In day 2 of Directv recorded shows, and I can say Im not seeing certain artifacts I was before. Granted it will take more days to eval, but I think the Marvell is doing a better job than the Panasonic at accepting 720p and 1080i.
OPPO BDP-103/105
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After a good week of DVR recordings (25+ hours viewed), with the 103 doing the scaling, it is my opinion that it is outperforming the plasma. I've been watching mixed 720p/1080i content from Directv, and those scaled to 1080p/60 by the Marvell, as opposed to the plasma accepting the Native 1080i/720p, are superior in appearance. This is not a feature I ever expected out of a Blu-ray player, but Im sure as hell glad they did it now.
One thing to report, there is a known bug with Directv and the Premium channels. With the extra security in place to prevent one from recording pay channels like HBO (HDCP), there is an issue where I get a "unauthorized" popup if I try and tune from say CBS to HBO/Cinemax/Showtime. Basically, there is a handshake issue between Directv and the Oppo, so Oppo has to work to improve that handshake with maybe in the form of a retry of the handshake, to get past this. Workaround now is, tune to HBO, get warning, change input on Oppo from HDMI IN to Blu-ray, then back to HDMI IN.
I'm still convinced the Oppo has improved by Directv PQ by handling the scaling to 1080p, vs what the plasma was doing.
I'm still convinced the Oppo has improved by Directv PQ by handling the scaling to 1080p, vs what the plasma was doing.
Nice!
Im loving mine, it has a few quirks processing the Directv signal, but Ive reported them to Oppo (as well as other people).
Im loving mine, it has a few quirks processing the Directv signal, but Ive reported them to Oppo (as well as other people).
Nice!
Jeff Meier just left and was impressed with the scaling ability of the 103. You may consider running your provider thru it.
Jeff Meier just left and was impressed with the scaling ability of the 103. You may consider running your provider thru it.
Not yet. I just haven done any streaming lately. Between dvr's and trying to sneak in a blu or two, no time left.
I am not sure why I would even need a Roku stick. The 103 itself has pretty good streaming apps like VUDU and NetFlix (at 1080p and 5.1); the stick costs about the same as a standalone Roku and with the two available HDMI inputs on the player I no longer have a shortage of HDMI connections in my system.
It also has to go in the front and will stick out. It's a great option, and Im glad Oppo added the ability, but I would rather just have a Roku 2 I reckon.
teachsac said:
I mean, why use the Roku stick with the 103 v.s. a standalone Roku box?
I think I will just get another Roku box. And when OPPO adds the Amazon app, I can move the Roku box to another room.
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Good news! I tried the SuperDisk mod on the 103, and it worked like a charm! My player is now region-free! It's for DVD only, but that's all I need: I have some old DVDs from other regions, that I was unable to play until now. :up :up
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