Blu-ray Players
Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player - Benchmark
- Written by Chris Heinonen and Adrian Wittenberg
- Published on 12 February 2009
- Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player - Benchmark
- Page 2: Design of the Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player
- Page 3: Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player Feature Set
- Page 4: Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player on the Bench
- Page 5: Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player in Use
- Page 6: Conclusions about the Pioneer BDP-51FD Blu-ray Player
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Conclusions
The Pioneer BDP-51FD has the cosmetics of a high end Blu-ray player, and has respectable HD and SD performance from the HDMI outputs. With its ability to bitstream all the next generation audio codecs, and promised support for internal decoding of dtsMaster Audio coming soon, it can feed your AV system with a quality image and a great soundtrack. However, when compared to other current Blu-ray players, its lack of Profile 2.0 support means you may start to miss out on special features that are available via download only. Additionally, with no internet connection or USB ports, features that players are starting to offer such as Netflix streaming, support will not be possible. Aside from that, its sluggish responsiveness is its only other major negative trait. With that being said, if you just want to watch the movie and BD-Live features don’t concern you then its a worthy player to consider.
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