Oppo adds Dolby Vision to its UHD 4K Blu-ray players

By Simon Lucas
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A spec-expanding firmware update is available from today

Oppo has announced a firmware update to bring Dolby Vision compatibility to its range of UHD 4K Blu-ray players. Both the UDP-203 and UDP-205 disc-spinners consequently become the first Blu-ray players to support Dolby Vision.

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Roland Vlaicu, VP of Dolby Laboratories Consumer Entertainment Group, called the move a "major milestone", while Oppo's CTO Jason Liao said the company was "thrilled" to be incorporating Dolby Vision into its players.

We're big fans of the UDP-203 and hope to publish a review of the UDP-205 sooner rather than later.

More: Read all our Oppo reviews

Simon Lucas

Simon Lucas is a freelance technology journalist and consultant, with particular emphasis on the audio/video aspects of home entertainment. Before embracing the carefree life of the freelancer, he was editor of What Hi-Fi? – since then, he's written for titles such as GQ, Metro, The Guardian and Stuff, among many others.