I am getting the Pioneer BDP-05FD. The list price of the BDP-05FD is $799.99 ($200 more than the BDP-51FD). The BDP-51FD is Pioneer's first Blu-Ray player that will have a MSRP of less than $999.99. I've seen the BDP-95FD (MSRP $999.99) on display, and I was quite impressed with the picture.
You get what you pay for. There are lots of Plasma HDTV's out there. You could get a Vizio, a Panasonic, or a Pioneer. I'm perfectly happy with my 42" Panasonic (which was and still is the most bang for buck as far as I'm concerned, especially for a grand 18 months ago pre-Kuro). But I am willing to pay the premium for a 2nd or 3rd Gen Kuro in about a year when I upgrade to a 50-60" Plasma. And I'd really only consider getting a Vizio Plasma if I needed/wanted a 32" HDTV in the $500 price range.
People who could care less about profile 2.0 features and just care about top of the line audio and video playback would get this, hence him saying it was in contention for vidiophiles..... obviously not you.
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Leonardo DiCrapio @ Jul 18th 2008 11:40AM
I am getting the Pioneer BDP-05FD. The list price of the BDP-05FD is $799.99 ($200 more than the BDP-51FD). The BDP-51FD is Pioneer's first Blu-Ray player that will have a MSRP of less than $999.99. I've seen the BDP-95FD (MSRP $999.99) on display, and I was quite impressed with the picture.
You get what you pay for. There are lots of Plasma HDTV's out there. You could get a Vizio, a Panasonic, or a Pioneer. I'm perfectly happy with my 42" Panasonic (which was and still is the most bang for buck as far as I'm concerned, especially for a grand 18 months ago pre-Kuro). But I am willing to pay the premium for a 2nd or 3rd Gen Kuro in about a year when I upgrade to a 50-60" Plasma. And I'd really only consider getting a Vizio Plasma if I needed/wanted a 32" HDTV in the $500 price range.
Fargus @ Jul 18th 2008 11:45AM
People who could care less about profile 2.0 features and just care about top of the line audio and video playback would get this, hence him saying it was in contention for vidiophiles..... obviously not you.
Leonardo DiCrapio @ Jul 18th 2008 12:16PM
"That's exactly not true with Blu-Ray crap.. you will actually find BETTER units with better quality and features then this Pioneer."
Sorry, Nfinity, nice of you to tell me what I want. I was considering the Panasonic DMP-BD50 or Sony BDP-S550.
Maybe you don't realize that Pioneer built all of the early Sony Blu-Ray players.
All I want is DTS-HD MA over analog outputs for under a grand -- that left me with three candidates. I could care less about Profile 2.0.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=980672
Did any of the HD DVD players decode DTS HD-MA? I watched Pan's Labrynth on my RCA, but I think I was just listening to the DTS Core soundtrack.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=957051