The BDP-LX91 can also suppress noise and improve motion handling better than any TV, too, while the image contrast is breathtaking -- perfect, noise-free whites sit right alongside deep, rich blacks. So good are the BDP-LX91's pictures, in fact, that words can't fully do justice to the emotional response their beauty inspires in any AV lover who beholds them on a projection screen.
The BDP-LX91's audio abilities are also in a different class to those of any standard Blu-ray player. This is particularly true in terms of CD playback. The sound enjoys clarity and range that are every bit as good as those you'll get from any dedicated mid-to-high-end CD player.
Given that the BDP-LX91 costs almost two grand, we're duty-bound to look harder than we otherwise would for niggles. It doesn't load discs as fast as we'd like, it lacks some of the multimedia savvy of some of the latest players, and it's rather annoying that you have to perform a firmware update to get it to play DTS-HD audio. But these are minor gripes.
Conclusion
The Pioneer BDP-LX91's price is steep, no matter how you look at it. But, to the no-compromise cognoscenti at whom the BDP-LX91 is aimed, cost is probably not an issue when it comes to getting the very best Blu-ray performance possible.
Edited by Charles Kloet
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Kausik Bose 14 August 2010
Good: As long as it works everything is good
Bad: The model or a certain series of models is defective
Comment: I bought it in Feb 2010. It worked fine for 2 months then all of a sudden one day it started giving the message "NO DISK" and what ever disc I put in I got this message.
I complained to Pioneer and they replaced it with a new set in April 2010, this new set has again stopped working and it gives the same message as before.
I think there is some kind of a software lock which gets activated either after a certain number of offs and ons or after a certain number of discs have been played.
No matter how good a player is if it does not work you really can;t enjoy it. Now I am requesting Pioneer to refund my money because I do not trust this model anymore.
Be careful if you are planning to buy it. I have another Panasonic player BD-30 which has worked fine for the last 2 years and is one fifth of the price.
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