pioneer vs. panasonic blu-ray player

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I have been waiting for the new panny blu-ray to replace the bd-55 because I need the 7.1 analog out -puts for my older reciever.

I noticed that best-buy has the pioneer bdp-51fd 7.1 analog out-put on sale this week for $399 about the same as the expected panny.

So in your opinion is the pioneer the better player or should I wait for the panny or are they about the same.

thanks in advance for any input