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Is it profile 2.0? Does it play HD DVDs too?
no, its profile 1.0.
and it will not play HD-DVD's. if it did it'd be called a combo player.
and even so.....HD-DVD is dead, remember
Why the hell would anyone buy a profile 1.0 player!
@Jon
Wow, way to take something really serious. I do believe Peter was joking. Since this player seems to have all the other bells and whistles. So he was hoping it was 2.0 profile and threw in HD DVD playback as a joke. I do believe we all know HD DVD is dead. It's not like Engadget has been slow at getting that out. So thanks for the reminder (agian). The only people that really need being reminded are Truth Teller and Nfinity. They'll be here in a sec (or should be), so you can explain that to them when they arrive.
You might as well have asked "Does it play Doom?"
Peter,
Because they don't care about PIP or Internet enabled interactive features.
Some just want to watch the movies in the best PQ and AQ.
@Ben
Hogwash. It is because they are lazy. To release a crippled player today that is not profile 2.0, is just stupid and there is just no excuse. Even if you won't use the features, and I won't either, you should be releasing a player that is up to date. Especially since the BDA got their act together and finished the spec to finally get it to where HD-DVD was from day one. Besides, why even bother updating the spec if all that matters is watching the movie. Someoc the additions in lured in profile 2.0 are really a must in today world of media, like Ethernet for firmware and updates alone and the larger amount of ram and pfesistant memory for smooth playback and somewhere to put the updates. The others are just gravy that some will use.
I would love to get a high end BD player from Pioneer, loved my Pioneer Elite DVD player, but anything but a profile 2.0 player is unacceptable. I will wait a little longer for my high end BDA player and just stick with the non-crippled Panasonic DPM-BD50.
Zargon,
There is no profile 2.0 player, not even the PS3 has been upgraded to 2.0.
As for being profile 1.1, it only enables PIP. I can see why some would choose to buy now, rather than wait for that single feature.
Overall I agree, I'd wait 'til a 2.0 player is released later this year before paying this kind of money for a Blu-ray player.
No it won't play HD-DVDs, but too it won't play LaserDisc either. Come on, Pioneer, a proper Elite player should at least include LD playback, shouldn't it? LD, even with its slack limited support, did last two decades before being replaced by DVD, unlike HD-DVD which lasted only two years.
Pioneer Elite LD/CD/DVD/BD player - what a one-grand dream!
Not true, the player he cited is 2.0 but it is a european edition.