Pioneer BDP-51FD

alaTest has collected and analyzed 24 user reviews of Pioneer BDP-51FD from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk.

alaTest has collected and analyzed 138 user reviews of Pioneer BDP-51FD from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

Is the BDP-51FD a wolf in sheep's clothing?

Pioneer's BDP-51FD Blu-ray player produces picture and sound quality that's way above its station

Pioneer has slummed it with this ‘budget' BD spinner, based on its higher-end models. How does it fare?

But otherwise the only internal difference is the use of a 148.5MHz/12-bit video DAC instead of a 297MHz/12-bit DAC, which means you're essentially getting an LX71 in a cheaper box. Result!

Pioneer cures some of its blues with this highly capable and affordable Blu-ray player.

The Pioneer BDP-51FD is currently the only non-Elite Blu-ray player that Pioneer offers, but it is far from a budget model. Pioneer has a well deserved reputation for offering high quality DVD players in the past and is certainly trying to continue...

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...

With that being said, the Pioneer BDP-51FD does do it's sole job well; the 1080p resolution, True24FPS (frames per second) and Jitter Reduction Circuit are good features to have. The firmware issues are a concern and although new versions have been...

In many ways, the new Pioneer BDP-51FD is more of a no-frills performance-centric home theater kit than most of its peers in the market.

Pioneer unveiled its first non-Elite Blu-ray player with the BDP-51FD. At first glance, its large chassis and high-gloss appearance might make you think it's an Elite line player. However, this player is the first of the classic Pioneer line.