Pioneer Blu-Ray player - Too expensive for what you get? - Blu-ray Forum

Blu-Light · 10-21-2006, 10:47 PM

This was (is) my top choice for a player. I am not interested in it because of the name, the expensive price but the media playback capability. I like the ability to playback my DVD collection via the network. The interface looks pretty good from what I have seen so far (though it appears to lack DVD coverart etc.)

People seem more concerned with advanced audio playback then they did with a feature such as network media playback etc.

hmurchison · 10-21-2006, 11:52 PM

Buy it.

Let's be honest people paid $1500 for Pioneer Elite Universal Players and loved them. The Pioneer is the only unit shipping this year with support for Networking which will tie into BD-Live and offer future update able content. It's certainly worth $200 more than the panasonic unit IMO.

Josh · 10-22-2006, 01:35 PM

The Pioneer will not allow you to connect with the Internet, and thus no BD-Live.

Blu-Light · 10-22-2006, 02:33 PM

I'm not really that concerned with internet connectivity and BD-Live features. I just want to be able to get access to my library of DVDs and songs etc.

JTK · 10-22-2006, 02:43 PM

Who says you have to pay MSRP for any of this stuff?

Jodi · 10-22-2006, 03:19 PM

I say, "go for it!"
You can't go wrong with Pioneer Elite.
Once I had their DV-09 Reference DVD/CD player (seven or eight years ago), and for it's time, the progressive scan performance was gorgeous! The sound was spectacular (especially it's DTS).
Right now, I own a Pio Elite A/V receiver which is a great sounding component.
This first Blu-Ray player from Pio Elite sounds like (and looks like) it's going to be an instant classic for hardcore videophiles/audiophiles.

Jodi

Psiweaver · 10-25-2006, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTK

Who says you have to pay MSRP for any of this stuff?

Who says you'll find a dealer willing to sell a hot product like the pioneer elite blu-ray player for less than msrp.

PurpleAardvark · 10-28-2006, 04:09 AM

Can be done my friend they just don't let us talk about it. Woops. I am waiting for one of these things. Forget the sony player.

Ascended_Saiyan · 10-28-2006, 12:42 PM

I'm going to put my review of the 3 Blu-ray players against each other on 2 different TVs (Sony 40" XBR3 and Pioneer Elite 50" 1080p displays) tonight! I'm even going to throw in the HD-XA1 in this. Are you ready?

JTK · 10-28-2006, 03:48 PM

Starting to see some (finally) really good word of mouth starting to crop up here and there on this thing.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=3165

I made a reference to one example in this thread.

Ascended_Saiyan · 10-29-2006, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I'm going to put my review of the 3 Blu-ray players against each other on 2 different TVs (Sony 40" XBR3 and Pioneer Elite 50" 1080p displays) tonight! I'm even going to throw in the HD-XA1 in this. Are you ready?

Sorry, I didn't get a chance to review all the players on both HDTVs (too busy). Hopefully I will be able to do it by Tuesday.

PurpleAardvark · 10-30-2006, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTK

Starting to see some (finally) really good word of mouth starting to crop up here and there on this thing.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=3165

I made a reference to one example in this thread.

If you are talking about the price tag, after seeing the price on that Deneon, upconverting player $2500 for a scratch and dent, $1300-$1500 isn't that bad.

ProvenFlipper · 10-30-2006, 02:29 AM

Just saw this player today at Tweeter, running on the PRO-FHD1. Didn't exactly blow me away, as the content wasn't any better than what I've seen before. The clips that were on the demo disk did look great, but wouldn't be enough to push me into dropping $10k for the combo. The Panasonic player right next to it looked great as well. I think the differences in PQ between all of the players is miniscule at best and the Pioneer/Sony/Panasonic players will probably all look close to the same.

10-21-2006, 10:47 PM	#1
Blu-Light Expert Member Member since:Oct 2006	Pioneer Blu-Ray player - Too expensive for what you get? This was (is) my top choice for a player. I am not interested in it because of the name, the expensive price but the media playback capability. I like the ability to playback my DVD collection via the network. The interface looks pretty good from what I have seen so far (though it appears to lack DVD coverart etc.) People seem more concerned with advanced audio playback then they did with a feature such as network media playback etc.

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10-21-2006, 11:52 PM	#2
hmurchison Banned Member since:Aug 2004 Location:Seaattle	Buy it. Let's be honest people paid $1500 for Pioneer Elite Universal Players and loved them. The Pioneer is the only unit shipping this year with support for Networking which will tie into BD-Live and offer future update able content. It's certainly worth $200 more than the panasonic unit IMO.

10-22-2006, 01:35 PM	#3
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	The Pioneer will not allow you to connect with the Internet, and thus no BD-Live.

10-22-2006, 02:33 PM	#4
Blu-Light Expert Member Member since:Oct 2006	I'm not really that concerned with internet connectivity and BD-Live features. I just want to be able to get access to my library of DVDs and songs etc.

10-22-2006, 02:43 PM	#5
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Who says you have to pay MSRP for any of this stuff?

10-22-2006, 03:19 PM	#6
Jodi Power Member Member since:Jan 2006	I say, "go for it!" You can't go wrong with Pioneer Elite. Once I had their DV-09 Reference DVD/CD player (seven or eight years ago), and for it's time, the progressive scan performance was gorgeous! The sound was spectacular (especially it's DTS). Right now, I own a Pio Elite A/V receiver which is a great sounding component. This first Blu-Ray player from Pio Elite sounds like (and looks like) it's going to be an instant classic for hardcore videophiles/audiophiles. Jodi

10-28-2006, 04:09 AM	#8
PurpleAardvark Active Member Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Cross Plains, WI	Can be done my friend they just don't let us talk about it. Woops. I am waiting for one of these things. Forget the sony player.

10-28-2006, 12:42 PM	#9
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	I'm going to put my review of the 3 Blu-ray players against each other on 2 different TVs (Sony 40" XBR3 and Pioneer Elite 50" 1080p displays) tonight! I'm even going to throw in the HD-XA1 in this. Are you ready?

10-28-2006, 03:48 PM	#10
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Starting to see some (finally) really good word of mouth starting to crop up here and there on this thing. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=3165 I made a reference to one example in this thread.

10-30-2006, 02:29 AM	#13
ProvenFlipper Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:332 Blu-ray collection:898 Trading Score:1	Just saw this player today at Tweeter, running on the PRO-FHD1. Didn't exactly blow me away, as the content wasn't any better than what I've seen before. The clips that were on the demo disk did look great, but wouldn't be enough to push me into dropping $10k for the combo. The Panasonic player right next to it looked great as well. I think the differences in PQ between all of the players is miniscule at best and the Pioneer/Sony/Panasonic players will probably all look close to the same.

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