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Video Source Devices => 4K UltraHD Blu-ray => Topic started by: alangouger on June 29, 2018, 09:16:37 AM

Title: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: alangouger on June 29, 2018, 09:16:37 AM: https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphone-find_x (https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphone-find_x)

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Title: Re: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: AVSMike on June 29, 2018, 11:46:52 AM: Not a new direction for them. They have been in the phone business for a while. Really big in China. I think they are the second largest phone manufacturer there.
Title: Re: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: alangouger on June 29, 2018, 01:33:32 PM: The cell phone industry must be more lucrative than BD players.
Title: Re: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: AVSCraig on June 29, 2018, 02:29:32 PM: Quote from: alangouger on June 29, 2018, 01:33:32 PM
The cell phone industry must be more lucrative than BD players.

They sold a lot of players, but I'm guessing that competition from Panasonic, Sony and others hurt them. For a long time the Panasonic UB900 was a better player. It's still top notch ( I have one ).
Title: Re: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: AVSMike on June 29, 2018, 04:18:13 PM: Quote from: alangouger on June 29, 2018, 01:33:32 PM
The cell phone industry must be more lucrative than BD players.

Much larger market and a lot of people upgrade phones every year or every other year.
Title: Re: Is this Oppos new direction?
Post by: AVSCraig on June 29, 2018, 05:51:00 PM: Quote from: AVSMike on June 29, 2018, 04:18:13 PM
Much larger market and a lot of people upgrade phones every year or every other year.

That too. Maybe 4K BR players were just a tiny part of the business, with more headaches than profits.