Pioneer BDP-120 Review

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June 9th, 2009


Summary

The Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray disc player features a Quick Start Mode which virtually eliminates power-up time. The BDP-120 offers full 1080p output along with 1080p DVD up scaling which makes your standard DVDs also look great. BD-Live is supported along with USB expandable memory (1 GB USB flash drive included). The BD-120 also supports Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoders.


 We haven’t had a chance to fully test this product yet, but we’ve assembled this helpful overview of relevant information on it.

Manufacturer Info


Official Site

MSRP: $299.00

Available Colors: Black

Recent Press


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Specs

  • Spectacular 1080p Picture Quality: The BDP-120 provides up to 1920 x 1080p resolution for unrivaled picture quality. And with True 24fps, now see your movies as the director intended.
  • x.v.Color: An advanced feature which greatly broadens the color space input to include 1.8 times as many natural colors than standard RGB signals.
  • KURO™ LINK: By connecting the BDP-120 to a Pioneer KURO flat panel TV or monitor and a compatible Pioneer A/V receiver, KURO LINK lets you operate the entire system’s basic functions such as power on/off and playback through KURO’s remote control. The new KURO LINK Video Adjustment System automatically switches to video settings best suited for the connected KURO.
  • BD-Live™ Compliant (Profile 2.0): Enjoy special disc contents in Picture-in-Picture form, and also download additional content from the internet, such as the director’s interview and languages not contained on the disc.*
  • Internal Audio Decoders: The BDP-120 features internal decoding of all advanced audio formats including Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS®-HD High Resolution, and DTS-HD Master Audio.
  • Included in Box: Sandisk® 1GB USB Flash Drive for expandability of BD-Live related features.
  • Easy Operation and Setup: GUIs for easy navigation.
  • Quick Start Mode for Near-instantaneous Power-up.
    Skip Search (30 sec.)/Replay (10 sec.): Skip scenes or play back a dialog you missed, by the push of a button.
  • Multi-Format Compatibility: You can play high definition DVD discs recorded by digital video cameras in AVCHD format. You can also play BD-R/RE, DVD-R/RW, etc. recorded using Blu-ray Disc recorders or DVD recorders as well as CD/CD-R.

*BD-Live only available on compatible discs and playable features depend on the disc contents.

TERMINALS

  • HDMI™ Output
  • Component Video Output
  • Composite Video Output
  • 2-Channel Audio Output
  • Optical Digital Output
  • Ethernet
  • USB Input

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Power Requirements: 120 V 60 Hz
  • Product Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. (3 kg) (tentative)

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS

  • W x H x D: 16-9/16 x 2-15/16 x 10-9/16 inches (420 x 58 x 268 mm)


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