I use a Harmony hub and a Firestick 4k streamer. For a total of $75 you really can't go wrong. My HTPC does CD rips better but pretty much everything else the stick holds its own.
Oh I see; good point. It's gonna work wonders with my 32¨ 720P LCD Philips then, which is all I need. And since it's a 103D,will add the possibility to stream Netfix into an otherwise dumb TV.
The new OLED's must have improved greatly in the last 2/3 years as on my 2016 LG OLED it's tuner and upscaling is virtually unwatchable when comparing it to my Oppo and even my 5 year old Panasonic PVR (the first one with 4k upscaling)
Does anyone know if the Sherwood Newcastle SD-860 outputs DSD from its RCA outs? Rather than converts it to PCM first.
Not only the displays have improved. My wife bought a lowly (albeit new) Panasonic DVD player (no BR capabilities) and it did a more than decent job of upscaling a Gary Numan DVD to 720p; a low bit rate affair, shot on a very dark stage, with lots of motion, strobos, and smoke, which was unwatchable 10 years ago on expensive Samsung equipment. Little to no detectable artifacting on her 32¨ JVC TV.
I have to say I've been really impressed by the picture quality of Panasonic players it's just a shame I've always found they've sound a bit thin and weedy via analogue outs but not a problem if you're using HDMI. I did try an LG PVR once and it was as bad as their TV tuner and up scaling so maybe it's just the LG OLED's (and other brands could be better) that benefit from an upscaled external source?
Might I add I had to ship my Oppo Nuforce 93NXE back to Oppo in California from Nova Scotia, Canada. They kept me in the loop all the way, repaired the unit very quickly and called to let me know how much return shipping was to N0va Scotia. I had it back Very Fast. Simply one of the very best service repairs I ever experienced. They were truly a class act. Customer Service was among the very best.
I'm not sure if the Sherwood Newcastle SD-860 outputs DSD over the analog outputs. But from what I've read the Sherwood Newcastle players are not the most reliable. The players were released in 2006, so even if it's NOS the technology is dated. I'd suggest an older Oppo player like the 83 or 93 over the SD-860. At least you can still get Oppo players serviced. Sherwood Newcastle universal players were being sold NOS for I believe $149 awhile back. I was tempted but when asked about servicing them the seller was not sure about parts and actual service centers.
Yeah, my Sherwood kind of sucks. It’s really fussy about some hybrid discs. I have a Sony SACD player from 2003 that’s still kicking and doesn’t have as many issues.
The Sony UPB-X700 does not play DVD-A, just to clarify in case someone sees a deal and thinks it is also a universal player like the UBP-X800, UBP-X800M2, UBP-X1000ES and UBP-X1100ES.
I was super tempted by the Nuforce mods (and then the modright mods) before I purchased my DAC. How did it compare before and after the mods?
The specs for the UPB-X700 indicate that it does play FLAC, WAV and DSD music files. Best bet for DVD-A discs would be to rip them to FLAC or WAV files and then the audio files will be playable on the X700.
I was also very happy with my Oppo repair experience a few months back. The only thing that upset me was UPS: UPS charged more to ship to Oppo than what Oppo charged for shipping back to me & the repair combined. I am finding that consistently UPS is by far the worst of the large shippers.
You are paying retail for shipping. Manufacturers and other businesses have shipping a discounted rate.
Me, too. I'm also hoping the next Star Wars movie will be as good as the very first one and that they work out things in the Middle East. You gotta dream.
I dunno. I recently bought a Sony X800m2 and it's not a big step down from the Opp0 203 that I paid twice as much for.
The Sony players feature-wise cannot compete with the Oppo’s but from a video standpoint they are at least as good and regarding stereo analog output audio quality, the x1000es sounds better than the 203, although nowhere near as good as the 205.
And how do you guys regard my 103D in that respect ? I know it doesn't compare to the series ending in ¨5¨ (which I couldn't afford anyway) but I'm more than happy. It's a warm sound that works surprisingly well with my vintage receiver and Klipsch floorstanders. Please don't sweeten my ears and tell me your true opinion (you won't bring be down) I did buy it for redbook mainly but of course it replaced my elderly Pioneer DVDP (no HDMI out) as well. And being able to play all the FLAC files I had burned to CD-R in order to to be able to listen to them from a USB stick instead is a hoot. Today I bought my first Blu Ray title :
Hello I looked on line but could not see any analogue audio outputs on the Sony X800m2 and presume it has no DAC. Is that correct? I have an Arcam analogue amp and the advantage for me with my Oppo 103 is it has analogue stereo outputs and does all the digital to analogue conversion. I am looking for a machine that does what the Oppo 103 does really just to play all the files I have on usb. If it plays sacd and blu-ray as well that is a bonus.
No, it doesn't have an rca output. It's HDMI only. I presume it has a DAC because I don't think my receiver can play DSD. It will play both stereo and multichannel files ( flac and dsf) off a USB or network if hardwired (doesn't have built-in wifi)
