Pioneer takes Blu-ray to a new level

Kris Deering  |  Sep 4, 2008

Pioneer debuted their new flagship Blu-ray player, the BDP-09FD. This new from the ground up design is built like a tank and features an impressive analog audio section featuring the latest Wolfenson DACs. Pioneer Elite is looking at this as a best in class solution that allows customers to toss out those standalone CD and DVD players sitting on their racks.

This new design is the first stand alone Blu-ray player we’ve seen that features QDEO video processing and an impressive 14 bit color processor. The player will be BD-Live compliant right out of the box and even includes 4GB of internal built in memory. The player will ship in the fourth quarter and carry a flagship price of $2199.

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Submitted by joneser (not verified) on September 4, 2008 - 2:50pm

Hmmm... Wolfenson DACs? I think you mean Wolfson DACs. And I thought you guys were the authority on this stuff!

ender21's picture
Submitted by ender21 (not verified) on September 4, 2008 - 3:03pm

Could be a contender to replace said standalones if it plays DVDA and SACD too!

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Submitted by ss9001 (not verified) on September 4, 2008 - 3:10pm

It's been confirmed by none other than the BD Product Manager, Chris Walker, that it does not support SACD/DVD-A due to technical/marketing & time-to-launch reasons. But I agree, it would be great if it did!

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