BDP-150 Blu-ray Player
Blu-ray Player with Network features, Smartphone and SACD support (Black)
Blu-ray Player with Network features, Smartphone and SACD support.
This Blu-ray disc player combines 3D Blu-ray disc, DVD, CD and SACD playback with wireless capability, audio and video streaming from YouTube and access to Picasa photo albums.
Enjoy your smartphone content in high quality. The BDP-150 handles multiple file types such as smartphone specific 3gp videos, as well as DivX + HD, MKV, WMA, MP3 and FLAC.
You can select, stream and play music and videos stored on a compatible network Mac, PC or media server. iControlAV2012 for iPhone or ControlApp for iPhone or Android allow you to control your player directly from your smartphone.
Product highlights at a glance:
- Ultimate smartphone connectivity, with an unqualified viewing experience from smartphone media.
- DLNA provides direct access to network features and playback from a smartphone, PC or a Digital Media Server.
- Select, stream and play music and videos stored on a compatible network Mac, PC or media server.
- Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections for easy access to a home network. An Optional WiFi converter is available.
- Broad audio and video playback: supports FLAC, DivX+HD, 3GP, FLV or Blu-ray, DVD, SACD and AVCHD from the main unit
- Sound Retriever Link optimises sound quality from PC music content, e.g. MP3, WMA, AAC (in combination with our matching AV Receivers).
- Stream Smoother Link reduces picture distortion and enhances the video image. It works especially well with lower bit-rate contents, e.g. YouTube videos.
Specifications
Main Features
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HD Audio Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio
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Terminals • 1 x HDMI
• 1 x Ethernet
• 1 x Digital Coaxial output
• 2ch Analogue Audio out
• 1 x Video Composite output
• 2 x USB (Front & Rear) -
Blu-ray Profile Blu-ray 3D Playback
BD-Live
BD-Live
players include a minimum of 1GB local memory and bring
picture-in-picture and online functionality via the player’s internet
connection.
The profile allows you to download up-to-date content to add to the movie, from refreshed trailers to exclusive special features.
Profile 5Profile 5 players have BD-Live, and are also capable of 3D playback.
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Put simply, KURO LINK means that you are able to control basic functions of compatible Pioneer Audio/Visual devices* (such as your Blu-ray player, amplifier or DVD recorder), with your KURO flat-screen TV remote control.
One remote for your full entertainment system.
KURO LINK is made possible via the single HDMI cable connection between your flat-screen TV and your other entertainment devices.
* Other brands of TV and home entertainment components also work with the KURO LINK function (here’s a list) -
USB Yes
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HDMI Yes
HDMI - one connection for complete digital transfer of all signals.
HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface and its purpose is to provide a single digital connection between one compatible product and another.
For example, a single digital connection between a compatible DVD recorder and A/V Receiver. Or a single digital connection between an A/V Receiver and plasma screen.
The benefit of HDMI is that it supports standard, enhanced and high definition signals via a single cable - there is no need for the signal to be converted from digital to analogue and back again. This means that no quality is lost in the straight-through digital HDMI connection, so you can enjoy the full quality of high definition entertainment. -
Upscaling to 1080p Yes
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Plays 3D Yes
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Wireless LAN Optional WiFi converter available
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Control App Yes
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iControlAV2012 App Yes
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Super Audio CD Multi Decoder Yes
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Video Signal D/A Converter 148.5MHz / 12-bit
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Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 x 58 x 250 mm
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Power Consumption (in use/standby) 20 W / 0.45 W
Caring for the environment is important. It's why we are a Sustainable Energy Partner of the European Commission.
What this means is that we've committed to reduce power consumption in standby modes. The less energy we consume, the better for the environment.
For more information, visit our Sustainable Energy information page.
Playback
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Playback Discs • SACD discs
• Blu-ray disc (BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE)
• DVD-Video (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW)
• CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DTS-CD
• AVCHD / AVCREC
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DivX Yes (DivX Plus HD)
DivX is an innovative MPEG-4 digital video technology - often referred to as the MP3 of video.
It is essentially a compressed file format for video and features one of the most efficient video data compression algorithms in comparison to other compressed digital video formats.
Find out more about DivX -
JPEG Playback Yes
JPEG Photoviewer allows you to display your digital photographs on-screen. Simply load your CD, CD-R or CD-RW disc containing the JPEG photographs into your product to start the slide show.
With our new models, you can rotate or zoom images, as well as create your own JPEG slideshow with music. -
JPEG with music playback Yes
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MP3 Yes
All Pioneer players and DVD recorders are capable of reading MP3 files recorded onto CD-R/RW and CD-ROM discs. -
MPEG1 Yes
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MPEG-2 AAC Yes
MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) is the name of a family of standards used to encode video and audio signals in a digital compressed format.
MPEG-2 AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is able to handle more channels than MP2 or MP3 (48 full audio channels and 16 low frequency enhancements compared to 5 full audio channels and 1 low frequency enhancements for MP2 or MP3). -
MPEG4 AAC Yes
MPEG4-AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) provides audio encoding that compresses much more efficiently than older formats, yet delivers quality rivaling that of uncompressed CD audio.
This codec is typically associated with the iTunes Music Store which uses AAC for playback on iPods. -
WMA Yes
This
product can play back WMA files recorded on CD-R/RW discs. WMA is a
music compression format developed by the Microsoft Corporation. It uses
the latest encoding technologies to compress an original audio track,
minimising file sizes while maintaining good audio quality.
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WMV Yes
Windows Media Video (WMV) is a compressed video file format developed by Microsoft.
Audio Features
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192 kHz/24-bit D/A Converter Yes
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Dolby Digital Yes
The current surround sound quality decoding standard, Dolby Digital means movie theatre sound performance for a home cinema. The listener will be wrapped in surround sound by 5.1-channel audio sound compression technology.
Depending on the speakers, the front left and right, centre, rear left and right speakers can span frequencies from 20 Hz - 20 kHz and there is a dedicated subwoofer channel for additional low frequency sound effects. Extra features mean not only stunning soundtracks but also additional language tracks on one disc. -
Dolby Digital Plus is a digital audio compression scheme developed specifically for Blu-ray Disc.
It is a development of the earlier Dolby Digital system. Compared to Dolby Digital, it supports a greater range of bitrates at higher quality and up to thirteen full range audio channels compared with Dolby Digital's original five. -
Dolby TrueHD Yes
Dolby TrueHD is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec from Dolby Laboratories.
DTS-HD Master Audio is also a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System (DTS).Both codecs are intended primarily for high-definition home-entertainment equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc.
Put simply, the result is that you can now enjoy high resolution images accompanied by lush studio-quality HD sound. -
DTS Digital Surround is the high-quality surround sound format for providing 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio.
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DTS-HD Master Audio Yes (Decoder - Bitstream)
Dolby TrueHD is an advanced lossless multi-channel audio codec from Dolby Laboratories.DTS-HD Master Audio is also a lossless audio codec created by Digital Theater System (DTS).Both codecs are intended primarily for high-definition home-entertainment equipment, such as Blu-ray Disc.
Put simply, the result is that you can now enjoy high resolution images accompanied by lush studio-quality HD sound. -
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio Yes
DTS-HD Master Audio, is an extension to the original DTS audio format. It delivers up to 7.1 channels of sound at 24-bit depth resolution.
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio is selected as an optional surround sound format for Blu-ray Disc with constant bit rates up to respectively 6.0 Mbit/s and 3.0 Mbit/s. It is supposed to be an alternative for DTS-HD Master Audio where disc space may not allow it. -
Linear PCM Yes
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Sound Retriever Link Yes
Video Features
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Stream Smoother Link Yes
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Deep Colour 36-bit
Deep Colour ensures that all colour transitions and gradients are reproduced with the highest level of precision.
It enables increased contrast ratio, eliminates on-screen colour banding (for smooth tonal transitions and subtle gradations between colours) and can represent many times more shades of gray between black and white.
So what you see is as natural and lifelike as possible. -
x.v. Colour Yes
x.v.Colour (also known as xvYCC or Extended-gamut YCC) is a colour space that supports 1,8 times as many colours as the RGB colour space.
The result is that you see greens, reds and blues far deeper than previously possible.
Network Features
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BD-Live Yes
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DLNA DLNA Certified (works as DMP / DMR plays files from smartphones)
DLNA
stands for the Digital Living Network Alliance, and is a cross-industry
organisation of consumer electronics, computing industry and mobile
device companies.
Simply put, DLNA enables the easy sharing of digital media through a wired or wireless network in your home.
The DLNA certification logo (it's the logo on the right) makes it easy to find products that comply with the DLNA Interoperability Guidelines. -
Playable Networks/Channels • YouTube
• Picasa
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LAN playback of DRM protected commercial content requiring DTCP-IP link protection is not supported.
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Wake on LAN Yes (on/off)
Miscellaneous
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Quick Start Yes
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Firmware Updates Yes
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Remote Control Unit Yes
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Auto Power-Down Yes
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Power Requirements 220-240V / 50/60 Hz