john550 November 4, 2009 14:51
I got this player late july,its great it plays all or most of my recorded dvds,blu-ray pic is tops,then what about CD'S wow!!! but if your looking for BD-LIVE look at a later model...
neil e June 18, 2009 15:24
hi can anyone tell me the best settings to use , ie ive noticed it has presets for plasma lcd pioneer plasma projector , but what is professional for ?
and output res source direct or a preset one or auto
gemini007 June 7, 2009 11:11
I have owned this Pioneer player for about five weeks now and am very happy with the salesman's suggestion to buy it over the new Panasonic. It is not only great with BluRay movies but upscales some of the better DVDs to near BluRay standard. The audio is excellent and my CDs sound just as good as they did on my Denon player. My only complaint is that Pioneer should not have advertised this player as having DTS-HD Master Audio decoding (as stated in the operating manual and on the box)until it was actually on board and functional. Naughty, naughty.
stevemondo May 19, 2009 20:08
takes forever to load a disk and endless delays with the firmware, however build and picture quality are very good indeed.
I lost patience and traded mine in for a panasonic dmp 80 which is fairly fast loading and delivers.
awink1 May 11, 2009 08:56
I have been the proud owner of one of these for a week now and I'm absolutely stunned by the picture & sound quality!!!
I have kept my Toshiba HD-XE1 for SD DVD, don't have the need anymore for it. Since the latest Firmware 1.25a the BD51FD at least equals the XE1's DVD upscaling capabilities, but is lightyears ahead in sound quality (and the XE1 was no slouch).
I got mine from Richer Sounds at ???329 including their 5 years extended warranty. Absolutely Brilliant!!!
euphoricmatrix April 8, 2009 08:28
This is a fantastic machine with Bluray and also DVDs, giving them a new lease of life..much better upscalling than my Denon 1930 managed, all this on a Pioneer 768 panel. Great deal also..???292 (price promise, minus ???10)at Richer Sounds. No DTS HD Master Audio conversion as yet...Am told firmware version 2 ready any day now, but if your receiver does it then its no bother!!
nokz March 17, 2009 12:24
exellent machine for blu ray and cd
filmboy January 12, 2009 20:04
Can anyone here advise me ? Some time ago i purchase the Panasonic DMP 30 blue ray player .The picture and sound quality is first class. What i want to know is, is the Pioneer BDP51 -FD worth shelling out for, to get even better performance or may be the latest Panasonic dbp 55 player is better to buy .
Davey1984 December 22, 2008 09:44
Also with being it Profile 1.1 it is having problems playing some discs. I would not said this Pio product was 5 stars.
jonsey December 21, 2008 03:21
lovely looking machine, as stated below, i dont think the extra £200 outlay is worth the asking, is this player better than the Sony `550? available for £334 at Digital direct. Bargain !!
Acquiescer December 21, 2008 02:06
There are drawbacks for sure, but the real-world difference they will make are debatable.
If you have a receiver that decodes HD formats the sound issue is negated. If you use the HDMI connection (as most will) the video DAC issue is also negated. Profile 2.0 is the only thing this doesn't and won't ever do. If you don't care, buy one. Don't buy the LX-71, personally I feel the £200 extra isn't worth it.
paulusmasonus December 20, 2008 17:38
Got one of these myself. Got it from Play.com for £350. Very happy with it. Don't think i'd ever use the BluRay 2.0 features anyway so it's not a problem. CDs sound great too.
A solid player, but not a significant enough improvement over last year's model and overtaken now by newer rivals
The Pioneer BDP- LX71 may lack the versatility of some rivals but picture and sound quality still excel