Pioneer Elite Reference BDP-09FD Brochure & Specs page 4

unrivaled picture quality
Explore the finest video technology
ever built into a Blu-ray Disc
For nearly three decades, Pioneer has been at the forefront of
video disc technology, beginning in 1980 with our first LaserDisc
player, the revolutionary V P -1000. Pioneer's goal to innovate
has consistently advanced the state of the video art, and now,
the BDP -09F D represents our finest achievement to date.
At the core of the BDP-09FD's video circuitry are three integrated
circuits: two large-scale integrated (LSI) video processing chips
and an advanced video processing chip from Marvell
The extraordinary power of the two video LSIs makes possible
Pioneer's Picture Control Suite, a comprehensive menu of fine-tuning
adjustments. Instead of only a single noise-reduction adjustment,
the BDP-09FD provides four. And, Pioneer's Video Adjust mode
optimizes the video signal to various video displays.
Furthermore, the BDP-09FD facilitates 16-bit video processing—
and the upconversion of 8-bit video to 16 bits. While 8-bit digital
video reproduces a maximum of 256 hues per col or, Pioneer's
16-bit processing allows a maximum of 65,536 hues per color.
A l l of these featur es contribute to v ideo per for mance that
is sim p ly unequal ed b y other pl ay er s.
Pioneer's First L aserDisc Pl ayer
A lthough V CRs were becoming popul ar in 1980,
P i o n e e r r e a l i z e d t h e i n h e r e n t w e a k n e s s e s i n
video tape technology. The VP-1000, Pioneer's first
L aserDisc pl ayer, del ivered a much sharper image,
and the discs did not w ear out as v ideo t apes did.
player.
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Picture Control Suite
The power of the BDP - 09F D's video processing chips all ows
fine control of numerous picture parameters, incl uding bl ack
and white l evel s, gamma, chroma l evel and hue, and four noise
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reduction adjustments. T hese settings may be stored in the
pl ay er's inter nal memor y.
16 -Bi t A da p t i v e E x pa nsion
T he BD P - 09F D expands standard 8 - bit digital video col-
or signal s fr om Bl u - ray Discs to 16 - bit l engths. T his ex-
p a n s i o n d e l i v e r s s m o o t h e r g r a die n t s t h a n c o n v e n t io n a l
10- or 12-bit processing can. The progression from shadow to
l igh t gr e a t ly minimi z e s banding ar t ifac t s.
Original 8-Bit BD Video Color Signal
8 - Bit to 16- Bit A daptive V ideo Processing