totalcomfort Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Just ordered a oppo 103, old sony gave up, wife told me to just get another one. She didn't say which one so I ordered the oppo 103. Have read most of the manual online, and there are a lot of adjustments that can be made. Looking for some tips from owners on how yours are set up. Going to hook it up to my new XMC-1.Plan on using it to stream Netflix and play movies.Want to get a few SACD to try those out. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 definitely be sure to plug in the power cord. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 definitely be sure to plug in the power cord. WHAT they said it was wireless???? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 ouch. you should research more carefully next time. I've got the BDP-93 and it's a stellar product. Pretty much plug and play and hard to mess up. Read through this page if you haven't already: http://watershade.net/wmcclain/BDP-103-faq.html enjoy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I don't think you're going to need to mess with the 103 too much considering you are getting an XMC-1. It has a nice user interface, wireless connection is pretty strong, so I think you will enjoy it. Keep it simple, and be happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Congrats, very nice player(s) If you get bored and wanna kill some time......... http://www.avsforum.com/forum/149-blu-ray-players/1432162-official-oppo-bdp-103-owner-s-thread.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 ouch. you should research more carefully next time. I've got the BDP-93 and it's a stellar product. Pretty much plug and play and hard to mess up. Read through this page if you haven't already: http://watershade.net/wmcclain/BDP-103-faq.html enjoy! Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Great player....enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffcb Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have a 105. Both are great players, and just about play anything (except iso). The analog outputs are great as well. I run both HDMI and analog. I use the HDMI for video, and analog for most music (DVD Audio, CD, etc). The Oppo has plenty of speaker and crossover choices. Have fun! Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have had mine for 1 1/2 years and love it! I have a 1 terabyte external hardrive hooked up to it and access all my music, videos, and pictures. Also Netflix, youtube, Pandora, and others. ENJOY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffcb Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have had mine for 1 1/2 years and love it! I have a 1 terabyte external hardrive hooked up to it and access all my music, videos, and pictures. Also Netflix, youtube, Pandora, and others. ENJOY!! That's a great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Is there any advantage to it if you watch movies ripped to the HDD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Rip to The hdd? You mean to A hdd? Edited September 15, 2014 by Schu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Rip to The hdd? You mean to A hdd? I rip all my movies, music to a NAS... Is there an advantage to using the 103 over just playing them with JRiver or XBMC? Edited September 15, 2014 by ellisr63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) Just remember that there is a difference between the HDMI output ports (at least on my unit) - the "HDMI 1" port includes an additional video processor that is spectacular when playing video with noisy backgrounds and poorly color-balanced video. Also, on my unit, the HDMI 2 port lacks that processor but alternatively supports direct DSD output to your preamp for all your SACDs. It makes a huge difference when I switch HDMI ports when listening to SACDs. You can see which codec is being used on the screen - otherwise my BDP-103 first converts to PCM if on the "HDMI 1" port - and it doesn't sound nearly as good. YMMV. Edited September 15, 2014 by Chris A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Is there any advantage to it if you watch movies ripped to the HDD? Not from a source material perspective. The only real advantage is the ability to minimize space used by your media and that you don't have to get up and down to change movies. No scratched discs, etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBPK402 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Is there any advantage to it if you watch movies ripped to the HDD? Not from a source material perspective. The only real advantage is the ability to minimize space used by your media and that you don't have to get up and down to change movies. No scratched discs, etc. What I meant is... Is there an advantage to using the 103 vs using my NAS... I am currently using the NAS, and I hear about how great the 103. I wonder what would make me want to use the 103 instead of JRiver/XBMC streaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 gotcha - i didnt know your technical competency or the context with which you were asking. i would think the video processing chips within the oppo are superior to the HTPC and it could potentially reduce the device clutter in your cabinet. It's easy enough to play that content from your NAS with some DLNA server software, so I'd say try both and see which you prefer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Well got it in today and just loving it!! Thanks to TS and others for posting links. Easy setup and the picture vs my old sony is night and day. Set it to bitstream to the xmc and they are just playing great together. Happy audio nut today!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 And of course you don't need a physical connection between your NAS and Oppo to stream your music/movies/etc. Oppo will discover them on the network, as well as your PC's, laptops.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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