I would opt for the BDP-203. I had the same dilemma when choosing between the BDP-103 and 105. I mainly use the 103 for movies and the Ayre C-5xeMP for music. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything with the cheaper model.
Which should I choose?
My Sony S350 Blu ray player is about 10 years old and very tired. It takes almost 5 minutes to load a blu ray and has been like this since day one. I want to buy another player and am trying to decide on either the Oppo 203 or 205. I will NOT be using the Oppo for redbook cd or sacd or as a dac as I already have an Esoteric player for that. This will be strictly 2 channel audio/video for my TV for watching movies although I may play an occasional blu ray audio disk. Most of the time the player will play through my Z Vox under the TV but if I listen to blu ray audio, I will play it through my high end system which is in the same room. I will need to buy a pair of 7 meter interconnects for that.
With all this being said, does it make more sense for me to go with the Oppo 203 or 205?