The BDP-51FD feels well constructed and reassuringly sturdy sitting on its circular metal feet...It presents a decent set of connectivity options, including HDMI (1.3a) output, eight-channel analogue outputs as well as a two-channel output for a CD deck...That's enough to tell you it doesn't support internet-sourced BD Live content, but a look at the spec confirms this player...
"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..."
"Highly recommended for the moderately experienced (or expert) home theater enthusiast!! Nothing else in this pricerange comes close..."
"I DARE you to find a BETTER player for the money, PERIOD..."
The only difference between them is that the BDP-51FD features a few cosmetic tweaks and is fitted with inferior video DACs...The BDP-51FD's gloss-black fascia feels more plasticky than the LX71, plus it replaces the touch-sensitive buttons found on the pricier player with normal ones, and abandons the silver trim around the play button...Also disappointing is that the...
Pioneer announced two new Blu-ray players Wednesday morning, the BDP-51FD and step-up Elite BDP-05FD...Our first reaction to the specification sheet is that it's underwhelming given the price tag...Comparing these reviews to 108013 other DVD Players reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent...
"The start-up time of this unit is kind of slow (30 sec give or take), but considering the pros of it, I'm more than willing to look over this..."
"I can't really comment on any bad points of this unit, as they are all issues I'm willing to deal with to get the sound quality this player has that no other one does at any price point..."
"I recommend checking back with Pioneer on a semi-regular..."
"Backwards Compatible, DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Free Firmware Updates, Good Connections Slow Load Time I use this with my optima projector and it works great..."
"DVD Upconversion, Easy Set-Up, Excellent Image Quality, Good Connections, Good Soundtrack Support Slow Load Time Unless you REALLY need to have Sony this BD player is THE one to buy..."
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