California. I am excited to have some true 4K content to display and a great player to compliment the new 65" 4K set in the living room. I have a feeling there will be a second UDP-203 going in the bedroom soon.
 
Congrats on the purchase. Been using one since there were first released with a 4k Sony 55 inch UHD television in a spare bedroom.
 
Phil.......I am definitely excited to see true 4K content on the new living room television. I am confident the Oppo UDP-203 will perform to a high standard. I have four Oppo players right now, a BDP-82, BDP-83SE, BDP-95, and a BDP-105. I have never experienced a single issue with any of these players. They all still work perfectly. That's why I stay loyal to Oppo Blu-ray players. They have never disappointed me.
 
That's a great site. I've previously bookmarked it. I don't buy as many movies as I used to (recently bought the 3D version of War for the Planet of the Apes - my main system can do 3D as well as my Sony 4k TV). I've also put a bunch of these Prime videos on my wishlist - https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_qz_...ime+video&unfiltered=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1510848895

I've only watched the Bryce Canyon one months ago. From memory (but could be wrong), I thought it was shot in 4K but transmitted in 1080p (I have to look at the TV settings too - have not gotten to that). It did look outstanding though.
 
Dan,

Congratulations on both the Sony TV and Oppo. I'm in the process of deciding my main TV for the new house. Sony and Samsung 75" 4K are the leading contenders. Not in the mood to spend for the LG Oled - too much $.

I'm also deciding between the Oppo 203 or 205.

Looking forward to your comments.
 
Ritmo said:
Dan,

Congratulations on both the Sony TV and Oppo. I'm in the process of deciding my main TV for the new house. Sony and Samsung 75" 4K are the leading contenders. Not in the mood to spend for the LG Oled - too much $.

I'm also deciding between the Oppo 203 or 205.

Looking forward to your comments.
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Mike.......Thank you. FedEx tracking on my Oppo UDP-203 shows it being delivered this coming Tuesday. My 4K movies from Amazon should be here before then so I should be ready for the big show.

I used the Smart TV controls tonight on the living room Sony 4K television to log in to my Netflix and Hulu accounts. I upgraded my Netflix account to UHD. Then I was glued to the TV screen for five episodes of the series Blacklist in UHD. Amazing picture quality, and an ingeniously intricate criminal/FBI collaboration series. Netflix looks super on the Sony 4K television. I have not been much of a TV watcher in the past, that's been Marlene's joy, but this 4K UHD picture quality is a game changer for me.
 
I was one of the first to get an Oppo 203 as I got on their list as soon as it was announced. In anticipation of that I bought a Sony XBR-75Z9D last November. I absolutely love this combination, and I say it is just like being at the movies.

The drawback is I am rebuying my favorite movies in 4K. LOL.

Enjoy your system as it is great.

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Bud.......Your Sony XBR-75Z9D is quite a remarkable television. I can well imagine it is like being at the movies, only better. I may be in the same boat as you about movies, replacing my favorite ones with 4K versions. It never ends. . :)
 
I spent some time this afternoon with the living room Sony television viewing YouTube 4K content. First up was the 29 minute Sony 4K demo. Holy mackerel, the resolution and color was out of this world fantastic. Marlene and I both sat there in complete awe, exclaiming out loud "wow", "beautiful", "amazing", "incredible", through the entire presentation. The black level on the Sony 900E series is the blackest blacks I have ever seen on an LCD screen. The full array back lighting and local dimming certainly play into that superb performance. Just amazing.
 
So if I understand all of this 4K stuff. To obtain the full benefits with say a 4K blu-ray on a OPPO 203 or a 205 a person will of course need a 4K TV HD TV, a player like the 203 or 205 but what about the 4K compatible AVR or Processor with HDMI2.0 . 4k and HD AVR's would only need to use the single HDMI v2.0 connector to pass a UHD signal through an HDMI v2.0 receiver/preamp, and that device would pass it to the HDCP 2.2-compliant UHD TV. This HDMI 2.0 will also pass audio bitstreams for DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD, and object-based DTS:X and Dolby Atmos audio codecs, that negates the need to run a whole bunch of audio cables to support 5.1 or 7.1 and multiple HDMI cables to support a non 4K AVR or processor. So is that how I understand this.

Something like a Marantz 5010 or a Denon x4300H supporting HDCP 2.2 and 4K Ultra HD Full Rate with HDR with the latest HDMI 2.0a
 
With the recent Oppo players, they of course have a couple of HDMI outs, so one can be used for video (to a 4K TV) and then one to audio in the event one's receiver can't do 4K. In the room where I have my Sony ([FONT=&quot]XBR55X850C), I currently have a Marantz 5010. I'm using an Onkyo 3100 in the main system but just have an Oppo 103D and an Epson 5030 projector. If one of the TVs in a spare room went, I'd probably opt to move the Sony and get a 65 inch set (vs. the 55 I have) as I only sit about 7 feet away.[/FONT][h=1][/h]
 
This afternoon I set up the Sony XBR49X900E in the bedroom to connect wireless via WiFi to my router. I have the 65" Sony in the living room connected via Ethernet cable to my router but I don't have an Ethernet cable in the bedroom. Fortunately these new televisions have WiFi capability. Setup was a snap. It found my router, asked for the password, and connected immediately. I am happy to discover streaming 4K via WiFi works perfectly.
 
Penthouse-D said:
Just curious as to why not OLED? I've never seen anything like it.
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Jim.......I passed on OLED for a couple of reasons. Number one is their sensitivity to screen burn-in. There are many broadcasters who park static logo displays on one corner of a screen. Other broadcasters run tickers across the bottom of the screen where the bars around the ticker are static and never change, or the park a "LIVE" banner in the corner of the screen. OLED has a tendency to retain the images in a cloudy burn-in over time. There are many reported incidences of this issue. Even the sales people know this and nod affirmatively when the subject is mentioned. If the burn-in is not serious, an OLED screen can recover over a period of time, but otherwise burn-in can be permanent. I don't want to have to be concerned with this.

Number two, I watched the Sony XBR55X900E side by side with an LG OLED55B7A and found the color, resolution and black levels on the Sony to be very close to the LG. There was not enough difference for me to feel I would regret purchasing the Sony.

Now that I have both the Sony XBR49X900E and Sony XBR65X900E installed in my home and have spent a week with them I can report that I am thrilled with the performance of both televisions.
 
Along that line, the reason why I went with the Sony LED was because OLED is still a new technology, and its long term reliability is unknown. Plus LED is now a mature technology whose performance is comparable to OLED, and it is less expensive.
 
Thanks guys. I'll be our crash test dummy in 2018. I'm waiting for the 2018 models of the Sony OLED to come out. My concern is the technology using the screen surface as the speaker. I'd like to see that change...
 
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