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Originally Posted by videoworx
I think Derb has proved his point here...for the same reason people won't ever bother looking at the PS3 as a home theatre solution, so will other people regard anything cheaper than $1000 to be nothing but a cheap plastic hunk o' junk - regardless of what the capabilities of the insides are.
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Not necessarily. A standalone and videogame machine are two different subtypes of movie players. Functionality wise they are quite a bit different; one only plays Blu-ray movies while the other one plays games, movies and has media center tasks. This affects how the player starts up, works, etc. Most people over at AVS claim that the standalones have a sharper picture than the PS3, too.
On the other hand, with Denon vs. Panasonic we are comparing two standalones, identical save for the case they are in. Now I have no problem with build quality, but I can't fathom why the 2500 costs twice as much aside from markup... If it was $699, that would make more sense, and would be a reasonable markup for build quality - especially when the player is cheaper to make in some ways! (no analog 2.0/5.1 and less outputs).