Oppo BDP-103

Blu-ray players used to be expensive, but now it’s common to find name-brand players for under $200 touting every feature you can think of. So what makes Oppo’s BDP-103 Universal Network 3D Blu-ray Disc Player a better choice when it has a $500 price tag? It comes down to the quality of the electronics that are providing the features, not what can be listed off on a sales sheet. I started by hoisting the BDP-103 with one hand in order

The Oppo BDP-103 has hit another one out of the park. It may not be light years ahead of the BDP-93, but it is ready for 4K conversion and the Marvell Qdeo processing is impressive.

This Blu-ray player has the best picture that money can buy -- end of story

This is a detailed interview with Oppo about their new BDP-103 & BDP-105 Blu-ray players. Features, function and performance is discussed as well as improvements made over past designs.

It's mid-February as I write this and we're snowbound, thanks to Hurricane Nemo, but the buzz from the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show still resonates (footnote 1). On the surface, it was just another CES. Press-day conferences were, as usual, dominated by big mainstream companies that offer few high-end audio products. Why attend, unless you think you can track future trends that might trickle down to our little niche? Nothing of great interest could be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center—all the high-end audio manufacturers were exhibiting at the Venetian.

Great set of features, but picture and sound quality isn’t a huge leap over the best budget decks

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Steve Withers reviews Oppo's latest Blu-ray player that now includes Darbee processing.

This Blu-ray player has the best picture that money can buy -- end of story

Performance Features Ergonomics

The BDP-103 is a class-leading 3D Blu-ray player worthy of the OPPO brand name... a deserved recipient of our

OPPO BDP-103 (Blu-Ray Player): 5 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

For a hefty price, the Oppo BDP-103 offers top-notch performance along with every feature you could want in a Blu-ray player—and then some.

The Oppo BDP-103 Darbee Edition is about as good as it gets with disc playback and supports this with unusual "Darbee" picture enhancements and strong network media support.