Not sure if there has been any info before, but I hv been testing this media player - M9702 player. Its an interesting player to say the least.. There are 2 HDMI outputs (1 X 2.0, 1X1.4 audio only), gigabit LAN port, and 1 usb to TTL port for future upgrades and 1 optical out. The player runs off Oppo jalbreak firmware (latest version), supports HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. It seems to play everything that the JB Oppo plays (ie, UHD iso, BD iso, BD folders, mkv etc) and supports Dolby Atmos & DTS X bitstreamed. I will add pictures later if possible but its the only Dolby Vision playback device (for iso and folder structure) that I see in the market now. I'm not sure how long it will last as it uses the same Mediatek 8581 chip that the Oppo and Pioneer UHD players use. It also plays SACD iso.

Added info: Does not come with a BD-ROM so only plays iso, files etc. Comes with a backlit remote. Oppo remote works as well if u have one lying around.

YouTube review by a spanish AV group.

M9702 YouTube Review Part1

There are 3 parts, u can check them all out.

The latest units do not have the coaxial out.

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Aug 27 2019, 04:28 PM

Its USD399 for now, but some groups in Spain and Italy have done bulk buys that drops the price to USD300. This includes shipping.

My set shipped via FedEx and came in 2 days, but the seller is based in China, so I'm not sure how it applies to others for now.

It plays UHD iso / folders in Dolby Vision and HDR10+ . It also plays the media back correctly in any colour space that u select, ie YCbCr 4:2:2 / 4:4:4 correctly and because the conversion from 4:2:0 is done correctly the picture is sharper. Autoframe rates work without glitches as well (but some media players get this right as well).

It is not Android based (Linux based OS) so no apps etc.

Yes its a 4K player that plays Dolby Vision/HDR10/HDR10+ if the media is encoded correctly.

It uses the same Mediatek Chip as the Oppo. I have not seen any differences to the Oppo 203 that I have but will spend more time and add the 1st post if I do see anything out of place.

I was not aware that Kodi is able to playback Dolby Vision in any form.

Yes. The UI is exactly the same as Oppo and it runs on the Oppo 20x Jailbreak firmware. The one on mine is the latest firmware 65-0131. I added a link to a video review in the 1st post. U can see the UI and others, but need to turn on subtitles.

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Aug 27 2019, 02:28 PM

If u google "m9702 player" the 1st search result will give u a bd-mod site that allows u to order online and pay via paypal. That's how I bought mine. The other way is to join the next group buy with avpassion (spanish forum) and pay about USD100 less than direct buy and the shipping is done individually ( u will need to get intouch with the avpassion folks and I believe they will tell u how to proceed) with tracking.

Yes I received it within 2 days of purchase. So far it works just like my jailbroken Oppo 203. Dolby Vision works great. It also supports HDR10+ but I have not tested this as I don't have a Samsung player. I tested the colour gamut and it's exactly the same as the output as the Oppo. HDR2020 to SDR2020 is broken just like the Oppo 203 as the gamut is shrunken to Rec709. This might be a mediatek chipset issue.

I do have the Himedia Q10pro to compare and the video output of the M9702/Oppo is better in the sense that its mainly due to the ability to convert 4:2:0 to 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 correctly. Plus u can select the desired output u want and it sticks. The Android based players are finicky and sometimes drop to 8bit outputs that is inferior for 10bit content.

The audio differences I have to validate as I find it hard to believe that if the output is bitstreamed and the digital to analogue conversion is done by ur AVR, it can actually be different. But who knows. When I find the time, I will try to see if I can test it in detail.

One thing that no other media player can do is the ability to play Dolby Vision content both TV Led and Player Led, so this is the bonus.

On the sound, is this based on Dolby Atmos/TrueHD & DTS-X/Master Audio codecs? Or 2 channel audio playback?

I will hv to see what can be different if the decoding of the signal is done by the amp. Is this difference you hear with nothing else changed , just the source device?

The only thing I can think of is jitter. Its possible but for compressed audio like Dolby TrueHD/Atmos/ , DTS MA/X the effect is also dependant on the AV amplifier clocks. Still, it might be worth investigating and I will try to do this and report when I get the chance. I do know that the 205 had improved jitter circuitry, but even Oppo's notes says that the effect might be more pronounced for PCM and DSD audio and much more complicated to confirm compressed audio codecs.

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Sep 10 2019, 04:56 PM

I will test it to see if I can hear the differences between the Oppo203 Vs the m9702 using this scene. What AVR do u use by the way?

This post has been edited by anfieldude: Sep 10 2019, 09:45 PM

Again, the sound of the LX500 is better than the Oppo203 for bitstream content, PCM or analogue outs from the Oppo/Pioneer?

Thanks for the background. In ur experience, u could make out differences via hdmi out from these sources for bitstreamed content for the lossy codecs like Dolby TrueHD/Atmos/DTSHDMA/X? And the different sources were sent to same AVR...very interesting. I will report back once I can check the m9702 vs the Oppo 203 in my setup.

I can expect video differences for HDR content as the conversion of 4:2:0 to 4:4:4 for 4k content is different depending on the implementation. Also for 1080p content the upscaling to a 4k display will also be different depending on how it's done.



This post has been edited by anfieldude: Sep 13 2019, 12:43 PM

Yes it can. It plays with full menu.

The one that I hv has no problems detecting the external 3.5" hdd dock that I use.

Pls Google bd-mod and u can buy from there. Its PayPal protected but seller might be slow. I had no problems and he shipped the next day and I received the following day. But others seem to indicate otherwise. It mileage may vary.

Yes it can, with Dolby Vision as well.

No need input MAC for the M9702. I suggest u contact seller via email 1st to ensure he will ship on time as sometimes he has other orders and u will have to wait some time. Only then place order.

Believe this has been tested by some German or Spanish forums and they confirm that it does not work.