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A source tells us that in May, Pioneer will announce two new Blu-ray players, including the Elite BDP-05FD you see above. Surprisingly, they won't be Profile 2.0, just 1.1 (so PIP but no Ethernet), but they will have some other talents:
• Internal decoding of all high-res audio formats • 8-bit to 12-bit Deep Color conversion • Picture control suite with nine new video adjustments, including four video noise reduction enhancements for customers seeking a more customized picture.There's no word on pricing yet, or if it includes features like audio codec bitstreaming, but we're trying to find out more. Thanks Tipster X!
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Wow, Pioneer has managed to make every component they have ever built look exactly the same. If you put this in your component rack with a Pioneer cassette player, it would look like you bought them both yesterday.
"they won't be Profile 2.0, just 1.1"
If this turns out to be accurate, I am dumbfounded. Not that the 2.0 features are all that dramatically important, but how could a 2008 "Elite" product be released missing such features?
* still lovin' my PS3 *
I wonder if anyone actually chose other Blu ray players over the PS3; it just seems so stupid other companies aren't even trying to give what Blu ray is suppose to do (BD 2.0, DTS HD master audio, firmware upgrades, etc.)
@daftrok: Agreed. I think if other BD player manufactures are going to compete with the PS3, they are going to have to have way lower prices. The PS3 is a nice machine for $400.
what?! no 2.0 or usb?!!!! pioneer elite is suppose
to be the top of the line big bucks item.
well this just rumors flying around, maybe
there are different priced of players.
low end to high.
Looks like it is about 4" too thick.
I wish more things were slot loading.
It may not be 2.0 yet, but I'm sure it'll get an upgrade eventually, but I agree with others in that I'm lovin' my PS3.
Profile 1.1? What gives? I don't see why anyone would deliver an unfinished products to consumers. Where's profile 2.0 Pioneer?
Agreed. I'll wait until Pioneer and Denon start making 2.0 BR players before I buy one. Not that 2.0 features are essential but Hollywood studios are still releasing what I would consider 1.0 BRs.
When they start releasing all movies in DTS HD or DD HD 1080p, uncut etc - then I'll start replacing my DVDs. I'm not going to rebuy a bunch of DVDs only to want the "ultimate BR" release 6 months later.
Whoops - -I meant DTS MA
So what you are saying here is that the format that STILL doesn't have their shit together won. NICE!
@robinandtami: If by format you mean manufacturer using that format. BD 2.0 exists, Pioneer just isn't employing it.
Profile 2.0 = Just another way studios can push shitty ads and endless, unwanted movie trailers into your living room. Profile 1.1 is fine with me...Just deliver it for $200 or less.
They spelt l33t wrong.
@jackfrost132: It isn't going to upgrade to BD-Live/Profile 2.0 without an Ethernet port.
It's not Spec 2.0 compliant, but U can be sure the software rewrite they're doing instead is management ego compliant.
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