Ok, who here started a hardware company?

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
03/06/2020 at 00:33 • Filed to: None

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And they have a watch coming out soon.

DISCUSSION (13)

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 00:50

Any relation to these guys?

Kinja'd!!!

Just Jeepin' > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/06/2020 at 00:58

Apparently not; that OPPO is shutting down.

https://www.oppodigital.com/farewell.aspx

SmugAardvark > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 01:14

OPPO, a mobile phone brand enjoyed by young people around the world

Well, I don’t think I’m among the young people, so it couldn’t have been me.

Mid Engine > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 01:18

I was part of three hardware start ups, what do you want to kno w?

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 01:28

OPPO Research is a long-established brand...

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/an-introduction-to-the-dark-arts-of-opposition-research/

phenotyp > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 02:35

Who are they, and why am I not their designer?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 07:12

I've been able to buy an Oppo phone for a while now...

McMike > Just Jeepin'
03/06/2020 at 07:25

I remember the first time I t yped “oppo” into my address bad and did a google search instead of loading O ppositelock, too.

Nom De Plume > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/06/2020 at 07:44

Utmost relation, you manage a 205?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nom De Plume
03/06/2020 at 09:37

Sadly, no. I did find a dead Oppo player of some sort a few years ago at the Goodwill Outlet but decided to pass on it; in retrospect I probably should have bought it and had it repaired, but I suspect that the cost of repair is probably why it ended up in a junk bin. I’m a bit on the cheap side so I just use an Xbox One S that I found at a plan shop on my (actually purchased new - a change for me! ) LG 4K TV. It gets the job done.

Nom De Plume > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/06/2020 at 11:14

If you find another keep in mind they have a flat (or less) repair rate of $100 + shipping costs. 105 are still highly sought after for their capabilities and the 205 is going for something like 5K in new unopened packaging. OPPO are solid devices with well thought out architecture and power supplies.

Meanwhile you can probably pick up a Black Friday Costco special bluray player for $30 chock full of built in spyware and the cheapest combination of parts that will last nearly the warranty period.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Nom De Plume
03/06/2020 at 17:55

Good ol’ autocorrect - I bought the Xbox One S at a pawn shop, not a plan shop (whatever that is...) It’s surprisingly good as a BD player when equipped with a proper remote.

Had I known that the repair cost of that Oppo would have been so reasonable I would have picked it up. Damn.

I do have a pile of other BD players, mostly LG and Sony, that I picked up at the outlet. I usually clean them up and give them to friends. One came in quite handy when my mother was in town; I could just bring over a movie on a USB stick and watch it quickly and easily. Since they weigh next to nothing they cost next to nothing. Most of those devices don’t have remotes, but that’s where a Logitech Harmony comes in handy. I don’t think there’s a device I have that I haven’t been able to control with one of these.

I do have a BD burner in my computer setup, but in all the years I’ve had it I have yet to burn a single disc. I used to burn lots of CDs, then DVDs, but nowadays hard drives, SSDs and flash drives are cheaper and quicker. It’s kind of like watching a movie on a disc or listening to a CD - kind of a step back in time...

Nom De Plume > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/06/2020 at 18:10

Digital files have also removed the need to worry about region locked discs/ devices as well.

Finally gave in and bought a $7 Sony BD player at a thrift shop earlier this Winter. It was fun for a week or two and now it mostly just sits.