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Pioneer UDP-LX500

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47 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
6
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6 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • Image quality is excellent and its music playback outstanding
  • Pioneer sounds equally natural and effortless in its delivery
  • Pioneer's balanced colour palette is easy to see

Cons

  • It has weight but lacks their finesse
  • unwanted vibrations that could affect disc reading
  • anti-slip rubber pads

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  • yes

Pioneer UDP-LX500 - Pros & Cons

Pioneer UDP-LX500

Pros

  • Image quality is excellent and its music playback outstanding
  • Pioneer sounds equally natural and effortless in its delivery
  • Pioneer's balanced colour palette is easy to see
  • little bit better and delivers audio with greater focus and precision
  • solid
  • stable and sturdy
  • superb picture and awesome sound quality
  • subtlety and neutrality too
  • smoother colour detailing
  • The deck boasts a superb disc display function
  • The player conveys astonishing levels of fine detail and nuance

Cons

  • It has weight but lacks their finesse
  • unwanted vibrations that could affect disc reading
  • anti-slip rubber pads
  • they are not illuminated and can hardly be found in a dark home theater
  • Projector only brightens the darkest shades
  • there is no WiFi on this unit
  • the LCD TV setting slightly darkens the image and hides some black detail
  • no Netflix
  • YouTube or other and no music streaming services
  • home cinema system
  • The Home Menu is dull and simplistic

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Pioneer UDP-LX500 - Full Specifications

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General
Device typeBlu-Ray player
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Image properties
x.v.Color supportyes
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Dimensions
Height4.65 in
Width17.13 in
Depth13.27 in
Weight363.32 oz
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Storage
Playable discs (recordable media)
  • BD-R
  • BD-R DL
  • BD-RE
  • BD-RE DL
  • CD
  • CD-R
  • CD-ROM
  • CD-RW
  • DVD
  • DVD+R
  • DVD+R DL
  • DVD+RW
  • DVD-R
  • DVD-R DL
  • DVD-RW
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Connectivity
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF) number1
Digital optical output (S/PDIF) number1
HDMIyes
Number of HDMI inputs2
USB 2.0 ports quantity2
Ethernet connectionyes
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Features
Handheld remote controlyes
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Power
AC input frequency50.0 Hz
AC input voltage110.0 V
Power consumption (standby)0.45 W
Power consumption (typical)28.0 W

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