add me as sony bdp-s350 owner

thinking of upgrading my blu ray player from sony bdp 350 to pioneer bdp 51 fd or panny bd 35/55 ( btw i'm using panny plasma tv)
question is......is the profile is really important? 1.1. 2.0. bd live etc.
my style...put in the cd and enjoy the movie.use remote to start and stop only.
pioneer is much better than sony in terms of pq and aq. seen already
ht kaki can try to quote me (pm) price for panny bd player please?

I know it will not be a easy decesion.
btw does the profile really important?
i do not think that extra features like playing game or director commentary important for me.
i only need a good av experience and will not miss any scene in the movie, be it profile 2 or profile 1.1.
well sifu do you think that i will miss any scene in the movie by using profile 1.1 instead of profile 2.0.
that pioneer picture quality really keng and the sound as well...btw i'm using onkyo 606 avr.
hope to get feed back from friends from lyn.

Thank you for the feed back.I'm going to get pioneer 51 fd, since i just want to enjoy the picture with good audio.Tested both sony 350 and pioneer 51 with same set up at desa lowyat.for me, pioneer was the clear winner.
i still miss my denon dvd 1940....for sound quality.. he he.
the reason i ask about this profile because the s/a in desa have no clue about that.

ps3 vs sony 350.
picture quality.....350 slightly better.
sound quality.......350 much better.

btw, i going to let go my 2 months old sony bdp 350 ( foc- qed performance coaxial cable and supra lorad power cable) at rm 1500 after new year.intrested..pls pm me.

1.5m with euro plug.

Aiman, you're the man.BTW the guy in Sony Centre did the demo for me.
Dunno about PCM , bitstream. He just asked me to watch and listen only.
I'm still newbie laa in home theater.
Good nite guys.....time to sleep.

1 year warranty from sony malaysia (will provide proof of purchase).
by jan 2009 still got 10 months warranty.
pioneer bdp 51 cheapest price is rm 2180.

yeap, after new year coz i'm still in india right now.
will be back on 30th dec 2008.
just pm me if you interested.

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Added on December 21, 2008, 2:21 pmbranded power cord to player not much different.i tried b4 with audioquest nrg and other power cable, supra,merlin,wireworld.
good hdmi cable will give some improvement.
power cable on avr will give some improvement improvement.
my 2 kupang.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Dec 21 2008, 02:21 PM

Please add me as Pioneer 51 FD user.
It was the second unit from Desa Lowyat coz the first one kong within 4 days (no response and my disc still inside the player).sob...sob..
Upgraded the firmware (not profile) to 2.01 by using the disc ( Got from Glau).
Loading,play, eject etc.....still slow even after upgrade the firmware but i'm really happy with the picture and sound.
Replaced my avr from Onkyo 606 to Pioneer lx 60. The installer reposition my existing speakers.Tuned the system with spl meter.
Now i'm very happy with my system, dialogue is clear, good ambiance sound from front speaker, clear sound from rear speaker.Bass still good to my ears
Next upgrade will be kuro.

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Added on January 12, 2009, 7:05 pmrobin,
i suggest you to get animation movie from pixar studio like cars, ratatolie (dunno how to spell) for picture quality.
my wife and kid really like to watch these stuff.
blu ray is ver additive, who says?.......ht kaki (our sifu)...

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Jan 12 2009, 07:05 PM

panny 35 available here already? i guess the price should be more than rm 2k.to say wich one better is quite difficult unless i manage to do the comparison by using same set up.
Well it could be manufacturer defects, otherwise it would not kong in 4 days of normal usage.
Thing that i like about 51 fd is audio quality. picturewise not much different from my previous sony 350.
Just called my installer and inform him about my intention of getting kuro.

although pioneer definitely made some strides in its video performance, this player is a step back in basic operability and speed compared with other recent entries in the market.
---------i agree with this...51 fd very slow in every aspect

combined with the BDP-51FDs BD-live incompatibility, this isn't a player I can recommend given the state of the market today, in spite of it's strengths in other areas of performance."
----------i do not need bd live since i just put the cd end enjoy blu ray experience only(pq/aq)

it failed 2:2 HD test. BD35/BD55 passed all the tests.
---------dunno about this test.as long as good to my ears/eyes enough maa.

my pioneer avs lx -60 do the decoding job, i don't think 51 fd able do to onboard decoding on dts-ma.

btw i would like to own panny bdp 35 but it is still not available here.kenot wait anymore so i just get myself pioneer 51 fd. no regret so far.

my 2 cents.

This post has been edited by gatevalve: Jan 12 2009, 11:54 PM

robin,
you should try on bd to enjoy the full benefits of hd.but i will get ahem version dvd should the title still not available in blu ray format also i think bd is still expensive so i prefer to rent only.
i don't think it would be problem to used dvd on blu ray player.
lens is to read only unless it got scratch then different story laa.
i got those avr pioneer lx 60 at very special price rm3.7 (one time offer only coz kindda take it or leave it)
well robin, i got so many things to upgrade in my mind.....kuro, kef iq series with velodyne sub and sonus faber speaker for my hifi.

you can pm me for the detail of my new snake pit...

haiya.....new bd line up very poisoning.
robin,
my new snake pit is av designs, rohas perkasa, jalan p ramlee.
anyway still go and snaking other snake pit like tong lee, desa, acoustique solution, cmy. it all depend on what i'm going to buy or look see, look see only.
those snake pit are good for me coz noboday push me to buy anything.
sometimes just sit down and talk,talk only.
i'm not going to promote any shop overhere just a matter of preference only.

yeah, no problem as long as you got the budget.
btw, i'm going back to india on 26 feb 2008 for one month..... will be back a month after.
so you can pm me , should you need my assistance or want to go to my snake pit. can help you to kawtim.

no more sony bdp 350, now pioneer bdp- 51fd owner

should be fd 51 not lx one.good offer i got mine at rm 2150 from desa lowyat 3 months back.ask for free dvd movie.