What features would you like in your next Oppo BR - e.g. Oppo BDP-113 and BDP-115. - Page 4

That makes sense. I can understand why you may not want a small screen, hopefully you can understand why some people would want a big screen as well.

I think you are definitely right that not everyone will use 4K anytime soon but I consider the Oppo a high end BR player even though the price to me is very reasonable. I think the people who choose an oppo over cheap costco stuff are also able to appreciate 4K. I wouldn't care about 4K on a 50" set. Not even sure if I'd care about it on 65 (OK, I'd want it ) but I do hope within 2 years to have an 85" 4K TV dominating my living room leaving absolutely no room for fung shui (fung can hang out in the dining room if he feels crowded in my living room). At 85" I really do want 4K res. I've seen it and it is a joy to behold.

I'm going to break down and get a 65" for the bedroom as I can't wait another year or two for a 4K 65" screen (my old 35" tube has had problems with the color for a year so we almost never watch it), anything larger would be as you say too big in this case but in my living room, I really want a home theater.

OK - maybe I am sayin...
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Now that I got to compare my Oppo with a cheaper Sony I'm even more happy with my investment a year ago. Can't wait to see what they do with their next player. A client of mine was about to buy another BR player and convinced him easily to get the Oppo instead.

I have the 5000es still (in my bedroom) and it is a great player but doesn't have any streaming capabilities so I want to replace it. I think Oppo can really make a difference if they up the ante on their next BR player. I hope it will be available soon as I pretty much watch the bulk of my TV via streaming.

While you are of course entitled to your opinions I would strongly disagree with some of what you believe. The streaming of media from computers is becoming increasingly popular. This IMHO is the current biggest weakness of the current model - the interface and the wireless network card both could use a serious overhaul and that could be done pretty quickly. I'm in IT and I do installs for major CEO's in LA so I work with a lot of custom HT installers and while all agree Oppo is an excellent player - most require hard lines run for networking as they all say the Oppo wireless is very poor. Many are doing library systems for these people and they aren't thrilled with the library menuing system in the Oppo.


Are you speaking of component out as 3 color component out? I don't think there are any limitations on HDMI out which is pretty much the standard. I could of course be wrong.


[quote=RDHolmes;21482717]4K is getting a lot of press at CES. Until and if 4K media becomes available it isn't an issue for a player. The up conversion is going to take place in the Display Device. Given the paranoia of the Media Companies, I don't expect to see much, if any, 4K Titles released in the next year or two. The exception might be a few demos or Titles made available bundled with 4K Displays ala Avatar 3D with Panasonic 3D Displays.[quote=RDHolmes;21482717]

I don't expect to really care about having 4K on a BR player this year but I would hope it is on the table for the follow up one as I'd hope Oppo has a new BR player in the next few months and yes if they come out with one within 18 months after I get a new one this year I'll buy that model and replace my 93 at at that point and so on. Even if no native streaming media or optical media will be ready - they can still upscale. The 93 does a fantastic job of upscaling even standard definition and 720 p streamed media. It also does a wonderful job of upscaling DVDs. No reason when I get a 4K TV in a couple of years it can't upscale my DVDs and BR discs as well as my computer library.


To sum it up - you don't need a BR player at the moment so you don't see a reason why the rest of us who do need one should get any improvement over the old 93? Should Oppo call you and schedule a date when you do need a BR player before they improve their products?

I can understand that and I would suggest those people who have a TVs 9 years old and beyond (as my 8 year old TV - connected to an Oppo 93 has DVI which can be linked to HDMI) probably aren't in the target market for a state of the art BR player. I think they probably are more likely the $100 and $200 BR player target market or the used oppo 83 market. I think there is probably a pretty good sized market with TVs that are less than a decade old that might like new features added to the existing Oppo 93 and 95 designs. I'll be getting a new TV this summer and a new BR player for the bedroom and as much as I like my 93, I certainly want a newer model of the Oppo to go with my new TV.

Sure and those people can get an Oppo 93 or 83 however some of us who can benefit from an improved Oppo would like them to continue to improve their BR players. It seems foolish to stop progress because the people with component only wouldn't benefit from a new Oppo when so many with a TV built in the last decade could take advantage of an improved Oppo.