Pioneer Electronics has been stepping up their Blu-ray Player game this year with the release of their BDP-51FD and Pioneer Elite BDP-05FD BonusView players earlier this Summer, each of which features vastly improved disc loading and playback times, improved feature sets and higher performance than their predecessors. Now at CEDIA Expo in Denver this week, Pioneer has unveiled its first Blu-ray player to support the BD-Live feature for access to internet and network-based content and it looks to be an exceptional marvel of engineering.

Review By newsfeedresearcher

HD Reality Enhancer and Super Bit Mapping are supposed to generate the best images for full HD TVs. The BDP-S5000ES features 14-bit, 297MHz Video D/A conversion circuitry. Other features of the Sony high-end Blu-ray player include firmware upgrade, Ethernet port, DVD upscaling, XrossMediaBar, 7.1-channel analog outputs, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio support. ^[1] The Blu-ray player also boasts of a 14-bit, 297MHz Video D/A conversion circuitry, which further helps in generating clear images. For its other features, the Sony BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray player offers an Ethernet port, DVD upscaling, XrossMediaBar, 7.1 channel analog outputs, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, and of course, HDMI inputs for connecting the player to your HDTV’s

Read Full Review Here

Review By pioneerelectronics

Pioneer’s BDP-09FD uses professional-level audio technologies to improve sound quality for both Blu-ray Disc and CD content. The BDP-09FD supports full decoding and bit-stream output for emerging high-resolution audio formats including Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio to deliver rich audio that completely immerses the listening audience.

Read Full Review Here

Review By bigpicturebigsound

In addition to the BonusView capability for viewing picture-in-picture content on titles which exploit this feature, the BDP-09FD also supports BD-Live via an on-board Ethernet jack. When connected to the internet, this player allows customers to play online games, download trailers, ringtones and other content (on compatible Blu-ray titles), and to download firmware upgrades to the player when new functions or enhancements become available. The player even features dual HDMI outputs for concurrent connection to more that one display, or for independent connections to both a display device and a receiver for the purest signal path.

Read Full Review Here

Review By videobusiness

Panasonic is expected to talk up two new BD Live models, the DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55, say sources. These players feature slight changes from the manufacturer’s debut Web-enabled set-top, the DMP-BD50, which launched earlier this summer. The BD35 should be somewhat smaller than its BD50 predecessor. Panasonic’s BD55 will represent the company’s first Blu-ray player boasting 7.1 surround sound.

 

Read Full Review Here

The Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD Blu-ray Disc player suggested retail price of $2,199.