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Originally Posted by
Semp1 
Well for Snow White it was a center channel issue. Once I stopped and started the disc again it worked fine. But the weird thing is the dialogue cut out at the exact same part of the disc every time I rewound to the minute before it happened, tricking me into thinking it was a disc issue, but then worked properly when I shut it down and restarted it. With Brave I was fast forwarding and then when I hit play all of a sudden all channels had a very robotic sound not just the center channel. The issue with Snow White happened before the most recent firmware update and Brave happened with the most recent firmware update. So an audio issue occurred on two different updates. I reset to factory settings all the time after every update and also erase Persistent Storage. I am using one HDMI cable, the same one that came with my 83 and bit streaming the audio. All other electronics work fine connected to my receiver (Onkyo 709) this is clearly an OPPO compatibility issue or player/firmware issue. I'll call OPPO but its not something that is just reproduced and has now produced two separate audio issues. I'm assuming they're going to walk me through some pointless steps and then I'll just sit and use my player until the issue occurs again when I will need to call them and send it in for a warranty repair. I'm honestly dissappointed. After the bullet proof 83 I feel like the 103 is having a little QC control issues. I do love the player and I know OPPO will rectify all issues free of charge. I'm just disappointed since I've had a few other issues with this player since I purchased it and never had one with the 83 in 3 years of use. I guess these are the issues with buying first batch electronics.
My mistake on "Brave". I jumped to the conclusion that "unintelligible" meant the problem was just in the dialog (i.e., Center channel).
Have you done any experiments with HDMI LPCM output to see if the problem happens that way? Given this is an apparently rare occurrence I would expect not, but perhaps you have.
The one suggestion I can make is that you switch to the HDMI cable the came with your 103. Even though the cable that came with your 83 *SHOULD* be perfectly adequate, the testing regimen for cables has become much stricter in the intervening years and so the newer cable could quite possibly be "better".
The Snow White case might still be explained as a disc read error, particularly if you opened/closed the tray as part of the power cycle, possibly dislodging a piece of dust. But the fact that you only lost the Center channel each time makes it much more likely it was a signal problem between the OPPO and the Onkyo.
If it does turn out to be a hardware problem in the player, well of course that's what warranties are for. Some percentage of all electronic devices will have failures. But the vast majority of times, issues like this come down to HDMI cabling. So while waiting to sort things out with OPPO I suggest you switch to the cable that came with the 103, and double-check that the plugs are fully inserted into the sockets at each end with nothing (e.g., cable weight) tugging the plug in any direction.
--Bob
What is the primary difference between the two and is their an impact on PQ?
The kids are watching Finding Nemo on Blue Ray and I switched between the two (Source Direct and 1080p) and I noticed a difference in PQ right away. The pictures appears more crisp and the colors pop more - maybe it's just a placebo effect? When would I need Source Direct?
