Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player (June 2008 review link)

[crackinhedz]

"Since I couldn't switch "on the fly," I had to rely on my audio memory to compare the two approaches. From what I could tell, the bass was a hair tighter utilizing bitstream, but the differences were subtle."

"Comparing the BD50's bitstream and PCM outputs versus the PS3 revealed a wider disparity."

"The internal decoding of the BD50 was also a slight improvement over the PS3, but I needed further clarification."

so he first states BD50 internal decoding vs bitstream, "differences were subtle".

BD50 internal decoding vs PS3 internal decoding was a "slight improvement"...yet BD50 bitstream vs PS3 revealed a "wide disparity" backed up with a comparison using HD-DVD material.

Gotta love it.