Price range: £413.00 - £499.00
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What is it: Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player with 7.1 analogue audio out
What we think: The LX71 is a great Blu-ray player, despite a slow loading speed for interactive discs and the high price
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 24 November 2008
Tags: Pioneer, Pioneer BDP-LX71, plastic, connectivity, mirrored
We like:
Picture and sound quality; styling is symmetrical and lovely; great selection of outputs including 7.1 audio
We don't like:
It's quite big; expensive; no internal DTS-HD decoding, only pass-through
You might also need:
HDMI cable; Blu-ray movies
CNET UK judgement:
The BDP-LX71 screams quality and at £600 we should hope so, too. It's an excellent player with superb picture and sound quality. It has wonderfully simple menu systems that are a breeze to configure and we love the connectivity options. If money is no object, and you already have a Pioneer TV, you should buy one. If you're in recession mode, perhaps a Panasonic might be more suitable
Full review:
Some people are of the opinion that Blu-ray players are over-priced. Those people should not continue to read this review, because the Pioneer BDP-LX71 is pretty much the most expensive Blu-ray player we've reviewed in the last year. We're keen to point out, however, that not all Blu-ray players are created equal, and just because this one costs more than a weekend in New York, it doesn't automatically make it bad value. Continue Reading...
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