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post #121 of 1727
8/11/11 at 8:22pm
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Why is it a ridiculous decision? I purchased it in December of '06. I was one of the first 10 people to purchase it directly from the Pioneer store back when they were open in CA for $1500. It has been ROCK SOLID, never had a single issue, played a few hundred BDs as well as many DVDs! Sure it is a little slow, but who cares really? I don't need/want BD Live/Picture-in-Picture. The only thing I miss is decoding of DTS-MA, but that is not that big of a deal anyway. Other than that, why would I replace the HD1? There has been nothing that has come along that can really beat his player, especially since I paid $1500 and I would end up with nothing if I tried to ever sell it. The 09FD was a possibility, but for me I would not be gaining too much, except a lighter wallet. I was bascially waiting for Pioneer to get their act together again and now is the perfect time since I am looking for another player to move into my den and out of my theater. The new Elite might be a good replacement in my theater...we shall see!

My bad. Can I rephrase that to "sticking with the HD1 would be a ridiculous decision." Heck, I've used my original ps3 and BDP-05 for forever. Also, I completely rescind my comment about the sharponeers being better; that was quite overboard.
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post #122 of 1727
8/12/11 at 4:43am
I would like too see if they can do 3D checkerboard. If they can I will get one if not then I will not get one.
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post #123 of 1727
8/12/11 at 5:10am
Hopefully we will see some news on the elite soon, and I hope they drop it in at $399.
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post #124 of 1727
8/12/11 at 8:19am
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I would like too see if they can do 3D checkerboard. If they can I will get one if not then I will not get one.

It probably can't. Very few can and there's very little reason for CEs to spend R&D funds on supporting a dying format.
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post #125 of 1727
8/12/11 at 2:19pm
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Originally Posted by David Susilo View Post

Yup! I still have my HD1, along with BDP-05, BDP-09, BDP-23, PS3 slim, and Oppo 93.
Regardless how slow it is, I like the HD1 the most because it's built like a tank (almost like BDP-09) AND I don't need the remote to do everything on the HD1.

Yeah it is definitely a tank! Mine matches my older Elite 84TSX receiver as well!
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post #126 of 1727
8/12/11 at 2:20pm
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Originally Posted by coltsfreak18 View Post

My bad. Can I rephrase that to "sticking with the HD1 would be a ridiculous decision." Heck, I've used my original ps3 and BDP-05 for forever. Also, I completely rescind my comment about the sharponeers being better; that was quite overboard.

No worries...I want to eventually replace the HD1 but as of now it is just stupid on my part to do that unless I am getting something just as reliable with a few more features.
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post #127 of 1727
8/12/11 at 2:21pm
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Originally Posted by AtDaBeach View Post

Hopefully we will see some news on the elite soon, and I hope they drop it in at $399.

$399 might be kind oif low for their Elite line, unless they are going to have 2 Elites like the past couple of years.
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post #128 of 1727
8/12/11 at 2:58pm
Wasn't the firs post saying 399 to 499? 499 is fine too, any higher than that no matter, just get an oppo.
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post #129 of 1727
8/13/11 at 7:30am
I think Pioneer should be able to add DTS HD Master Audio to the BDP-HD1's firmware. That's a lossless format and you don't know what you're missing without it!

I plan on paying $500 as soon as I read the new manual. Whether it's made by Pioneer or whether it's a rebadge with Pioneer's PQLS and supports SACD playback, as long as I can achieve 480i for SD DVD playback, I'll definitely pull the trigger as soon as the new player is released. It's just a matter of waiting and waiting and waiting.
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post #130 of 1727
8/13/11 at 3:54pm
Won't be released until around CEDIA.
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post #131 of 1727
8/13/11 at 4:07pm
So what are we looking at, Oct before it's on sale?
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post #132 of 1727
8/13/11 at 4:10pm
Yup
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post #133 of 1727
8/13/11 at 4:16pm
Cool. Looking forward to it.
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post #134 of 1727
8/14/11 at 7:30pm
What about the BDP-140 and BD-440? Will they be released anytime soon?
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post #135 of 1727
8/14/11 at 7:31pm
Don't know. I only have the info for the Elite series. However, usually they are all released at the same time.
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post #136 of 1727
8/14/11 at 8:03pm
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Originally Posted by Big C View Post

I think Pioneer should be able to add DTS HD Master Audio to the BDP-HD1's firmware. That's a lossless format and you don't know what you're missing without it!

I plan on paying $500 as soon as I read the new manual. Whether it's made by Pioneer or whether it's a rebadge with Pioneer's PQLS and supports SACD playback, as long as I can achieve 480i for SD DVD playback, I'll definitely pull the trigger as soon as the new player is released. It's just a matter of waiting and waiting and waiting.

The HD1 will never be able to decode internally DTS-HD MA, it is a hardware thing. The HD1 does not have the hardware or the processor power to do it. MA takes a lot of power. The HD1 can do True HD and uncompressed PCM, same thing as MA just gets there in a different way. The HD1 can however do the full core of DTS, which is not much different than the full MA!
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post #137 of 1727
8/15/11 at 2:58am
I did a search for "Pioneer Blu-ray Player CEDIA 2011" and I found this promising-sounding article! If this is true, then it looks like Pioneer might be somewhat returning to their glory days!
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post #138 of 1727
8/15/11 at 3:01am
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Originally Posted by David Susilo View Post

Don't know. I only have the info for the Elite series. However, usually they are all released at the same time.

Dave,do you know the exact model numbers of the new Elite Blu-ray player(s)?
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post #139 of 1727
8/15/11 at 1:20pm
sorry, can't say anything further at the moment. This will be my last post on this thread until the product is released.

ps: no, I don't work for Pioneer.
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post #140 of 1727
8/15/11 at 3:07pm
It would be nice to see Pioneer add some niche features that Oppo has neglected to, such as a Zune app for xbox/windows phone users and support for WMA lossless codec - and perhaps a nice DLNA interface. Just playing catch up might not be enough.

If its just a bunch of Pioneer specific features like PQLS and Elite TV handshaking, I think it might be a tough sell. I don't think Apple product control integration will get them that far with their target market, either. Plus these players will definitely have Cinavia builtin while the Oppo does not, another plus for the Oppo for enthusiasts.
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post #141 of 1727
8/15/11 at 3:10pm
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Originally Posted by David Susilo
sorry, can't say anything further at the moment. This will be my last post on this thread until the product is released.

ps: no, I don't work for Pioneer.
Thanks for what you passed along. Now we wait.
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post #142 of 1727
8/16/11 at 2:18pm
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Originally Posted by Big C View Post
I did a search for "Pioneer Blu-ray Player CEDIA 2011" and I found this promising-sounding article! If this is true, then it looks like Pioneer might be somewhat returning to their glory days!
These TV's will never be like the plasma Kuros! As far as their BD players someone posted a post from Chris Walker from Pioneer and stated that Sharp is not involved at all in their new 2011 lineup. That in itself sounds like a return to their glory days! Let's hope everything pans out.
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post #143 of 1727
8/16/11 at 2:23pm
Yep, I own the Pro141FD plasma and will use it a LONG time I'm sure. I keep waiting for something better to come out and each year I keep my Elite
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post #144 of 1727
8/16/11 at 2:57pm
will get fyi
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post #145 of 1727
8/17/11 at 5:39am
I've said this before. Pioneer's best SD DVD players came out in 2007 (the DV-48AV, DV-58AV, and the DV-400V. I understand that the 2008-2010 makeovers (the DV-49AV, DV-410V, and DV-420V) were built cheeper. However, the one thing they all had in common was that they used the MediaTek system-on-chip solution. This solution made the players responsive and gave them faster power-up and load times. It even provided a nice deinterlacing/upscaling solution as well! I've heard that MediaTek went Blu-ray a while ago while Pioneer was making players such as the BDP-05FD, BDP-09FD, BDP-23FD, BDP-51FD and the BDP-320. If Pioneer would do what Oppo did and recycle their best SD players and just add 3D Blu-ray and PQLS, you'd have real winners!
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post #146 of 1727
8/17/11 at 5:59am
Mediatek is also used by Yamaha.
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post #147 of 1727
8/17/11 at 6:36am
I think Pioneer's best SD DVD player was DV-59AVi. It plays DVD close to Blu-Ray quilty.
Just my input.
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post #148 of 1727
8/17/11 at 10:06am
Here is a little teaser before Cedia.

We will release all of the info about this and other players at Cedia on September 7th. Please do not call our customer service and ask them questions. They do not have any info yet..

Thanks,

Chris Walker

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post #149 of 1727
8/17/11 at 10:21am
Thanks Chris, that thing is gorgeous and I cannot wait.
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post #150 of 1727
8/17/11 at 11:06am
Thanks Chris. So it is going to be known as BDP-52FD here in the US
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