Sony 360 or Pioneer 320 - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Kage · 05-21-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by got rice

Thanks Kage...If this is the case, then it's a wrap. BDP 51fd it is. My main concern is with blu's, so the layer cahnge for DVD's is a non issue for me.

Can anyone verify this?

Layer change = DVDs
No layer change = Blu-ray

got rice · 05-21-2009, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Kage

Layer change = DVDs
No layer change = Blu-ray

Perfect... this really helped. thank you.

sheedoe · 05-21-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wafi

Woah! Sheedoe's been banned?

Not for long...

Sonny · 05-21-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sheedoe

Not for long...

What did you get banned for??? I got banned awhile back for "Sabotage" ( I thought the year was 1944 & we were in the middle of WW2)

I still have NO f-ing idea what exactly I sabotaged...

I guess the "power"

goes right to some peoples heads....Losers.
Now I will prolly get banned for good.....

NissanNSX · 05-21-2009, 04:48 PM

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got rice · 05-21-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by sheedoe

Not for long...

Glad to have you back.

sheedoe · 05-21-2009, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NissanNSX

Is that your setup?!

Yup

... Although I have reorganized a bit since that pic.

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Originally Posted by got rice

Glad to have you back.

Thanks!!

sheedoe · 05-21-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sonny

What did you get banned for??? I got banned awhile back for "Sabotage" ( I thought the year was 1944 & we were in the middle of WW2)

I still have NO f-ing idea what exactly I sabotaged...

I guess the "power"

goes right to some peoples heads....Losers.
Now I will prolly get banned for good.....

Well I had signed in from my friend's comp and one moderator thought I had multiple accounts. I think it was more about politics in this thread than the multiple accounts (which I didn't even have). A letter to head moderator cleared everything

.

wafi · 05-21-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sheedoe

Well I had signed in from my friend's comp and one moderator thought I had multiple accounts. I think it was more about politics in this thread than the multiple accounts (which I didn't even have). A letter to head moderator cleared everything

.

Politics here on the forums

gimme a break

I gotta be careful now else I'll end up at Blu-ray Gitmo!

Great to have you back Sheedoe!

sheedoe · 05-21-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by wafi

Politics here on the forums

gimme a break

I gotta be careful now else I'll end up at Blu-ray Gitmo!

Great to have you back Sheedoe!

lol...yea who'd expect! Despite a few, I'm glad there are still many fair and decent moderators out there. Anyway, thanks and sorry guys for disrupting this thread with my personal battle.

wafi · 05-26-2009, 01:27 PM

Just got myself a 320 yesterday!

Haven't had a chance to play with it. But the video options are pretty neat.

got rice · 05-26-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wafi

Just got myself a 320 yesterday!

Haven't had a chance to play with it. But the video options are pretty neat.

That's great, I'm glad to see you went with the 320. Let us know your thoughts. Look forward to your comments. I think I'm leaning towards this one as well.

Sonny · 05-26-2009, 03:57 PM

I also have the pio 320, & really am impressed with it. It's a very solid machine.

got rice · 05-26-2009, 04:41 PM

Asking for a fellow blu-rayer, can anyone verify whether the 320 offers bass management via analog outs?

thank you

robertc88 · 06-11-2009, 03:18 PM

Reading really good things with the Pioneer 320 lately on various forums, the latest was "joerod"'s assessment on avs forum. The guy has 15,000 posts and I'm not sure I was born yet when he started.

I figured it was going to take some time for exposure. I think it is $349 at Best Buy currently for those going the B&M store route.

got rice · 06-12-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by robertc88

Reading really good things with the Pioneer 320 lately on various forums, the latest was "joerod"'s assessment on avs forum. The guy has 15,000 posts and I'm not sure I was born yet when he started.

I figured it was going to take some time for exposure. I think it is $349 at Best Buy currently for those going the B&M store route.

I'll have to second this. I am very pleased with the Pioneer BDP-320. Compared to the Sony BDP 301 the 320's PQ is far superior. It has given new life to my Sony LCD. Although the load times are not as fast as most would like, it's not that bad. Typically a movie will load anywhere from 1min 30 secs to 2 min. from the time I press play to the studio intro.

DTS-MA out of the box, 2.0 profile with 1gb memory,7.1 pre outs, and firmware updates via ethernet are all the wonderful things about this BDP.

Anyone in the market, give this one a shot. you will not be disappointed.

robertc88 · 06-12-2009, 02:26 PM

Picked one up yesterday, Pioneer 320. Time will tell as I'll throw the kitchen sink at it especially over the weekend. Reading too many good things about it and it has me that curious to do so. Is it really that much better than the 51FD though? I know the difference in features between the two players but I asking primarily for PQ and AQ. If not, any money saved would go towards buying that many more BDs unless someone needs the extra features on the 320.

Kage · 06-13-2009, 06:09 AM

About two weeks I ordered the 320 at amazon.com and during this week it a couple of freezes and I ordered the JVC blu-ray player a few days ago.

Today, I shipped back the 320 to amazon.com due do the freeze ups that I was having and I also received the JVC blu-ray today. I will be returning the JVC on Monday, because the 320 that I returned had better pq in bd movies and in dvds. The JVC's pq had a softer look with somewhat washout colors, I also had a freeze up due to overheating due to no fan, and I thought that the bright blue undimmable led lights would not be a concern to me due to my lighting conditions, but there are. When I had the Panasonic DMP-BD60 a few months ago, it had better pq for blu-ray and dvd than the JVC.

I just reordered 320 again, but this time at 6ave.com and got in the low $300's with the 5% off coupon. I really like the 320, but my first one was defective from amazon due the way the packed it. I hope that the second unit is better.

robertc88 · 06-13-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kage

About two weeks I ordered the 320 at amazon.com and during this week it a couple of freezes and I ordered the JVC blu-ray player a few days ago.

Today, I shipped back the 320 to amazon.com due do the freeze ups that I was having and I also received the JVC blu-ray today. I will be returning the JVC on Monday, because the 320 that I returned had better pq in bd movies and in dvds. The JVC's pq had a softer look with somewhat washout colors, I also had a freeze up due to overheating due to no fan, and I thought that the bright blue undimmable led lights would not be a concern to me due to my lighting conditions, but there are. When I had the Panasonic DMP-BD60 a few months ago, it had better pq for blu-ray and dvd than the JVC.

I just reordered 320 again, but this time at 6ave.com and got in the low $300's with the 5% off coupon. I really like the 320, but my first one was defective from amazon due the way the packed it. I hope that the second unit is better.

I see you getting some heat on avsforum. I wouldn't be concerned and you probably aren't. I've been trying some players lately and it appears some start to malfunction just before return policy date or I find another one with better PQ and AQ with my display, etc.

It doesn't change the fact that I felt the specific player was good to begin with and I've posted results as I tested it. It is nice to see there are some pretty decent choices out there for one's buck at this point though in various price ranges.

One has to be comfortable, that is the important thing. Reading all these reviews and then opinions on forums tends to make some folks'd uncomfortable though with their initial impression and makes folks change their minds because the return policy limit approaches.

Thanks for sharing your experiences, much appreciated.

got rice · 06-13-2009, 08:15 PM

Kage,

If your going to test differences between brands, why don't you buy 2 or 3 at the same time. make a side by side comparison. Especially if you have no problems ordering something and sending it back so you can "test " to see if you like it or not.

It doesn't make any sense to order a 320 form Amazon send it back for a JVC, not like the JVC send it back to Amazon,and then buy the 320 from 6th ave. Thinking the 320 from 6th ave will be any different from the one from Amazon. If Amazon is going to be your ginneau pig for testing, then at least give them the courtesy of your business. B/S if you ask me.

05-21-2009, 04:48 PM	#25
NissanNSX Banned Member since:May 2009	... Last edited by Brain Sturgeon; 05-23-2009 at 07:12 PM. Reason: image spam

06-11-2009, 03:18 PM	#35
robertc88 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007	Reading really good things with the Pioneer 320 lately on various forums, the latest was "joerod"'s assessment on avs forum. The guy has 15,000 posts and I'm not sure I was born yet when he started. I figured it was going to take some time for exposure. I think it is $349 at Best Buy currently for those going the B&M store route. Last edited by robertc88; 06-11-2009 at 03:28 PM.

06-12-2009, 02:26 PM	#37
robertc88 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2007	Picked one up yesterday, Pioneer 320. Time will tell as I'll throw the kitchen sink at it especially over the weekend. Reading too many good things about it and it has me that curious to do so. Is it really that much better than the 51FD though? I know the difference in features between the two players but I asking primarily for PQ and AQ. If not, any money saved would go towards buying that many more BDs unless someone needs the extra features on the 320. Last edited by robertc88; 06-12-2009 at 02:31 PM.

06-13-2009, 08:15 PM	#40
got rice Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009	Kage, If your going to test differences between brands, why don't you buy 2 or 3 at the same time. make a side by side comparison. Especially if you have no problems ordering something and sending it back so you can "test " to see if you like it or not. It doesn't make any sense to order a 320 form Amazon send it back for a JVC, not like the JVC send it back to Amazon,and then buy the 320 from 6th ave. Thinking the 320 from 6th ave will be any different from the one from Amazon. If Amazon is going to be your ginneau pig for testing, then at least give them the courtesy of your business. B/S if you ask me. Last edited by got rice; 06-13-2009 at 11:03 PM. Reason: directed to Kage not Robertc88...sorry

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05-26-2009, 01:27 PM	#31
wafi Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:along the beltway Home Theater Gallery:26 Blu-ray collection:384 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:4	Just got myself a 320 yesterday! Haven't had a chance to play with it. But the video options are pretty neat.

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05-26-2009, 04:41 PM	#34
got rice Senior Member Member since:Jan 2009	Asking for a fellow blu-rayer, can anyone verify whether the 320 offers bass management via analog outs? thank you

06-13-2009, 06:09 AM	#38
Kage Expert Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:DFW, TX MA collection:- iTunes collection:- Trading Score:174	About two weeks I ordered the 320 at amazon.com and during this week it a couple of freezes and I ordered the JVC blu-ray player a few days ago. Today, I shipped back the 320 to amazon.com due do the freeze ups that I was having and I also received the JVC blu-ray today. I will be returning the JVC on Monday, because the 320 that I returned had better pq in bd movies and in dvds. The JVC's pq had a softer look with somewhat washout colors, I also had a freeze up due to overheating due to no fan, and I thought that the bright blue undimmable led lights would not be a concern to me due to my lighting conditions, but there are. When I had the Panasonic DMP-BD60 a few months ago, it had better pq for blu-ray and dvd than the JVC. I just reordered 320 again, but this time at 6ave.com and got in the low $300's with the 5% off coupon. I really like the 320, but my first one was defective from amazon due the way the packed it. I hope that the second unit is better.

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