Was emailing them as i haven made up my mind yet... Even until now i have not committed anything as i wanna do my research further At the end of the day, this is still my first set of HT hehe

well.....i have bought a standalone bd player after i got the dvico.

i think there are some benefit to get separate units....

dam right!

speaking of display in HT, this tagline by Blu Ray association (i think its them who came up with this) is quite true as well..

"Without Blu Ray, your HDTV is JUST a TV"

but it is a TV.. unless you gonna download blu-ray signales into your brain directly you still need your eyes to look at the TV right?

no one denies that it is a tv or display, depends on how you perceive it.

think the idea of the tagline means that it wont utilize its full potential without blu ray.

thought that message is obvious enough.

not really, it's just a BD centric/biased message, anything other hi-def video media with 720p or 1080p or even computer source at XGA or more, would also have made a HDTV display feel more than just a TV... think about it..

HD satellite/cable broadcast with the ability to watch HDTV 24/7 would be more important than singlular event blu-ray discs..

and these hi-def media is available due to...?

isnt the HD sat/ca broadcast still limited to 720p?

I agree that the PQ of high def videos (720p) and above is a beauty.

I started with Dvd, and after i watched my first 720p movie, i became addicted and started to download 720p movies..

I've yet to view a true 1080p on my LCD yet

these hi-def media is made available due to broadcast channels way before there is such a thing called BD la..

err.. HD standard and TVs with resolutions above NTSC/PAL (EDTVs and later HDTVs) came out years before blu-ray... so I think it's BS to think blu-ray made HDTV..

why limited to 720p?.. they first came out in 1080i.....

think they're just saying that blu ray bring the most of the HDTV.

by the way, you guys get HD TV broadcast nowadays?

no we don't (and I'm sure you are fully aware about that..malaysia don't have HD broadcast ) but I'm sure that tagline which you mention from BD association isn't born from malaysia right?
most likely was coined in a country like USA where there is HDTV broadcast since 1998-99.. and where BD isn't the only source of HD materials.. while competing with video on demand and the likes..

anyway, your place got sky HD rite?.. how's the broadcast.. nice ar? 24/7 is HD rez? in 720p or 1080i? surely dem nice... switch on tv already HD..

This post has been edited by ar188: Aug 6 2009, 05:59 PM

Just tested the BDP-52,
on first looks, the picture depth is fantastic, sound is excellent
Colours too red and blacks too dark, dealer said not calibrated and tuned to the HD ready projector

Seems funny, he ask me to take the cheapest, sony 350 or the higher end 71 or wait for 72, dont go in the middle, ( rely dont understand wat he meant, said 52 is good but not worth the price,
didn't mention about Pana 60 oso

This post has been edited by moomoos: Aug 7 2009, 01:15 AM

should take the BD60 with you and replace the BDP52 in the setup to see any visual improvement on the more expensive pioneer..

After I updated my BD35 to firmware 2.0, it load discs significantly faster now. Almost as fast as the PS3.

waa good news... looking fwd for BD60/80 firmware 2.0

I haven't update mine since the day I got it

precisely, tapi mana dapat BD-60, dealer not selling le,
only selling pioneer, dont have Sony for comparison.

Any forumers compared b4, is pioneer 52 vs pana 60 / sony 350 really worth the extra $$
i know BD60 very good as i saw it at the Pana booth in KLAV, tapi no side by side compare le
thank you,
the funny thing also is the pana guy say if really quality go for pioneer 71(he himself oso using 71, that is b4 BD-60 available in market)

This post has been edited by moomoos: Aug 7 2009, 09:21 AM

Me not keen into Pioneer 71BDP.FYI,i got few member have this higher model Pioneer 71 BDP,cannot play T2 Skynet Edition even software updated.
Sori for not offended thos Pioneer kaki.

woi woi woi.... sure boh? i know 1 case and it's the LX91 not 71 leh.... u sure u not kap siao boh?

anyways, i just received my skynet edition, will test on my 52 tonite.