The OPPO UDP-205 is an Audiophile-Reference Blu-ray Player with 4K Ultra HD Video Capable of over 10 years of OPPO’s expertise in sophisticated video processing and premium audio, the OPPO UDP-205 is the ideal choice for the discerning home entertainment enthusiast. A reference level audio signal is supplied to the analog outputs of the model; The quality of the clock generator that works with audio data supplied to the HDMI output has been improved; The power of the built-in headphone amplifier has been increased. The UDP-205 analog output stages receive signals from two flagship ES9038PRO DACs, the top-of-the-line PRO chips from the ESS SABER brand, which provide unrivaled performance characteristics in their class.
The UDP-205 is equipped with a specialized high-precision clock generator to synchronize the audio signal supplied by the HDMI port, which significantly reduces timing errors (aka jitter), allowing you to enjoy music with increased fidelity. The DAC supports PCM stream with a sampling frequency of up to 768 kHz and DSD 512. In addition, the OPPO UDP-205 player is capable of converting a digital signal from a satellite or cable television receiver, TV, game console and other sources equipped with coaxial or optical exit. This provides the user with additional convenience and makes the system more flexible.
Analog stereo inputs are presented in both unbalanced (RCA jacks) and balanced (XLR jacks) formats. Because the balanced input accepts differential signals, it provides the most effective common mode rejection, improving sound quality. With more than 10 years of experience in developing high-end DVD and Blu-ray players, OPRO, again in collaboration with MediaTek, has developed and began production of a specialized 4K UHD signal decoder from Blu-ray discs, which is based on 4 -core processor on a single integrated circuit (OP8591). It enables the most advanced technologies for decoding and processing data from 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and DVD discs, as well as reading user-generated media files.
The OPPO UDP-205 player plays Blu-ray discs of the new 4K UHD standard, as well as 4K video in the form of media files and user-generated content. HEVC, H.264, VP9 4K and Hi10P video codecs are supported, increasing compatibility with user-created files. One of the most notable benefits of the new 4K UHD video format is its support for high dynamic range (HDR) video and wide color gamut, which allows you to achieve a more realistic color palette in the image. The UDP-205 is compatible with the HDR10 format and is also capable of accurately converting HDR to standard dynamic range (SDR) images for playback on legacy displays. Subsequently, Dolby Vision* support will be provided through a software update. *Dolby Vision is a competing HDR format that uses 12-bit color depth and a peak brightness target of 4000 nits. The OPPO UDP-205 player is capable of upscaling low-resolution videos up to 4Kx2K at 50/60Hz for playback on a compatible display. This is four times the resolution of a 1080p signal recorded on a regular Blu-ray disc.
The OPPO UDP-205 player also provides advanced modes for adjusting video parameters. You can change brightness, contrast, hue, saturation and sharpness to compensate for video limitations imposed by other home theater components, or simply customize the picture to your liking. OPPO UDP-205 supports any resolution currently available – SD, HD and UHD, including 4K@60p, 4K@50p, 4K@30p and 4K@24p using different color spaces such as PC RGB, Video RGB, YCbCr 4:4:4, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0. The case of the OPPO UDP-205 player is equipped with a front panel made of ground aluminum and a metal chassis, which is a continuation of the traditions of high quality workmanship that distinguished the universal OPPO players of previous generations. The digital and analog circuits of the OPPO UDP-205 player are powered from different sources, which allows you to almost completely get rid of distortion and mutual interference.
The analog circuit power supply uses a powerful toroidal transformer: it has unsurpassed efficiency and significantly lower magnetic flux leakage compared to transformers with a traditional core shape. The result is a linear “toroidal” power supply that provides clean, powerful power to the audio circuits.
The OPPO UDP-205’s disc transport features an optimized laser engine design for ultra-fast loading and compatibility with a wide variety of optical media. There is also a powerful system for recognizing and correcting reading errors, which makes it possible to play any disc with virtually no errors. The number of supported audio formats has been expanded: the player reads multi-channel DSD64/128, as well as a 24-bit/192 kHz PCM stream used in such high-resolution lossless formats as AIFF, ALAC, APE, FLAC and WAV. (DSD64 streams are played natively or when converted to PCM; DSD128 streams are always converted to PCM.) In addition to supporting Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio multichannel formats, the UDP-205 is capable of transmitting a bitstream of the latest waveforms to a connected AV receiver. object-oriented formats Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Such a signal includes information about sounds localized above the listener’s head, which increases the effect of being “inside” the 3D soundtrack.
The OPPO UDP-205 player plays optical discs of any format – BD, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, CD and AVCHD. In addition, it reads a variety of media files such as MKV, AVI, MP4, WAV, FLAC, APE, DSD, etc. The high-definition interface has been recently redesigned to improve usability; As a result, it allows you to easily find the desired file among those stored on a source directly connected to the player or on the local network, and then control the playback of this file. The OPPO UDP-205 player fits easily into any audio-video system, because… accepts standard IR commands, has an RS-232 port and an IR sensor input. It also supports the proprietary MediaControl control application, obeys commands from a third-party control system, and is compatible with the HDMI CEC protocol. In addition, the player is equipped with a relay signal input and output (Trigger In/Out), so it can be turned on/off by commands from another device or, conversely, turn on/off other components when it is turned on/off, which is very convenient.
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