Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD

37 reviews

May, 2013

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We have collected and analyzed 3 expert reviews and 34 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 96/100. The average review date is Mar 7, 2010. We have compared these reviews to 104350 reviews from other DVD Players. The alaScore™ for this product is 84/100 = Very good. Last update: May 24, 2013.

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(Based on 37 reviews)

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Expert review by: Robert Kozel and Adrian Wittenberg (hometheaterhifi.com)

Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD Blu-ray Player

The BDP-23FD is the least expensive model in Pioneer Elite?s Blu-ray player line-up. The BDP-23FD is not a universal player and puts its primary focus on Blu-ray.

Overall, the BDP-23FD succeeds at being a very good Blu-ray player. Blu-ray video performance is excellent and the player can easily decode today’s high resolution audio formats or send the bitstream audio to your receiver for processing. The player’s...

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Expert review by: Tom Andry (audioholics.com)

Pioneer Elite BDP-23FD Blu-ray & Lineup

At CES 2009, Pioneer's home entertainment group is introducing three newBlu-ray Disc players and one new upconverting DVD player. Pioneer is expandingits current line of BonusView Blu-ray Disc players to now offer a completelineup of models with full...

Jan, 2009

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Expert review by: (bluray-players.net)

Pioneer BDP-23FD

Blu-ray players are constantly evolving especially since Blu-ray won the format war. Now all the major home theater developers are crafting Blu-ray players that go beyond just simple movie playback functionality. While there are some people that...

The Pioneer BDP-23FD Blu-ray player boasts amazing technology in all departments. It is also very easy to setup, has a great interface, and the added RS-232C makes it exclusively designed for the custom installer market and hardcore Blu-ray users.

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Consumer review by: helious74 (cnet.com)

Awesome unit for the price

Got this unit to replace my panasonic BD-30 unit abd what I got was a true wake up call. The detail in the picture quality is the best I've seen yet! Star Trek looked like I was watching it at the Movies all over again, I cant wait for Avatar to come...

Very accurate colors, no visable bleed from bright to dark colors. Very easy to set up, All details very tack sharp

Needed firmware update after that flawless working unit, Other than that None so far

Feb, 2010

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Consumer review by: helious74 (cnet.com)

Awesome unit for the price

Very accurate colors, no visable bleed from bright to dark colors. Very easy to set up, All details very tack sharp

Needed firmware update after that flawless working unit, Other than that None so far

Feb, 2010

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Consumer review by: ManUtd (blu-ray.com)

Pioneer BDP-23FD

I have had this player for over a year now so I got more than enough time to experience its strengths and weaknesses. First off, the picture quality of this player is superb. Much better than my previous player, the Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD. The build...

PQ is excellent, much cheap than previous model

No built-in wifi, build quality isn't up to par with previous model

Mar, 2011

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Consumer review by: SeanMF (blu-ray.com)

Pioneer BDP-23FD

I got this with my Pioneer SC-05 receiver to match. This player loaded fairly quick and the pq was top notch. It isn't as fast as today's bdps but the load times were acceptable. Dependable and I had no issues with it whatsoever. Lacking a lot of...

Looks amazing, excellent pq, solid build quality

no wifi, not many extras like today's bdp's

Feb, 2011

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Consumer review by: TNichols (blu-ray.com)

Pioneer BDP-23FD

Who pays these people to give this piece of junk good reviews. What players are you comparing this unit to??

Looks Pretty, has descrete power on and off

Takes forever to power up and then a second forever to load a disc

May, 2010

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Consumer review by: andyman (blu-ray.com)

Pioneer BDP-23FD

if you want a great bluray player with top pq and audio look no further this is a great player, if you want wireless and all the other stuff buy another brand. this is a bluray player thats it and it does a great job hands down the best i have had. i...

great looks very easy set up.and most of all great blu ray player

none.great player its not slow same as the rest

May, 2010

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Consumer review by: George Ford (amazon.com)

As "Advertised and Expected" with the Pioneer Elite Series..

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...

Jan, 2010

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Product Specifications

It begins with state of the art technologies that deliver an unrivaled 1080p picture with true 24fps. The BDP-23FD also includes the benefit of the multi-channel Precision Quartz Locking System (PQLS). This near jitter-free transmission operates between the Blu-ray disc player and a multi-channel PQLS-equipped Pioneer receiver by synchronizing both components' digital clocks for optimal audio playback.The BDP-23FD also features an advanced picture control suite allowing you to tailor your video signal with up to 48-bit deep color perfection. Built-in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD master audio decoders assure you that the ability to reproduce pristine high-definition audio was not overlooked. And with 1080p DVD upscaling ability, it's not just your Blu-ray disc titles that will benefit.