PIONEER Product Reviews and Ratings - DVD Players - BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player from Abes of Maine

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Brand: PIONEER

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Elite Blu-ray player nor the outfit's first non-Elite player features the latest interactive features. Instead, it's choosing to focus on picture and sound quality, as both Summer-bound decks will internally decode every next-gen multi-channel lossless codec (DTS-HD with firmware update) or bitstream any of them to your AVR. The other new focus is speed, as Pioneer seems confident that both players will be some of the fastest in the industry, Pioneer BonusView Black Blu-ray Player - BDP51FD/ 1920 x 1080p Full HD Resolution/ HDMI 1.3a With 12-bit Deep Color Support/ Wolfson Audio DACs/ Jitter Reduction Circuit/ Frequency Control Circuit/ 13 Different Video Adjustments/ 3 Different Noise Reduction Circuits/ 7.1 Channel Analog Audio Outputs/ Dolby Digital Plus/Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD And DTS-HD Master Audio Decoders/ Latest Generation PureCinema Deinterlacer/ Multi-Format Compatibilty/ Black Finish.

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Avg. Customer Rating:

4.5 stars

(based on 12 reviews)

100% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:

Backwards compatible(7), DVD upconversion(12), Easy set-up(9), Excellent image quality(12), Good connections(11)

Cons:

Slow load time(5)

Best Uses:

Home theater(11), LCD TV(5), Plasma TV(5)

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast(8), Power user(3)

Good Price for a Good Player

By Jakel the Light man

from Buffalo, MN on 4/9/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Free Firmware Updates, Good Connections

Cons:

Slow Load Time

Best Uses:

DLP TV, Home Theater

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

I use this with my optima projector and it works great. This BD-player is able to give me the deep blacks and the sharp whites that i couldn't get out of the upconverting player I had before. It does take a little long to get warmed up so you can load a disk but it is something I can get used to. This also had all of the connections I could want, including optical audio out, that some players don't have. All in all I am happy with this player.

BD Player at a very reasonable price

By ed

from los angeles, ca on 4/1/2009

Pros:

DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support

Cons:

Slow Load Time

Best Uses:

Home, Home Theater

Describe Yourself:

Casual User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

Unless you REALLY need to have Sony this BD player is THE one to buy. Just by the looks it blows away the sony player either 300/500. Quality is of typical blu-ray quality, easy to use. Only if they can improve the load time!!

My money worth

By Duke Luu

from Olympi, WA on 4/1/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Made in JAPAN it was, Upgradeable

Best Uses:

Home, Home Theater, LCD TV, Plasma TV

Describe Yourself:

Power User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

Very easy to set up. It changes completely our family and friends's conception about Bluray DVD player. It's PIONEER, it really means PIONNEER.[...]

Bluray at it's Finest!

By John the skier

from Warwick, New York on 3/11/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Upgradeable

Cons:

Moderately slow load time

Best Uses:

Home Theater, LCD TV, Plasma TV

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

I purchased this unit because of the Wolfson Dacs and the color up conversion and was not disappointed. This unit replaced a Samsung BDP1400
which was a good performer. This unit has an extremely high quality picture and the sound is like a high end audio system. You can't go wrong with this unit!

[0 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Best addition to my entertainment center

By Matty

from San diego on 2/9/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Upgradeable

Best Uses:

Home Theater, Plasma TV

Describe Yourself:

Power User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

Awesome

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

BPD51FD-Blu-ray DVD Player

By UPSMAN

from Napa Calif. on 2/9/2009

Pros:

DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Upgradeable

Best Uses:

Home Theater, Plasma TV

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

This was my first purchase of a blu-ray player,and will probably be my last. Picture quality and sound are both excellent. My Yamaha reciever did not have HDMI connections so I needed a blu-ray player that worked best with standard audio/video cables. Don't use fiber optics for sound if your in the same situation, sound will not be as good! I've used pioneer before, and once again it has performed well. Abes' of Maine price beats any other seller, don't look any place else. My son has the Sony PS and the Pioneer has better sound and picture, and costs about the same!

[0 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Awesome Product Awesome Price

By DogTown Ranch

from Raleigh, NC on 2/5/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Upgradeable

Best Uses:

Home Theater, LCD TV

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

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[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Great picture and sound

By MAH

from VT on 2/2/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support

Cons:

Slow Load Time

Best Uses:

Home Theater

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

Picture and sound quality features are worth the wait on the slow load time which is quite noticable. The price from Abe's was right and caused me to by Pioneer over Panasonic.

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Very good Blue-Ray Player

By Chris

from Wichita Kansas on 1/20/2009

Pros:

DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections

Cons:

Slow Load Time

Best Uses:

Home Theater

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

I connected this player to my 50" plasma, replacing a pioneer dvdr with an analog tuner which was soon to be outdated. I was very pleased with how easy the setup was and simple it was to flash the firmware update. Overall I don't have one complaint with the product[...]

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

great player but keeps you waiting

By dvdplayer

from minneapolis, mn on 1/18/2009

Pros:

DVD Upconversion, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Upgradeable

Cons:

Long disc loading time

Best Uses:

LCD TV

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

great picture quality and great connections, also a great cd player

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

BEST PICTURE EVER

By JOHN

from OGDENSBURG,NY on 1/18/2009

Pros:

DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support

Best Uses:

Home Theater, LCD TV

Describe Yourself:

Power User

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

GREAT HOME THEATER

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great Pioneer Product!

By Lawn1One

from Chesapeake,VA on 1/14/2009

Pros:

Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support, Upgradeable

Cons:

Slow Load Time

Best Uses:

Home Theater, Plasma TV

Describe Yourself:

Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about PIONEER BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player:

Needs 2 HDMI outputs or be able to output video from 2 seperate types of connections at the same time for multiple room viewing.

Customer Reviews about the BDP51FD - Blu-ray DVD Player at Abes of Maine