http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/ Engadget HD Comments for Pioneer Elite BDP-94HD Blu-ray player gets official http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 16th 2007 9:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/Jun 7th 2007 7:16PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 16th 2007 11:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 16th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 16th 2007 11:43PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 16th 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/May 17th 2007 12:06AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
Really? Last time I checked, Blu-ray discs had been selling better than HD DVD for 5 straight months, despite every free movie giveaway, player price drop, new model, and attempted Toshiba/Microsoft attack. Even when they have one title topping the charts, the others are so far behind that they fail to bring a win to HD DVD's sales for a week, let alone on a regular basis.]]>May 17th 2007 8:44AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/The are trying to be one of the very best. That has always been Pioneer Elite's market. Regular Pioneer was more affordable. Their should be choices for both customers! ]]>May 17th 2007 12:15AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
Wait, nevermind. I just saw the price.
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They'll have a consumer level player out before the year is out for sure]]>May 17th 2007 12:45AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
Considering it's Bluray, the player probably also includes hardware that reduces mosquito noise.
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That is because of the PS3 saturation. So, the movie sales are coming from Gamers and High-end users. The stand alone player sales have been horrible. If they really want to get into the meat & potatoes of the market where the average consumer lives they need to lower the price. Panisonic is on the right track releasing their latest one at $600, just gotta keep getting those prices down.]]>May 17th 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/

If it supports WMA WMV MP3 AVI MPEG4 DVIX/XVID, then it may very well be worth the price.]]>May 17th 2007 9:16AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
Okay, first of all, is the PS3 not a cheap Blu-ray player? It doesn't matter that it's also a gaming system, it's strong proof that the BDA isn't "catering [to] high end users". The whole point of the PS3 was to provide an inroads for Blu-ray. That's not a problem, that's marketing. Second of all, this "gamers and high-end users" stuff is HD DVD Promotions Group BS, pure and simple. How else do you explain the huge popularity of BDs like "The Departed", "The Pursuit of Happyness, "Happy Feet" or "Night at the Museum"? None of those are aimed at either the gamer or high-end (whatever that means) demographics.

"If they really want to get into the meat & potatoes of the market where the average consumer lives they need to lower the price. Panisonic is on the right track releasing their latest one at $600, just gotta keep getting those prices down."

I agree on the pricing idea, but instead of holding quarterly fire sales or giving away 3/5/7 free movies with every single player, Blu-ray is quietly making inroads, forcing Toshiba into a reactive state rather than proactive. After the Wal-Mart FUBAR, we got a great view at HD DVD's confusion and desperate need to catch up. They've already alienated 95% of the major hardware vendors, they're going it alone (although Microsoft is doing their best to kill off HD discs), and going with the lowest Chinese bidder will make Toshiba an outcast in the consumer electronics world.]]>May 17th 2007 10:55AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/


You mean like Apple with the iPod? Or like Panasonic in HDTV's? Or like Motorolla in cell phones?

If that's being an outcast, sign me up.]]>May 17th 2007 11:00AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
If that's being an outcast, sign me up."

Wow. Are you joking, or are you actually that uninformed? Apple's iPods, Panasonic's HDTVs, and Motorola's flagships (including early RAZRs) are lauded because of their quality and aesthetics in the mid-to-high end of the price curve (particularly earlier on), not the bottom.

Toshiba's willingness to go to the Chinese gutted the DVD market for the major manufacturers. When that happened, it was Toshiba and their closest partners on the DVD Forum (including Warner) pulling it in, not other signatories such as Pioneer or Panny, and certainly not Philips and Sony. That's why almost every single major CE manufacturer jumped on Blu-ray before HD DVD was even announced, and why Toshiba is the only one making standalone STBs. By going with the Chinese again, Toshiba will only generate more anger, and after the legal and technical goatscrew that is SED, they've only shown how many more backs they're willing to stab.]]>May 17th 2007 11:38AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/
It's one of those, you have to put it in your cart to see the price ones though.]]>May 21st 2007 3:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/05/16/pioneer-elite-bdp-94hd-blu-ray-player-gets-official/Aug 5th 2007 3:21PM