Elite

Without question, the greatest success of all our players is the ability to recreate film as the director intended. And as movies are the combined work of many people, from cinematographers and set designers to Foley and makeup artists, every detail is taken into consideration in order to help you get closer to the ultimate cinematic experience.

In the past, film displayed on television required stretching 24 frames-per-second to match the 30 frames-per-second of television. More often than not, this would result in annoying motion judder and unnatural on-screen images. With True 24fps at up to 1080p resolution, you see only what the director intended as all film sources are displayed at their actual speed.

Additionally, our latest players include an advanced 3D Noise Reduction circuit that monitors the four blurring effects that make up 3D Noise (chrominance, luminance, block and mosquito). The result is a picture virtually free of noise, blurring, distortion and other inconsistencies. And to enhance the performance of Blu-ray Disc® movies even further, Pioneer's proprietary and advanced PureCinema™ Deinterlacer essentially eliminates lines that can negatively affect the viewing experience.

All these advanced video adjustments and noise reduction circuits help to ensure that you get the most out of all your Blu-ray and DVD discs. And better still, with the new Marvell® QDEO™ Processor now available in our Elite® BDP-09FD, utterly uncompromised format conversion and video processing have become the new standard.

HDMI® 1.3 also offers the benefits of Deep Color, which takes 48-bit color in order to deliver nothing less than a stellar picture with a range of hues and shades previously thought impossible to attain.With the BDP-320, BDP-23FD and the BDP-09FD players, users can also customize their viewing experiences via the Video Adjust menu, which provides a series of image modifications (LCD, PDP, Pioneer® PDP, Projector and Professional) to optimize the picture displayed on a connected high-definition television.

And as Pioneer is the one of the few companies to offer Source Direct functionality, you’re also assured every signal in native mode remains intact while automatically canceling all other picture adjustments. In other words, Source Direct shuts off any and all internal processing in order to give you the cleanest signal path from source to output.

Finally, Pioneer takes image quality a step even further with the exclusive Advanced Picture Control Suite, which is made up of an additional 13 video adjustments that allow viewers to fine-tune small picture details of a film in order to receive an experience that best suits their viewing preferences.

The quality of any listening experience fundamentally starts with how well a component is built. Without accepting that as fact, everything else is a waste of time. That’s why we commit first and foremost to attaining a Superior Build Quality in order to improve a player’s performance.

From aspects like providing a Dedicated Audio Power Supply in the BDP-09FD for improved efficiency of power to Full High-Definition Audio Decoding, no detail is ignored.That’s because the Blu-ray Disc® format is a technological marvel designed to provide a home theater enthusiast with the ultimate cinematic experience. With more than five times the data capacity of DVDs, Blu-ray Discs can can hold a level of high-definition audio never before achieved and our players support the latest lossless digital audio formats such as Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD® High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio.

All combined, these players are simply engineered to impress. Like the ability to utilize Pioneer’s patented IC circuit, which digitally reshapes the waveform of the audio clock to greatly reduce jitter that can occur in signal transmissions through HDMI. Pioneer has solved this problem with the innovative Precision Quartz Locking System (PQLS). Now an HDMI connection with a compatible Pioneer A/V receiver allows CD music to be enjoyed virtually jitter-free. The BDP-23FD takes it a step further with Multi-Channel PQLS, which independently delivers virtually jitter-free audio from Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs so it doesn’t matters if it’s the subtlest nuance or the most intense explosion - every sound you hear will transcend anything you have ever heard before.

With the pursuit of sound perfection also comes the never-ending desire to incorporate the finest components for optimal performance. With our latest Blu-ray Disc® players, the BDP-320 and the BDP-23FD utilize four stereo Burr-Brown® digital to analog converters (DAC). Ultra high-end in quality, each DAC features a signal-to-noise ratio of 117db and an uncompromised transparency with every source it enriches. Our flagship BDP-09FD uses eight renowned Wolfson® digital to analog converters (1 per channel) and also has the ability to run in dual mode, boosting the signal-to-noise ratio from 3db to 120db.

When it comes to the benefits of connectivity, our Elite Blu-ray Disc players stand alone with respect to their ease-of-use. Whether you choose to listen to CDs at a higher level, enjoy the entertainment of an entirely up-scaled DVD, or want to experience the wonders of Blu-ray Disc® movies, the versatility of our latest Elite Blu-ray Disc players is unmatched.

And with the ethernet-equipped Elite Blu-ray Disc players, Internet connectivity for firmware updates and BD-LiveTM functionality is a breeze. BD-Live offers downloadable online games and stunning high-definition bonus features, so you get the best of both live and packaged entertainment. And with a convenient USB port, memory expansion is no longer an issue to support all this additional high-definition content. Imagine enhancing your movie experience with live updates or live events built exclusively for your Blu-ray movie. Then again, if you simply want to sit back and enjoy the movie, convenient pop-up menus make navigation easy.

And exclusive to our flagship Blu-ray Disc® player, your connectivity options simply continue. With the Elite® BDP-09FD’s dual HDMI ports, the creative latitude to work with multiple displays and setups is almost endless.

The latest level of excellence reached by our Elite Blu-ray Disc® players is the ease of integration when looking to have a complete system installed in the home.

All of our Elite models have available rack handles and 2-way RS-232 ports for custom installation, making full integration easy. With the simple touch of a button, all control and functionality are always yours to enjoy - seamlessly - resulting in entertainment nirvana that's never more than a push-of-a-button away.