OPPOUDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player

I got this player on October 2017. I paid about $550 for it at the time.I'm all about picture and audio quality in my films, so I was ok with paying the steep price for it. Great rating, BTW. When I tried it, it completely blew me away. Every movie looked fantastic and sound was bombastic. I know some movies look better than others but that depends on the transfer. Suffice to say that I was MORE than happy with my investment.Is September 2024, a little over 6 year since I got it. This still runs like a charm. Haven't lost speed nor quality.I have noticed though that lately (about 5 or 6 months ago), some movies that I was previously able to watch now comes out as "unknown disc". Some others stop and jump in the middle of the movie (like the disc was scratched or something), and more recent, discs start to get stuck inside, so much so, that I had to open the thing to be able to take it out.I'm not sure if this is the way of the device is saying "I'm tired, boss" or if the discs are to blame because (MIND YOU), not all movies have this same issue, specifically talking about the disc that are not playable or with issues during the watch. The stuck disc thing does threw me away though. That might be the OPPO, but maybe it was just a thing inside?Anyway, that's the current update.I really hope this work the long run, because if it damages on me, there is no OPPPO customer service anymore, and I couldn't handle losing my lovingly hardworking pal.I love you OOPO UDP-203.I'll never let you go, OPPO... I'll never let you go!

Fantastic player…best ever made. I purchased mine way back in 2018. Still works flawlessly, however, I’m looking to upgrade it to play all regions. When I purchased this player, it was much cheaper. This is the first time I’ve ever had a piece of electronic equipment actually skyrocket in price. I guess that’s what happens when the manufacturer of the best 4k players ever stops producing them.

I replaced my Samsung UBD-K8500 4k UHD player with the Oppo UDP-203 and let me just say that the 4k UHD video the Oppo puts out is breathtaking. I paid $399 for the Samsung when it first released as Samsung was one of the first to support 4K UHD media. Comparing the 4k UHD picture between the two players is no comparison at all. The picture clarity and color output on the Oppo is very obvious and blows the Samsung away. The Oppo supports the most current audio formats as well and the sound quality is equally impressive. The sound stage and the dynamic range of the Oppo stood apart from the Samsung player. It’s as if I was listening to two completely different stereo systems when comparing the Oppo to the Samsung and the Samsung supports the identical audio formats as the Oppo.I don’t listen to a lot of music but I watch a ton of movies so in the Home Theater side of the house when watching DVD, Blu-Ray media or streaming movies via my Synology NAS using PLEX, the Oppo does a great job at doing so. To reliably play high bandwidth 4k UHD content, my Oppo connects via 1gig Ethernet interface and it plays all of my video files supporting MP4, MKV, M4V, MOV and I stream and play 1080 and 4K UHD content with no issues what so ever on the Oppo. I encountered issues when streaming high bandwidth 4k UHD content via WIFI using both 2.4 and 5.0 GHZ (On both the Oppo and Samsung). Even using the most current Orbi WIFI system with a satellite next door , the Oppo couldn’t reliably stream high bandwidth 4k UHD content in native formats, but hardwiring the network connection resolved this.Yep the Oppo doesn’t have any video streaming widgets or functionality like the Samsung, but I got over that quickly. Just for grins I plugged the Samsung into the HDMI input on the OPPO and I can run all of my video streaming apps on the Samsung thru the Oppo. It’s one way to leverage the ROI on my Samsung.Blu-Ray load times are quick, the menu system and setup are straight forward and the defaults work great, so out of the box you’re going to get a great picture and sound.So my Oppo UDP-203 is the heart and soul of my 4k UHD Home Theater system. It feeds audio to my NAD 757 - 7.1 receiver via the 2nd HDMI channel on the Oppo to NAD receiver ; which doesn’t support HDMI 2.0. The NAD receiver drives Bowers & Wilkens 683s in the Front, HTM61 center channel, backend channels are handled by 2EA 685-S2 and 2EA Martin Login Encore TF with a B&W ASW610XP sub. The picture from the Oppo is presented directly to my LG 65EF9500 OLED via HDMI and deep color is enabled on the LG HDMI port. I am running Audioquest Forest HDMI 2.0 cables for connectivity.In Summary:This is what 4k UHD is all about. The picture, color and clarity are the best I’ve ever seen and the 3D picture coming from the Oppo UDP-203 is outstanding as well. I find myself buying more 3D Media as a result. It’s a $500+ investment that you won’t regret. This is my 2nd Oppo Drive. I also own the BDP-93 and It’s been running strong for years.