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05-30-2008, 06:37 AM
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="BDP-51FD" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/05/pioneer-blu-ray-disc-player-bdp-51fd.jpg" /><br /></div>
While most consumer electronics companies choose to unveil new products at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/ces2008/">CES</a>, Pioneer prefers to buck the trend and pick a day that it can keep all to itself. The other trend <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/pioneer/">Pioneer</a> isn't following with these new players is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bdlive">BD-Live</a>, 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 <span style="font-style: italic;">eject from off</span> times and 22-second disc load times. The BDP-51FD will set you back $599 -- almost half as much as <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/19/pioneer-bdp-95fd-review/">Pioneer's previous model</a> -- while the Elite BDP-05FD will demand $799. The latter will net you a longer warranty, gold connectors, a superior video decoder, nicer fit / finish and an upgraded front face plate complete with capacitance touch keys. If you're the type that prefers quality and could care less about interactive features, either unit will likely satisfy -- otherwise, we'd keep hunting. More pictures and the full release after the break.<br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pioneer introduces Elite BDP-05FD / BDP-51FD Blu-ray players</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1188493/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="BDP-51FD" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/05/pioneer-blu-ray-disc-player-bdp-51fd.jpg" /><br /></div>
While most consumer electronics companies choose to unveil new products at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/ces2008/">CES</a>, Pioneer prefers to buck the trend and pick a day that it can keep all to itself. The other trend <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/pioneer/">Pioneer</a> isn't following with these new players is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bdlive">BD-Live</a>, 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 <span style="font-style: italic;">eject from off</span> times and 22-second disc load times. The BDP-51FD will set you back $599 -- almost half as much as <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/19/pioneer-bdp-95fd-review/">Pioneer's previous model</a> -- while the Elite BDP-05FD will demand $799. The latter will net you a longer warranty, gold connectors, a superior video decoder, nicer fit / finish and an upgraded front face plate complete with capacitance touch keys. If you're the type that prefers quality and could care less about interactive features, either unit will likely satisfy -- otherwise, we'd keep hunting. More pictures and the full release after the break.<br /></div><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Pioneer introduces Elite BDP-05FD / BDP-51FD Blu-ray players</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1188493/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/07/pioneer-introduces-elite-bdp-05fd-bdp-51fd-blu-ray-players/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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