I had an interesting discussion over email with Oppo’s Australian Distributor (Interdyn) recently. They told me that Oppo will only continue to release firmware updates in a limited capacity, focusing primarily on bug fixes and the like. They said they do not expect new codecs or formats to be supported going forward, meaning legacy players could start to become superceded in a relatively short timeframe. That makes a strong argument for new players like the Pioneer UDP-LX500 in my books. Technology is changing so fast, why would you want to spend big $ on a boat anchor?
