Official OPPO BDP-103 Owner's Thread - Page 174

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

If the "Connection Test" in Setup works but you are consistently unable to connect to the firmware update server, then I would suspect the hardware mod is interfering.

Could you contact whoever did the modification and ask them what they know about this?

You can download firmware to USB or optical disc and update that way, but I wonder if this would conflict with the operation of the mod chip?

-Bill

Originally Posted by essexboy 


ok ill try to contact the people who done the modification as i got the player though amazon. ca
and one thing u might be able to help me with is on the player when u have the hdmi split in the set up menu are u meant to have the audio and video coming from both of the hdmi???? if so dose this not defeat the purpose of the slit audio and vidio

Many thanks for the help

Originally Posted by JohnAV 

Something Special: Oppo Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Player - SoundStage Network - Wes Marshall - February 2013

Originally Posted by bokes 

my 103 arrives tomorrow.
Any universal- initial set-up tips I should know?

Originally Posted by bokes 

Also, does anyone run an Apple Tv 3 through the scaler of the 103?
Is it worth the effort?
or should i just leave the Apple Tv going directly into my Kuro as it is?

Originally Posted by RaptorX 

I just tried my 103 with an Emotiva amp (300 WPC) yesterday. Same hiss problem, but at lower levels, since the input sensitivity of the Emotiva is much higher.

But the hiss was still too loud and not something I could deal with.

Oppo said the same thing to me regarding duplication and that it might be an incompatibility problem with the particular amp I used yesterday. Phooey. I'm with you; they probably have a trickle of complaints about this and it's not worth their time. 99.9% of users probably go digital or use the analog outs to a preamp or AVR.

Some recommended an attenuator but that would drive the volume too low. We had it at 95% Oppo player volume yesterday so even a 3 db attenuator would make it too quiet.

I'm sending my player back because I don't want to drag this out past the 30-day return window. Maybe some day I'll get another Oppo but for know I'll limp along with my Panny.

Originally Posted by JohnAV 

Something Special: Oppo Digital BDP-103 Blu-ray Player - SoundStage Network - Wes Marshall - February 2013

Originally Posted by wmcclain 

The manual has many Audio setup configurations.

Also see the FAQ: What are the recommended settings for the OPPO BDP-103?

-Bill

Originally Posted by rdgrimes 

Oppo doesn't lie to customers, or sweep things under the rug. If they could duplicate the issue then they would be all over getting it fixed. And you can rest assured they have tried to duplicate it with whatever amps they have in house. But it's very possible the only solution might be to attenuate the output, which will cause more issues than it fixes. I use the analog output into an AVR, and there are no issues at any volume level, even at full volume. No hiss at all.

Originally Posted by njrich50 

On my second oppo 103. Have Netflix streaming problem. It will stream movies ok for about a week and then it will go blank (dark screen) as it starts to load the movie. The unit locks up. Have to power it off and back on, go to restore factory default settings and it will steam movies again for about a week and then the process starts all over again. Replaced the hdmi cables twice. The rest of the function are OK just this Netflix start streaming problem. Played with different settings, clear cache, etc to no avail. Oppo CS is of no real help except to sent me a third unit. So much grief from a 500.00 player! Hope someone here can help me.

New HDMI cables, twice.
Factory stock settings.
Set for split A/V, one to T.V the other to AV

Originally Posted by JohnAV 

Its not the hardware at all, intermittent bug with app and memory management, probably happens when you exit Netflix or power off. It authenticates into interface but doesn't authenticate into stream and stalls. As you say utilize Erase Accounts and Settings under Reset Factory Defaults, loose Netflix account info. After you re-enter account info, it then works. To be fixed in FW. Oppo sending you new units not going to help.

Originally Posted by bokes 


This is great- one question- Source Direct is the preferred setting when using Blu Ray discs and 1080p with standard DVD....?

Originally Posted by dstr212 

I have had my Oppo since December and have applied all the firmware with success but, I am having an issue that I can't seem to solve. I previously had a Panasonic DMP-BDT320, enjoyed it, with no issues and was fine until I started reading all of the reviews of the Oppo and Decided to give myself an early Christmas gift. IMHO I think the picture of the Oppo is... softer, for lack of a better word, the detail, clarity and pop I expect is simply not there on Blu-ray, and SD content is improved minimally. Some will say the Panny added sharpness and therefore artifacts but honestly there was no ringing or other artifacts that were noticeable and the only issue I had was motion judder on medium pans which may or may not be the players fault, although this is somewhat better with the Oppo. I actually had to set the sharpness to +1 to get closer to what I would expect but still this wasn't as sharp as the Panny ultimately and anything over +1 added slight ringing. My display is a JVS RS25U. On SD content I had to adjust further, maybe it was the transfer but Saving Private Ryan looked close to awful, especially the first scene with Ryan his white shirt looks ridiculous. I had to lower the sharpness to -1 and change the noise reduction to +2.

My issue is that I have a feeling of deja vu, back when 480p started becoming mainstream in homes, I put up $400 for a Pioneer Elite DVD player because like all a lot of us, I wanted the best available to me, which was supposed to be a big step up from my Sony at the time. However once I got the unit home I was unimpressed in comparison, the picture was "bland" to me and upon calling the dealer, he explained that I might need to adjust to watching a "proper" dvd player with correct flesh tones. So I said fine and ended up sticking with it but always had a nagging in the back of my head, or buyer’s remorse. I am sort of feeling the same way here, I have had my projector ISF calibrated and everything and all I did was a swap players so it’s not the display. Also this issue I think I am experiencing here is less subjective, where color is something each of us might see differently and is ultimately up to the viewer preference in light of standards, focus and clarity is less so and should be relatively uniform, which is why this is bugging me so much.

I would like to first find out if it is something I have setup wrong, I have tried running hdmi audio and video separate to the preamp and pj respectively as well as the single hdmi always with the display running through HDMI 1, anyhow no difference was noticeable. Am I running the HDMI through the correct output? I have the settings on the player at 1080p/ 24hz (Auto)/ 4:4:4.

Secondly, I would like to know is this what I should expect and am I expecting something that can't be delivered, which is possible but like I said I felt the previous player delivered on the clarity but slow/medium pans were an issue.

Thirdly, though not likely, could this simply be a result of expecting something to be good so everyone ( i.e. reviewers) jumps on the bandwagon almost regardless of actual performance, thereby motivating someone like me to buy, but because I am not biased, feel a little disappointed?

Lastly has anyone else experienced this or does anyone have any suggestions to help? Because, I ultimately feel it is something with my settings or setup, I will try to post comparison pics later.

Any help is greatly appreciated, I am just trying to get Blu-ray to look properly sharp first, SD is a whole other disappointment that I will have to deal with, I just feel like for the money and positive reviews, this thing should look distinctly impressive almost out of the box.

Originally Posted by malcolmp6 

My experience with Oppo too is the same. I found the Panasonic bluray player to give a better picture than the Oppo at least on my 46 inch XBR4 TV. I find it hard to understand the benefits of a player 5 times the cost. It could be that the Oppo is better for bigger screens but is not worth it for screens 55 and below.

I had the Panny 65 and the Oppo BDP 83 a while back. On my display the Sony 46XBR4 I noticed the panny produced a better image with better contrast and vibrant colors. I found the Oppo to be a little too flat. This is just my opinion. Since then I have stuck with Panasonic for Bluray players. I now have the Panny 210 and I can't be happier. In my opinion also i think the Oppo will really shine when it comes to analog playback because of the superior DACs. HDMI will not make much of a difference.

Originally Posted by oddmania 

Every thing is connected via HDMI 1 to the AVR,the only delay I've experienced is with total recall.
The rest BD work perfectly, I will try a couple of BD to know for sure if it's from the player or just total recall.
I have the Japanese version of the movie cuz the U.S release has sound delays, but it yurns out even the Japanese version has it.

Originally Posted by jhck66 



FYI, Sony will be releasing Total Recall as part of their new "Mastered in 4K" series. Hopefully, they will have resolved the audio dropouts that have been reported on this thread and in the Ripping blu-rays thread. I suggest you return the disc, if possible, and wait for the new release as there doesn't seem to a recall on this title (pun unintended).

Originally Posted by rexdragon 

Playing MKVs with subtitles not showing!

I have a 3TB usb hd directly connected to my 103 containing all my media files (MKVs and AVIs). When I play a MKV file which has subtitles (foreign language film with english subtitles), the subtitles don't appear on screen, but the remote's subtitle button shows that the file playing does indeed contain the subtitle tracks. Pressing the info button on remote also confirms that a subtitle track is selected for playback. Odd thing about it is that when I play the same file on my pc using either vlc player or classic cinema media player, the subtitles are present on screen. Using mediainfo on my pc also verifies that the MKV file does contain the subtitle tracks.

My questions:
Why can't the oppo 103 display the subtitles when playing the mkv?
Is this a bug with the oppo that will be fixed in later firmware?
Is the mkv file formatted incorrectly thereby making the subtitle streams incompatible with the oppo's rendering scripts? Anyone have any insight into this matter?

Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau 

^ I'm pretty sure if the on-screen Info display is showing a subtitle stream as active, then it is in a supported format. But I don't play with these user media subtitle combos, so I could be wrong.
--Bob

Originally Posted by AYColumbia 

For those having issues with MKVs having the wrong playtime and won't navigate correctly. This is a known problem with MKVs muxed with mkvtoolnix 5.8.0 and above. If you can't remember with what version you muxed it, use MediaInfo to find out. You'll have to mux or remux with version 5.7.0 for now to get correctly play time and navigation working correctly.

Originally Posted by zombie1210 

New guy here. Just bought my BDP-103 yesterday, and I am very happy so far.

Originally Posted by njrich50 

When I resest it I keep the user log on. Just reset the factory settings.