so much for that idea

[jayhawk75]

went in to my dealer expecting to pay for and take home my elite 1130 today. so much for that idea. it has been discontinued. none of the dealer's 7 were shipped. the new model replaceing is the 1140 no more separate reviever, bottom speakers not side mounts, same price upgrades to glass and other parts, by that time i wasnt listening but i think he said end of july shipping. ears perked when he said that they were comeing back out with the upgraded 61" plasma. i think model was 1540(?) he didnt know whether that had a separate reciever or side mount speakers. he said september shipping.

[Chris D]

Well, bummer that you didn't get your unit, but are you thining about the new stuff now?

[jayhawk75]

with a new model 61" coming out prior to xmas i will be looking in that direction. however without knowing what complete specs are along with size and weight. also to be honest i liked the concept of separate reciever and 1 wire to screen. the critical issue is current tv is dying fast and will i have to replace prior to pioneer getting product to dealers. i had waited 2 months for the 1130

[peterS]

the pioneer 42 and 50 are for sale
only the 50 has removable speakers
42 has true 16:9 ratio pixel structure (so i have heard)
its funny sitting next to the panasonic, lg and samsung how much better it looks
id go so far as saying the 50" is superior to last years at a much lower price obviousely

the elites will be 1080p's... i thought they were already out though?

edit*
looks like the 42 is not true 16:9 afterall

[peterS]

the 1080p elites are being displayed this week!