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#387772 - 01/04/13 05:54 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 3569 Loc: Nirvana |
Originally Posted By: Ken.C Yeah, I'd like to hear from any 103 owners out there about HDMI dropouts or slow load times. I don't have a big TV and I'm no videophile, so really the only reason for me to do a 103 would be the fact it plays DVD-A as well as SACD. For my one DVD-A. Which I never listen to. Hmm. Maybe I need to rethink my priorities. $100 for the Sony, you say? Ken I just test out the Sony with both DVD-A and HDCD disks and it played all of them normally as far as I could tell. The specs on the Sony say it does not support HDCD decoding and I can’t guarantee that the HDCD disks I tried aren’t dual HDCD/CD encoded but it played all 10 of them I tried just fine with no difference as far as I could tell from how the Oppo DVD player sounded with the few I tried with it also. The DVD-A disks I played also played normally both in Dolby 5.1 and DTS 5.1 when both options were available. I made sure to check that the receiver was getting 5.1 input by switching to Pure/Direct and also checking the display to see what it said it was receiving. I can’t be sure you’re disk(s) will play but none of mine had any problems. I hope that helps. Also when I picked mine up at Best Buy I specifically asked if I could return it if it had a problem playing my recorded disks and the guy said if I bring it back within 30 days they will pretty much take it back as long as it’s not in two or more pieces. P.S. If you didn't catch it I previously tested my SACDs and they all played normally including multi-channel. Edited by grunt (01/04/13 05:58 PM)
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#387774 - 01/04/13 06:01 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
Dolby 5.1 isn't true DVD-A output, I don't think.
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#387777 - 01/04/13 06:18 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 3569 Loc: Nirvana |
Originally Posted By: Ken.C Dolby 5.1 isn't true DVD-A output, I don't think. True but AFAIK most DVD-A disks were made to be backwards compatible with DVD-V through the use of Dolby Digital 2.0 or 5.1 also being present on the DVD-A disk which is why I tested so many of them and not just one or two. There are also freeware audio players and or open source plug-ins that can decode DVD-A without the Dolby tracks.
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#387786 - 01/04/13 08:41 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 05/03/03 Posts: 18044 Loc: NoVA |
Thanks for the info, dude. Sounds a lot more reasonable than an Oppo.
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#387788 - 01/04/13 09:21 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 3569 Loc: Nirvana |
No problem.
Again there may be a good reason besides just name for some people to buy an Oppo I just can’t justify it this time based on my present needs. One thing I haven’t research/tried are playing streaming formats from the Sony since I do all my streaming from computer. I much prefer using a point and click interface than trying to navigate 10s of 1000s of files with a remote. ![]()
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#387820 - 01/06/13 01:06 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/23/04 Posts: 4195 Loc: Up yonder |
I had the same problem with my Oppo. It is somewhat common. It was out of warranty as well. I just sent it to Oppo to fix, because I do like the machine. They have a flat rate fee for out of warranty service. I think it was / is $100?? Well they fixed it for me, and sent it back to me all free of charge. I just had to pay the shipping to get it to them. Took less than two weeks total.
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#387824 - 01/06/13 02:00 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 12/04/06 Posts: 3569 Loc: Nirvana |
Thanks for that info. I may send it in so I have a backup BDP since it’s the only part of my system I don’t have a backup for right now. And if it only costs $100 that’s the same as most other new BDPs would cost.
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#387825 - 01/06/13 02:02 PM
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![]() devotee ![]() Registered: 03/17/12 Posts: 302 Loc: Casa Grande, AZ |
Originally Posted By: michael_d I had the same problem with my Oppo. It is somewhat common. It was out of warranty as well. I just sent it to Oppo to fix, because I do like the machine. They have a flat rate fee for out of warranty service. I think it was / is $100?? Well they fixed it for me, and sent it back to me all free of charge. I just had to pay the shipping to get it to them. Took less than two weeks total. Good deal! Thanks for the information, I have an Oppo 103 on order.
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