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one only plays Blu-ray movies while the other one plays games, movies and has media center tasks.
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The Pioneer models have media centers built into them, and there are plenty of games offered on Blu-Ray discs.
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Most people over at AVS claim that the standalones have a sharper picture than the PS3, too.
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Arguable, and probably a placebo effect.
Again, the Denon costs more, because they can get away with it. For the same reason Bang & Olufsen get away with rebranding Samsung TVs and marking them up 1000 percent. And the same reason Cadillac takes a Saab 9-5, adds some plastic, calls it the STS, and marks it up another $10,000.