Pioneer BonusView BDP-51FD Blu-Ray Disc Player

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Brand: Pioneer
Color: Black
EAN: 0012562896540
Label: Pioneer
Manufacturer: Pioneer
Model: BDP-51FD
Warranty: 1 year warranty

Features
Spectacular 1080p Picture Quality Single-Wire Connection HDMI Control Exclusive Jitter Reduction Circuit 3D Noise Reduction

Accessories
Premium HDMI v1.3 Cable (2M/6ft.)

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Editorial Reviews:

The BDP-51FD Bonus View Blu-ray Disc Player provides up to 1920x1080 resolution for an unrivaled picture quality. And with True24FPS, now see your movies as the director intended. One HDMI 1.3a digital connection is all you need from the BDP-51FD to output both HD audio and video signals to your HDMI-capable A/V receiver or HD flat panel. Compared to typical connections, the HDMI interface replaces multiple cords without degradation in signal quality between components. HDMI 1.3a also provides 12-bit deep color support, improving subtle gradations between colors. The BDP-51FD supports HDMI Control, which allows you to seamlessly control all your HDMI Control-equipped Pioneer A/V equipment with a single remote. Each DAC features a signal-to-noise ratio of 117db. Wolfson DACs provide top-notch audio performance from music and movie soundtracks. Utilizing a Pioneer developed IC, this circuit digitally reshapes the waveform of the audio clock to greatly reduce jitter for all content. 3D Noise Reduction based on pixel-per-pixel basis reduces Gaussian Noise without blurring the image. By tuning the low-pass filter, waveform distortion of the coaxial digital output is greatly reduced for improved audio performance. The BDP-51FD features internal decoding of all advanced audio formats including Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution, and DTS-HD Master. Multi-Format Compatibility - Compatible with BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R (Video Mode) / RW (Video Mode), and CD media Ports - SR Input, HDMI Output, Component Video Gold Plated Output, Composite Video Gold Plated Output, S-Video Gold Plated Output, 7.1-Channel Audio Gold Plated Output, 2-Channel Audio Output, Coaxial Digital Gold Plated Output, and Optical Digital Output Dimensions - Width 16.54 x Height 4.89 x Depth 14.18 Weight - 12 pounds 9 ounces

User Comments about the Pioneer BonusView BDP-51FD Blu-Ray Disc Player

I have watched CARS and Polar Express in Blu-Ray on this and they are perfect. It appeared to elimiate the grainy look that you get when viewing it on a normal tube tv, I can only assume that the BDP-51 is the reason for the better picture quality conversion and not just the tv I am viewing it on.

I also put in an old standard DVD of the Godfather to see how bad the grainy movie would appear on a large plasma display. It did a great job of upconverting the picture.

I purchased this Blu-ray player to match my new 50" Pioneer Kuro 5020 TV. I would definitely recommend this product.

I was overly impressed with the combination. This is my first plasma and first blu-ray player, but they blew away my expectations.

The only drawback is that it is not BD-Live for those of you who want to play on the internet while watching your movies (not me).

This unit has high-quality Wolfson DACs that really produce outstanding sound.Perhaps the most important thing to be said about this player (any current player, for that matter), is you must *update your firmware*. Personally, I could not care less. As of this writing the current firmware version is 1.17 (my unit arrived with version 1.02 installed) and it fixes a ton of bugs present in earlier versions. There is very little BluRay Live content out there now that is worthwhile, and the BR Live processing and downloading is often mentioned as a performance drag on units that support it. Current firmware and instructions for installation can be easily found on the Pioneer USA website with a little patience. Still missing currently is the ability of this unit to decode DTS Master Audio, but it is promised in an any-day-now firmware upgrade; there are few BluRay units that shipped with DTS MA decoding ability, so Pioneer isn't particularly far behind any other manufacturer in this regard.One thing to note is this player is a Profile 1.1 player and NOT a Profile 2.0 player, meaning it does not support BluRay Live content that is downloadable from the internet. I got this unit from Amazon at almost 1/3 off the MSRP; at that price I almost feel guilty.

My A/V receiver predates HDMI, so I needed a player with multichannel audio outputs. This is among the higher-quality BluRay players with regard to picture and audio quality. So far I've watched about a half dozen movies on it and I couldn't possibly love it more. Picture and audio quality are what mattered to me, and this unit delivers in spades.

Other Thoughts: Movie makers keep messing around with the JAVA for NEW features, they need to settle down so our players don't need an update every 3 months when a new movie comes out on disc. Cons: firmware came as 1.00, it won't let me play The Matrix on Blu-Ray, but Pioneer responded the next day, they will send me the 1.08 update, so be prepared to update. Pros: I have owned 6 blu-ray players before this one from brands like Sony and LG, all great players, but this one right out of the box shines quality, Only player I have seen to upscale to 12 bit deep color, loads fast, responds to menus well, quiet operation, will pass all HD audio bit stream and decodes HD audio, some people complain when there is no backlight on the remote, its nice but I'm not a remote critic, if it does its job then good enough. Works seemless with the picture on a Pioneer Kuro plasma, a must have.

I would say the BD player froze atleast 75% of the time when playing these titles. Then after placing in the TOP GUN BD and BATMAN BEGINS BD I found the player having difficulty loading the BDs, I had to press stop and then play and also play around with the menu button to finally get the BD to load. I am now checking on the firmware updates in hopes that the bug can be fixed otherwise I'll be sending it in. Well I must admit I was excited about Pioneers new lineup for summer 2008, I bought their new 1018 receiver which sounds fantastic with my paradigm speakers. I must admit when placing the I AM LEGEND BD in the player I was astonished at how crisp the colors and sounds were on my new Panasonic 42" 1080 plasma. So I'm definitley disapointed with the bugs I've noticed. I decided to pair my receiver with the new BDP-51 player since it matched up well in looks, quality, and video/audio specs. When it works though its a beauty both in sight and sound.