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salmanmk786
Contributor I
May 16, 2018

SONOS PLAYBAR and OPPO UDP‑203 (DTS to Dolby Digital 5.1)

  • May 16, 2018
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I’ve been trying to search to see if the OPPO 203 will work for what I want it to do. I have reached out to Oppo and cannot find an answer. I want a bluray player that will be able to play in Dolby Vision and HDR.

I recently bought the LG UBK90 and realized it cannot decode a DTS signal into Dolby digital. I will end up returning it but I want to know if anyone has had luck with the OPPO 203 decoding DTS to Dolby 5.1 without it being directly plugged into the sound bar.

I have gathered it will work directly plugged into the Playbar, but I want to know if it will work via HDMI on my tv since everything is hooked up directly to my tv and then the play bar is going into the tv via optical. I have an LG OLED C6. If anyone knows, please let me know since this has been driving me insane since I want both Dolby Vision and HDR along with 5.1 surround sound.
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    opsman
    Lyricist III
    May 17, 2018
    I have spoken to Oppo UK many times on this over the past couple of years, as i've been wanting the same, and the company eventually updated the 203 firmware so that it would convert DTS to DD5.1 on the fly and output via Optical (SPDIF) for connection direct to the Soundbar. I have asked if they have any plans to update again for the same output via HDMI. I asked them again via their website and they've told me that they have added it to their updates list but cannot guarantee that it will be implemented before they stop updating the firmware for their players. Maybe drop them a request via their website and keep your fingers crossed that they help us out so that we can all enjoy the Oppo's with our Soundbars and TV's. Keep an eye on the support section of their website for news of firmware updates.
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
    Rich91
    Lyricist II
    May 21, 2018
    This has been helpful to me - thank you! I have a couple of questions though (I've done some research but it's pushing my knowledge so I apologise if they are daft questions)...

    Would the oppo 203 successfully transcode DTS-HD MA to Dolby Digital 5.1? I assume it will as DTS-HD MA is still part of DTS family, but as I say it's stretching my knowledge here.

    Also, I plan to buy the LG 55" C8, and use it with the playbar. The TV user guide states that if it receives a Dolby Atmos signal, and sound is output through optical cable, then the tv will output it as Dolby Digital, which is great. (As shown in the attachment). So if I watch a 4K blu ray film with a DTS soundtrack, I'll have to output the sound from Oppo via optical cable/optical switch directly to playbar, whereas if the blu ray film has a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, I'd have to connect the Oppo to the TV using HDMI in order for the TV to convert to Dolby Digital. Is that correct? I hope that makes sense! I'd like to end up with a 5.1 surround sound system with Sonos.
    opsman
    Lyricist III
    May 21, 2018
    As to your first question - to my knowledge the Oppo will extract the DTS core and convert that to DD5.1 for output via optical.
    I've no knowledge of the C8 so don't know how it will perform but your attachment certainly seems to imply that it would convert to Dolby Digital.
    Please let me know how you get on with the C8 as it may change my planned upgrade, to Sony AF8, later this year.
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
    Rich91
    Lyricist II
    May 21, 2018
    Thanks for your input, it’s helpful to run things past other people sometimes. I will indeed let you know, although it will be a couple of months yet. I’ll keep you posted!
    salmanmk786Author
    Contributor I
    May 22, 2018
    Thanks for all the reply! Just so I understand, i would need a optical switcher in my setup for the oppo 203 to work since i have everything connected via HDMI to my tv and the optical from the tv to the playbar?
    LG OLED C6, 2 Sonos Play 3s, Playbar and Sub
    opsman
    Lyricist III
    May 23, 2018
    That's correct. Unfortunately due to the Soundbar only being able to accept DD5.1 via Optical input this is the only way to use the Oppo in your setup. I'm personally not upgrading anything until after the much anticipated Sonos launch event on 6th June, where i'm hoping that it's a new Soundbar with HDMI input.
    Sony KD-XR65A80j, Panasonic Ubd9000 (discs), Samsung UBD-M9500 (media files) , Sonos Arc, Sub (gen 2) , 2 x Era 100's, 4 x Play 1's, 1 x Move
    salmanmk786Author
    Contributor I
    May 26, 2018
    What optical switcher does everyone recommend?
    LG OLED C6, 2 Sonos Play 3s, Playbar and Sub
    conrad-wdtv
    Trending Lyricist I
    June 9, 2018
    I’ve been trying to search to see if the OPPO 203 will work for what I want it to do. I have reached out to Oppo and cannot find an answer. I want a bluray player that will be able to play in Dolby Vision and HDR.

    I recently bought the LG UBK90 and realized it cannot decode a DTS signal into Dolby digital. I will end up returning it but I want to know if anyone has had luck with the OPPO 203 decoding DTS to Dolby 5.1 without it being directly plugged into the sound bar.

    I have gathered it will work directly plugged into the Playbar, but I want to know if it will work via HDMI on my tv since everything is hooked up directly to my tv and then the play bar is going into the tv via optical. I have an LG OLED C6. If anyone knows, please let me know since this has been driving me insane since I want both Dolby Vision and HDR along with 5.1 surround sound.

    I sold my playbar+sub. Got a propper 5.1 system (also wireless) with hdmi + dts. Then i connected a sonos connect, and now the new system is also a sonos speaker, without the limitations of the playbar. Very happy with my choice, since i had spent more than 300€ on work-arounds to get playbar to push sound with dts sources, which never really lived up to my expectations.

    Connect, connect, connect!
    ryan_29
    Enthusiast II
    June 16, 2018
    I’ve been trying to search to see if the OPPO 203 will work for what I want it to do. I have reached out to Oppo and cannot find an answer. I want a bluray player that will be able to play in Dolby Vision and HDR.

    I recently bought the LG UBK90 and realized it cannot decode a DTS signal into Dolby digital. I will end up returning it but I want to know if anyone has had luck with the OPPO 203 decoding DTS to Dolby 5.1 without it being directly plugged into the sound bar.

    I have gathered it will work directly plugged into the Playbar, but I want to know if it will work via HDMI on my tv since everything is hooked up directly to my tv and then the play bar is going into the tv via optical. I have an LG OLED C6. If anyone knows, please let me know since this has been driving me insane since I want both Dolby Vision and HDR along with 5.1 surround sound.

    I sold my playbar+sub. Got a propper 5.1 system (also wireless) with hdmi + dts. Then i connected a sonos connect, and now the new system is also a sonos speaker, without the limitations of the playbar. Very happy with my choice, since i had spent more than 300€ on work-arounds to get playbar to push sound with dts sources, which never really lived up to my expectations.

    Connect, connect, connect!
    ryan_29
    Enthusiast II
    June 16, 2018
    What setup did you go with? This is exactly the solution I’m looking for. I’ve had it with the limitations of the playbar. Thanks
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