Does anyone have an Oppo 103D?

afterburnt
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What's the difference compared to the 103?
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Yes I do. D stands for Darbee edition which is a video processing enhancement built in.

    You can read more at:

    http://www.darbeevision.com/
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,650
    The Darbee makes a pretty pronounced difference in video quality.
    We did side by side comparisons during the Central Iowa Home Theater Crawl and it was pretty impressive what the extra $100 nets you.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    Yeah for the 100 extra the D edition is the way to go, just don't go full pop with the Darbee when you use it.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I think I have to have one of these. Too bad it doesn't do Amazon instant video but lately Amazon doesn't do Amazon instant video!
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Does anyone discount these, I cant find any?
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Ok thanks
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    afterburnt wrote: »
    I think I have to have one of these. Too bad it doesn't do Amazon instant video but lately Amazon doesn't do Amazon instant video!

    It never ends, I would need a Roku stick lol.

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    DSkip wrote: »
    No. Strict price structures. Pay full price or buy used.

    Yeah I can get 5% cash back from Amazon %^) and then pay like 10% sales tax %^(

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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Oppo 103D is on the way now! There would be a couple of pairs of speakers too if there was a FF deal going!
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    edited June 2015
    I'm in video production and I spend a huge chunk of my time color correcting and grading raw footage from all types of cameras, including many of the ones used on the big screen.

    Having owned the 105D and having the role as my company's in-house colorist, I can confidently say that all Darbee is doing is adding more contrast and saturation. I can create the Darbee look in a couple of minutes. If you like the effect, that's fine. I prefer to watch movies and see colors as the colorist intended so I kept it OFF.

    Edit: Oops, didn't want to throw water on your fire. I have the 103 and I love it :)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    audiocr381ve wrote: »
    I'm in video production and I spend a huge chunk of my time color correcting and grading raw footage from all types of cameras, including many of the ones used on the big screen.

    Having owned the 105D and having the role as my company's in-house colorist, I can confidently say that all Darbee is doing is adding more contrast and saturation. I can create the Darbee look in a couple of minutes. If you like the effect, that's fine. I prefer to watch movies and see colors as the colorist intended so I kept it OFF.

    Edit: Oops, didn't want to throw water on your fire. I have the 103 and I love it :)

    Audiocr381ve has dishonored himself and dishonored the Polkies. I have tried to help him. But I have failed. I have failed because YOU have not helped me. YOU people have not given Audiocr381ve the proper motivation! So, from now on, whenever Audiocr381ve **** up, I will not punish him! I will punish all of YOU! And the way I see it ladies, you owe me for ONE BDP-103D! NOW GET ON YOUR FACES!

    Uh sorry.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    edited June 2015
    Audiocr381ve of course I was just kidding but after looking at Pacific Rim (ugh) a few times with the Darby on and off I think it gives it almost a 3D effect. Maybe I could have gotten the same effect noodling with the settings on the TV but it sure is worth the 100 bucks not to have to. Now if I only had something worth watching lol. This is the blue ray that some dorky kid told me that it would be a good test disc. He was right, it does have all off the effects to evaluate AV but boy is it a miserable movie lol. It really reminds me of the 4K demos that I saw running in BB.
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  • afterburnt
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    DSkip wrote: »
    Go get 12 angry men - the original. Should really do that darbee justice.
    Serious? That is a great movie but I never thought much about the visual aspect, great acting etc.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Another plus is everything loads way faster than what I was using.
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  • vcwatkins
    vcwatkins Posts: 1,993
    Hehe. Well, I got @audiocr381ve 's Darby thingie and I LOVE what it did to my, embarrassingly sh!tty video on the Sharp 80-whatever-will-never-buy-Sharp-****-again TV. Love. It.

    Darby makes a difference, man! :)
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    DSkip wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    DSkip wrote: »
    Go get 12 angry men - the original. Should really do that darbee justice.
    Serious? That is a great movie but I never thought much about the visual aspect, great acting etc.

    I'm sure you know that was sarcasm, but in case you don't, it was sarcasm.

    :D
    Nope I am about as sharp as a cue ball. You just got me thinking I would enjoy watching it again. Did you know that was the only film Henry fonda ever directed? In an case it would be more enjoyable than this infernal Pacific Rim!
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Aw so cute!
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  • audiocr381ve
    audiocr381ve Posts: 2,588
    vcwatkins wrote: »
    Hehe. Well, I got @audiocr381ve 's Darby thingie and I LOVE what it did to my, embarrassingly sh!tty video on the Sharp 80-whatever-will-never-buy-Sharp-****-again TV. Love. It.

    Darby makes a difference, man! :)

    Haha I like you guys. Funny stuff here. Just to clarify, I was specifically talking about the Darbee mode and not Oppo's video processing which is good no doubt.

    Darby absolutely does make a difference but all of the marketing behind it is absolutely bogus. If you want things more saturated, more contrasty, and sharper; look no further than the TV's built in tools for adjusting those parameters. No professional colorist in the world is using Darbee tech to make their work pop because they can do the same thing by draggin a few sliders. It would be easy to demonstrate.
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