Thread: Pioneer introduces Elite BDP-05FD / BDP-51FD Blu-ray players

While most consumer electronics companies choose to unveil new products at
CES

, Pioneer prefers to buck the trend and pick a day that it can keep all to itself. The other trend
Pioneer


isn't following with these new players is
BD-Live


, as neither the new Elite Blu-ray player nor the outfit's first non-Elite player features the latest interactive features. Instead, it's choosing to focus on picture and sound quality, as both Summer-bound decks will internally decode every next-gen multi-channel lossless codec (DTS-HD with firmware update) or bitstream any of them to your AVR. The other new focus is speed, as Pioneer seems confident that both players will be some of the fastest in the industry, boasting 15-second eject from off times and 22-second disc load times. The BDP-51FD will set you back $599 -- almost half as much as
Pioneer's previous model


-- while the Elite BDP-05FD will demand $799.

Pioneer introduces Elite BDP-05FD / BDP-51FD Blu-ray players - Engadget HD

Pioneer's pricing isn't as stratospheric as expected. However, they, Denon, Philips, etc. all need to be pimp slapped for this profile 1.1 crap. Profile 1.1 had a short window. It's over. It's BD-Live's time to shine--period.