Pioneer has always made pricey stuff...it's called ELITE.
Wow...this is amazing, you throw a headline like that out there and then in the story you write: "Pioneer promises to launch Blu-ray players for both more and less than its current $999 BDP-95FD."
If Bluray stays at a high price, nobody will buy it. Why would they continue to keep the price inflated?
Already, Amazon has two for one deals on Bluray media. It's a matter of time before hardware manufacturers lower the price of hardware. I remember $700 DVD players. I remember $600 VHS players. Give it a break already. I see a $99 Bluray player in 2009.
Pioneer Elite has never gone after the lower-priced seeking consumer. Pioneer Elite are among the best products you can buy, inside and out. Where cheaper machines might use plastic, Pioneer might use metals, many differences. I have owned Pioneer Elite receivers before and they are the best in my opinion. They're not going to tarnigh their good name for a cheapo player.
As for the comment by Gus, that's really funny. If you know how business works, you know that there is more profit in quantity, and blu-ray players are not going to go up in price just because Blu wins the war. That's not clear thinking at all. They want the market flooded with blu-ray players, so your friends and neighbors dip in. There's no way prices are going to rise. Players by Denon and Pioneer Elite will always be higher priced and will always be the best.
As for the comment by Gus, that's really funny. If you know how business works, you know that there is more profit in quantity, and blu-ray players are not going to go up in price just because Blu wins the war. That's not clear thinking at all. They want the market flooded with blu-ray players, so your friends and neighbors dip in. There's no way prices are going to rise. Players by Denon and Pioneer Elite will always be higher priced and will always be the best."
That's an interesting observation considering the price of the least expensive player just increased from 299 to 399.
"Pioneer Elite are among the best products you can buy, inside and out."
I wouldn't go that far. While it is true, Pioneer Elite products are higher end, but they are not the best products you can buy, not by a long shot. You may be able to say that they are some of the best you can buy for the average to mid-average consumer. Pioneer Elite is nothing compared to companies in the high-end to the super high-end, like: Anthem, Krell, NAD, Mark Levinson, Bryston, Runco, Brunco, ect...
Their Elite TVs have always been known as some of the best, I will give you that. Their receivers have made great strides, but about 5 ago, people in the know with HT wouldn't have really considered a Pioneer (Elite or not) for their system. Now they are an option, but Denon, marantz and Onkyo to name the main ones are up there and it is more personal preference as to amp sounds and features you are looking for. As for their DVDs, their optics have always been known to be top notch, but as of lately other companies have put out DVD players that are better for the money, like Denon or better yet... the Oppo
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Pioneer has always made pricey stuff...it's called ELITE.
Wow...this is amazing, you throw a headline like that out there and then in the story you write:
"Pioneer promises to launch Blu-ray players for both more and less than its current $999 BDP-95FD."
If Bluray stays at a high price, nobody will buy it. Why would they continue to keep the price inflated?
Already, Amazon has two for one deals on Bluray media. It's a matter of time before hardware manufacturers lower the price of hardware. I remember $700 DVD players. I remember $600 VHS players. Give it a break already. I see a $99 Bluray player in 2009.
you realize that this is 2008 right, not 2009?
Pioneer Elite has never gone after the lower-priced seeking consumer. Pioneer Elite are among the best products you can buy, inside and out. Where cheaper machines might use plastic, Pioneer might use metals, many differences. I have owned Pioneer Elite receivers before and they are the best in my opinion. They're not going to tarnigh their good name for a cheapo player.
As for the comment by Gus, that's really funny. If you know how business works, you know that there is more profit in quantity, and blu-ray players are not going to go up in price just because Blu wins the war. That's not clear thinking at all. They want the market flooded with blu-ray players, so your friends and neighbors dip in. There's no way prices are going to rise. Players by Denon and Pioneer Elite will always be higher priced and will always be the best.
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@ Jan 5th 2008 6:39PM
As for the comment by Gus, that's really funny. If you know how business works, you know that there is more profit in quantity, and blu-ray players are not going to go up in price just because Blu wins the war. That's not clear thinking at all. They want the market flooded with blu-ray players, so your friends and neighbors dip in. There's no way prices are going to rise. Players by Denon and Pioneer Elite will always be higher priced and will always be the best."
That's an interesting observation considering the price of the least expensive player just increased from 299 to 399.
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"Pioneer Elite are among the best products you can buy, inside and out."
I wouldn't go that far. While it is true, Pioneer Elite products are higher end, but they are not the best products you can buy, not by a long shot. You may be able to say that they are some of the best you can buy for the average to mid-average consumer. Pioneer Elite is nothing compared to companies in the high-end to the super high-end, like: Anthem, Krell, NAD, Mark Levinson, Bryston, Runco, Brunco, ect...
Their Elite TVs have always been known as some of the best, I will give you that. Their receivers have made great strides, but about 5 ago, people in the know with HT wouldn't have really considered a Pioneer (Elite or not) for their system. Now they are an option, but Denon, marantz and Onkyo to name the main ones are up there and it is more personal preference as to amp sounds and features you are looking for. As for their DVDs, their optics have always been known to be top notch, but as of lately other companies have put out DVD players that are better for the money, like Denon or better yet... the Oppo