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is oppo only bluray w/ hdmi in, stereo analog out?

Hello,

From what research I've done it looks like only the oppo 105 has hdmi in and and stereo / 5.1 analog out (I only need analog stereo out)? Here is my wish list:

- hdmi in for lame comcast cable box for video out and analog stereo out processing (2 hdmi in would be nice)
- hdmi out to my flatscreen
- stereo analog out to go to my stereo analog preamp
- amazon streaming built in
- high quality video and audio processing

Is my only choice an oppo 105 for $1200 plus add on hardware to get the amazon streaming to work?

From what I've read, the BD-E6500 Samsung Blu-ray player's hdmi ins are only pass throughs, doesn't have analog out and is buggy.

Seems like there should be more choices out there. I guess a compromise would be going with an oppo 103, but that does not have hdmi in and not as good as analog out processing as the 105 (I understand the 105 stereo out will be very hard to beat).

TIA
sbrownnw

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sbrownnw OP
712 posts
 
Cambridge 752BD is the same price as 105. I know the analog processing
is really good on the 105 but is it $700 better? I might try the 103 against
my Sony BDP-S470 and use a HDMI switchbox in front of the 103 for my 2
devices. Has anyone had problems using hdmi out from an xbox 360 or
comcast cable box (not the newest ones) to the 103 or 105 hdmi in? The
Sony has Amazon streaming built in, the Oppo does not :(.

Thanks everyone...
sbrownnw OP
712 posts
 
@joe, did you notice a video and audio improvement sending the comcast hdmi out into the 105 hdmi in?
sbrownnw OP
712 posts
 
@joe, thanks for the sponse. Did the oppo take away some of the harshness that some broadcasts can have via the comcast box and their internal DAC setup? This is the main reason I would consider using the oppo to decode the digital cable audio signal.
sbrownnw OP
712 posts
 
Does the current line of oppos (103 and 105) automatically switch between hdmi, usb and the disc tray for source inputs or do you have to manually switch?
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