I used to buy a lot of Monoprice products, and was quite happy. The prices were great, and the quality was high. I was also happy when they started expanded their product line, until I found that the quality had deteriorated significantly. Cords and cables stopped working after just a short time. It got to the point where my wife would give me a dirty look when I would order something from Monoprice. The last straw was a soft guitar case, where the zipper failed shortly after I bought it, sending my guitar crashing to the ground. No more. Not long after, I saw a Monoprice exhibit at NAAM. I told one of the Monoprice employees about my experience, and they were not happy. They asked for my card, and offered to have someone contact me after the show was over. I think that was 2 1/2 years ago. I’m still waiting... Buyer beware.
The entire zipper failed so much your guitar fell out? I can't imagine that. What products did your wife buy from monoprice that failed? I had a problem with one of their HDMI extenders but that was about it. I doubt I would buy any piece of audio equipment or a monitor from them however.
I don't believe I'd be buying anything involving a zipper from Monoprice. I consider them a digital cable store. And digital cables involving zipper strikes of bad design.
Yep, the case looked like an open zipper. I bought (not my wife), and my wife used phone charging cables which died quickly, and other cables which did the same. Before their product expansion, their cables were great.
Don't recall seeing this a few days ago so thought I'd share this information posted on the Oppo site re limited availability of additional UDP-205's; OPPO Digital - Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Players - Buy Direct from the Manufacturer
Yup, the door is now CLOSED! Two more shipments, one later on this month and the LAST one in September. Then it's all over. Beave
Well, not really. We always knew there would be multiple shipments of the 205 and that Oppo would be ceasing manufacturing. This just puts an end date on it (September). The only really new information is that no more people can be added to the “interest list.”
As I only became aware of this situation recently, how does this play out? When OPPO notifies me do they provide a link or do I have to call to order?
Mazzy, do you remember what line was the subject matter in the notification email? Was it OPPO UDP-205 Order Form? Also will it say From: Oppo-Digital Thanks
I didn't think you meant it that way- that's just how I heard it. Just another example of the wacky way I hear things (To quote Gabriel: "Yeah, my head sounds like that").
Great advice. Very sad to see this going down............ But one cool thing, (Cool Thing-you'll etc it later), is this, a ultra quiet cooling fan for our 205's: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G05A2MU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 This this is so cool, looks great on the right side of the 205, whisper quiet, and plugs into the usb port on the back of my 205. I got mine on low and you can't hear it at all. No more heat!! And only $13 bucks! And it turns off when you turn the deck off....set it and forget it! Massey, since you have yours in a cabinet, you should get one of these.... Beave
Interesting, overwhelming demand and yet they will stop manufacturing these units. I can’t remember that happening before with other lines of products.
I’d say the demand increased after their announced ending. People panicked and some bought multiples. They were selling well but not selling out. Just like the crazy prices for some of the Beatles mono albums. Once we saw their stock dwindling , some folks stockpiled multiple copies.
The only thing I can think of is OPPO must have informed their suppliers of their intention to stop production of these, therefore their suppliers probably had limited components to sell to OPPO, with no future production of those components, i.e.: the circuit boards, disc transport etc. To keep going they would have to start the whole chain up again and those suppliers have probably moved on to making other components for other companies. You know I can see a company like McIntosh cloning an OPPO 205 in their lineup, but at a price of like $6995.00. Easily see that, just one model......... Beave