Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD - Manual (Page 4)

For nearly three decades, Pioneer has been at the forefront of
video disc technology, beginning in 1980 with our first LaserDisc
player, the revolutionary VP-1000. Pioneer’s goal to innovate
has consistently advanced the state of the video art, and now,
the BDP-09FD 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 color, Pioneer’s
16-bit processing allows a maximum of 65,536 hues per color.
All of these features contribute to video performance that
is simply unequaled by other pl ayers.
Explore the finest video technology
ever built into a Blu-ray Disc
®
player.
unrivaled picture quality
Picture Control Suite
The power of the BDP-09FD’s video processing chips allows
fine control of numerous picture parameters, including black
and white levels, gamma, chroma level and hue, and four noise
reduction adjustments. These settings may be stored in the
pl ayer’s internal memor y.
16-Bit Adaptive Expansion
The BDP -09F D expands standard 8-bit digital video col-
or signals from Blu-ray Discs to 16-bit lengths. This ex-
pansion del i ver s smoother gradient s than conventional
10- or 12-bit processing can. The progression from shadow to
l ight greatly minimizes banding ar tifacts.
8-Bit to 16-Bit Adaptive Video Processing
Original 8-Bit BD Video Color Signal
Pioneer’s First LaserDisc Player
Although VCRs were becoming popular 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
LaserDisc player, delivered a much sharper image,
and the discs did not wear out as video tapes did.