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(8 customer reviews) 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
As "Advertised and Expected" with the Pioneer Elite Series..,
January 22, 2010 George Ford (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD - Blu-Ray disc player - upscaling (Electronics)
Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BGXP1M/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
I decided on another Pioneer Elite DVD player because the DV-45A that I've enjoyed for several years has worked flawlessly (and still does). The Blu-Ray Elite Player is more than I require... (I will not likely use the Ethernet or USB ports). I have not found a flaw with the BDP-23FD (as I expected, from experience with the DV-45A, which I think is the best "quality/price" for a DVD-A + SACD player - glad I have it !).
Picture quality, Audio quality are superb, regardless of media format (plays the home-made variety DVDs just as well as the store bought varieties).
Although it's nice to have 'controllability/customization' features found on this player, the default set-up "out-of-the-box" is perfect for me. It's just a really nice player!
18 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Amazing blu ray,
November 27, 2009 Claudio R. Fernandez (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD - Blu-Ray disc player - upscaling (Electronics)
Stylish, beautifull design, tray opens in silence quietly, gently like a queen. Video and music reproduction is superb, but you must hook it up to a monster receiver like Pioneer Elite SC27 to fully enjoy its own potential. Over the years I learned that every piece of you equipment must be of equal quality, otherwise something will be missing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
It doesn't get much better than this......,
February 10, 2011 LD9000 (Rhode Island, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD - Blu-Ray disc player - upscaling (Electronics)
Unfortunately, this player is not offered at too many places and it seems to mark one of the last of the "true" original Pioneer Elite Blu-Ray models. Apparently Sharp has bought Pioneer and their newer models tend to represent the Sharp styling and internal workings moreso than Pioneer. This is one of the reasons I bought this player as I already own a Pioneer DVD 49-AV which is awesome for a standard upscaling dvd player in its own right. The DV-49 is possibly better at upscaling than the 23FD is, but that is not what I bought it for. I bought this player for its outstanding Blu-Ray picture and quality sound and that is exactly what I got. Let's get the negative out of the way immediately. It does take some time to load, and that is even with CD loading as well as standard dvd and blu-ray. Right out of the box I upgraded the firmware (as directed by Pioneer Elite was simple and painless), and part of that upgrade mentioned faster loading times. Since I didn't compare and...Read more
