Honestly...media playing part is one thing
It also depends on your display

If you are using led tv...the amount of brand to settings defer...and also the reproduction is impacted by the ambient light...and if you wear spectacles...some lenses have slight yellow tint...some has light blue tint

Then when it comes to projector...its another animal all together

In summary....its about calibration to ISF and THX standards

Again...its about personal tolerance level

If i am watching on my 150", the projector, projector screen, source, cabling and right down to room ceiling reflection and ambient lighting affects the visual output

But for my normal 60" tv which i just stream online series and other compressed media....i not as fussy

If you are not fussy and to your eyes are ok...then the next question wat file format you play most....

Why oppo? The video card is reference grade as tested by many people
The DAC and sound output is accurate

Again...if you are not going to the home cinema route....and just wanna enjoy the weekend with your loved ones....its the movie that counts...

once you go projector...time to go for Oppo player

i have owned two projectors and a few tvs

I am currently using the JVC X5000 projector

in terms of media player...i have owned and used over the years:

1. Oppo 105D (current)
2. Hi-Media Q8 (current)
3. Dune HD Max
4. Dune 3D Base
5. Dune Prime 3.0
6. Dvico

In terms of built, picture quality and sound quality...Oppo is the bang for buck player
good DAC chips, versatile player and most importantly, picture calibration in many ways
the output range fro the Oppo matches the standards of THX and ISF right out of the box

as for the rest of the lower end or entry level media player, you won't see much of a difference on a 40inch tv to 46inch tv

same goes for sound quality.....basic tv speakers and sound bars won't cut it to tell a difference between an Oppo vs Himedia

when you go to projectors...the first issue is the screen gain, ambient lighting and contrast.
to make things worse....projector screens are worth playing from 100" to 150".....because anything below that, you might as well opt for 70"/80" tv

with various screen material, ambient lighting, reflective ceiling and depending on your projector quality, it really dictates what kind of picture quality you get...

below picture is my previous setup on 106" Grandview with Sony 55ES projector uncalibrated



below is the same screen and projector calibrated



below is my current setup...Elite Sable 150" with JVC X5000...pending calibration
the rich blacks and the sharpness is a whole new level.....I tried plug in my hi-media playing the same video...the noise level and colour reproduction is of no match at all

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This post has been edited by hushymushy: Feb 1 2017, 12:31 AM

well again...it kinda depends how you wanna use it...

When I bought 105D, Dune hasn't release this player. I have used the 105D for 3 years now.

I use it for everything right down to CD playing and at one point, it was a cd/pre for me.

Its a matter what you use it for and whether it meets your expectation
there is nothing wrong with Dune to be honest....

a good system needs time to fine tune....its not just pure hardware....

you can ask sonerin Gi Jie and other forummers here.....systems sound good over time but not over night

please specify what is high spec?

for me high spec means i7 with 32gb, 1000watts psu and at least a Nvidia RX1060, Asus STX sound card

if that's the case.....i rather use Oppo or Dune...