Yeah it feels like it right? But really it has been three years since it came out in 2009 and it follows the trend.
CDJ-1000 came out in 2001
Discontinued in 2003 when the MK2 came out
MK2 discontinued in 2006 when the MK3 came out
MK3 discontinued in 2009 and replaced with CDJ-2000
now here we are in 2012
Maybe your right, but I would like to see a more affordable CDJ option from pioneer, and the CDJ-200 is rather out-dated. I think whats most interesting here is the development of rekordbox…
Can’t believe it was 3 years ago, time really does fly
I still think they’ll keep the cd drive, a lot of dj’s still use cd’s so I can’t imagine a usb only version
Maybe they’ll incorporate the ‘Slip’ feature the 900’s have, and most likely a touch screen.
Actually the DVD Rom is one of the more expensive parts in there…
BUT this is Pioneer. They won’t skimp on a DVD drive and cut out X amount of dj’s still using CD. Especially on the flagship product.
The sell through of the 2000 was far from the 1000’s though so they are definitely in catch up mode with everyone else selling boat loads of controllers.
Also hasn’t the DJM-250 been available for a while?
wow i’m excited. that’s the first refresh of the high end pio players i can witness. lets see what they come up with.
A cdj without a cd drive doesn’t make sense, that would be a USBJ
meaby they will add a USB3.0 port.
Awesome I just bought my CDJ 2000sssss… ugghhhhh but well i got them cheap and they are stilll sooooo rad. I’m interested to see what improves on cdj 2000s
I think:
Colored wave form
touch screen
track search capabilities (maybe touch screen keyboard)
Slip mode
Better HID support
Seriously? What’s so expensive about the DVD drive in there? Buying a cheap dvd drive sets you off about 15 bucks. Okay, it got special damping but that has already been engineered for the CDJ100, therefore this can’t cost that much either…
I’m sure it would cost more than $15 to put one of those in there. The pcb would become a lot smaller, platter would t need to interact with the hardware at all, internal software. Surely there’s more to it than simply wacking a cd player inside???
I assure you it costs between 30-45 USD for the entire DVD rom. Including PCB’s with controlling chips, firmware, buffer, all the other stuff involved.
cheap laser DVD pickup don’t last with vibration, as simple as that. Replacement Laser Assy’ for a CDJ is round 115$-125$ COST.
looking forward to the djm 250
The whole unit problem costs less than $500 to build at cost then
Thats probably about right. If you add the random other things like shipping cost, etc. I’d say its close to there, cause they probably sell it to retailers at about 1200-1500. So then retailers can mark up.
didn’t this has been out for quite some time?
waiting for CDJ-250 though
mark up on Pioneer products is pretty lame. 10-15% mark up in most store. It used to be 30-40%
pffft
Thanks for setting me straight, HedgeHog.
It’s actually a DVD-ROM drive in the 2000s.
An upgrade to BD-ROM wouldn’t make much sense as anyone is likely to use USB-keys for higher capacities.
In the long run they’ll ditch the optical drive but it still too early for that.