Pioneer BDP-05FD hdmi handshake issues

This BD thing has been the biggest pain/format,I've ever encountered. Part of the problem is the discs themselves. It seems you can have the latest firmware and 2 weeks later a new disc won't play. I actually have 3 BD players and a HD-DVD player.---Which reminds me of the old Chinese saying: Man with a god watch always knows what time it is--Man with 2 watches is never quite sure. (Confucious)

great analogy Avguygeorge, seems I obsessed myself into the cutting edge of confusion.
Everything about bluray is still a bit glitchy, gone to market to soon, and Ive always been a denon guy, pioneer is different
Watched Natl treasure2 on bluray last night and today got DirectTVHD hooked up where Im watching the same movie right now onthe 60" pio151 and it is the same image quality, 1080i outstanding, but 30 minutes in I am already taking the HD for granted. Wait no Im not, wow this TV is something.
The bluray player should be even better if I can get past this glitch.

Thankyou Cruz123, I asked the question on AVSforum last night, they were very helpful;
sounds like an output priorty issue due to running both component and hdmi into the 151. Will unplug and try and reboot.

I also had issues doing hdmi to the receiver and component to the tv which was to the older crt mits I owned.
If you look around there isn't much dif. in video quality between the good players. This is in the opinion of a respected member at avs. /mine,2.
I tried to get the Panny 35--or the 55 but they are both discontinued---there is a new series coming soon.
Last night I watched "The Craft" from my dvr. That pq was as good as anything I have ever seen. HD quality differs and once in a while it is superb;esp. on a great display.

Yes quality does differ lots, currently find my viewing driven by picture quality rather than content. Water is fascinating on the 151, you can see down into it. Apparently Rambo3 is supposed to be outstanding on bluray, if I can sit thru it again I will watch for the effects.

Maybe part of the problem is I am going directly from the 05 to the plasma for video, skipping the receiver, then sending audio ou thru the analogues to my multichannel cj pre/amp.
I purchased the 05 with the intent of using its dac and analagoes out. Alternatively I have the denon 5900 and 5803AVR setup with dvi to my sony crt for 1080i( which now is matched by DTV-HD). Currently using the 5803 to power 16 ceiling speakers (8"NHT), but I may use the 5803 as pre-preamp.

Don't you guys lose something routing hdmi thru receiver first?

Bob