Customer Ratings & Reviews

My Oppo Blu-Ray player is in for repair so I decided I needed a decent back-up for the time being. I walked into my local Best Buy to see what they had and happened upon a stack of Pioneer BDP-80FD's on sale for $199.95 and once I made sure that it had stereo analog RCA outputs I grabbed one up. Yeah, I have a dinosaur Denon receiver, however, it is in outstanding condition. Anyway, my new Sony XBR-55X850 TV still looks fantastic (with the Pioneer) so enough said.

I purchased this player to replace an earlier Pioneer Elite unit. For basic Blu-Ray/DVD/DVD-R discs it is a fine player. although I have to mention the pop-up menus for "Info" (disc properties and run time) and "Subtitles" are poorly designed compared to earlier Elite players.

Speed of reading the disk is Good but not great so I would recommend the disk player provisionally.

Bought this refurbished and it exceeded all of my expectations

It's a remarkable product that looks like most but it capabilities are more than expected.

So after a year and infrequent use, the unit stopped working. Won’t turn on. Unplugged, Reconnected and still nothing. I doubt I watched more than five discs on this thing. I’ve always had good luck with Pioneer, I figured the elite series would be better. I hate paying extra for “warranty”coverage. Maybe the next one will come form Costco where they just take it back.

A very nice player for the bucks. It was easy to set up and it already had the latest software installed. I started enjoying movies right away.

Easy to set up and a good picture for a medium prices player

Wonderful addition for our Pioneer SC85. Interfaces perfectly and adds features we didn't have.

matched this with a pioneer elite vsx-90 receiver top notch performance

No power runs through system or cord. Need to return to closest Store since Johnsburg chain closed for good. Extremely disappointed

Pioneer does it again this blu ray player is excellent

This Pioneer was an open box or return. I have the owners manual online. Nobody can read the display as it is dimmer, more dim, totally dark. It works well otherwise.

Here is my comparison of the Pioneer BDP-80FD and three other blu-ray players. I purchased and compared four different blu-ray players (Sony S6500, Sony S5500, Panasonic DMP-BDT460, and the Pioneer BDP-80FD) trying to find the best bang for my buck. I also tested the DVD upscaling ability of each player. All tests were done with the 'Standard' or 'Auto' setting on each player. Display: Panasonic TC-P60ZT60 on THX Cinema Mode Test Discs: Pixar's Toy Story 2 Blu-ray, Pixar's Toy Story 2 DVD Scenes: Woody's Restoration, Jessie's Song (Flashback Scene), Buzz's visit to Al's Toy Barn In Woody's Restoration, I looked for the details on Woody's face and body, depth and realism on the restorer's face, and the texture on the surface of pump. In Jessie's Song, I looked for the ability to differentiate between the color of Jessie's hair and her hat. I also looked for the difference in the texture between her braided hair and the felt of her hat. The scene where Jessie plays with Emily in the park, with the constantly changing light and the 'lens flare', was a litmus test for the players. In the Al's Toy Barn scene, you see a wall of green and blue from the Buzz Lightyear packages on the shelf. I looked for the ability to display the colors in a controlled way, without any color 'bloom' or smearing. The Pioneer did the best job of displaying accurate, lifelike color. I found very little 'banding' or color 'bloom' on even the most challenging scenes. In addition, the images were 3-Dimensional, with a lot of depth and texture. It clearly showed the texture of Jessie's hair and the felt in her hat. The restorer's craggy face was stunning with excellent contrast and clarity, without any false-sharp edges. In the Toy Barn scene, it controlled the colors very well, with absolutely no smearing. Other players did not control the colors as well as the Pioneer or convey any depth in that scene. My ranking of the players: The Pioneer was the overall winner by a wide margin. 1. Pioneer BDP-80FD: Excellent performer. Brilliant, lifelike picture. Very 3-Dimensional. Excellent color rendition. Excellent DVD upscaling, with no visible artifacts. 2. Sony S6500: Very good. Lacked the depth and 3-Dimensionality of the Pioneer. DVD Upscaling is also a step below the Pioneer. 3. Panasonic DMP-BDT460: Very good DVD upscaling, but fell short on color accuracy. 4. Sony S5500: The worst of the lot. Poor color rendition, and clearly lacking in depth and 3-Dimensionality. This exercise took a lot of time and almost exhausted my wife's patience. But, it was very enlightening. It put to rest, once and for all, the lie that all blu-ray players 'put out identical images'. The difference was most stark when comparing the Sonys (even the picture setting options are different). I kept the Pioneer for my main system (because I wanted the best), and the Sony S6500 for my bedroom (because I wanted a more economical alternative for the less demanding system). I hope this review helps anybody who is on the fence .....

I bought this as an open box item. It has been quite noisy when it was operated on. Now only been using for one year, it has stopped responded to any buttons or remote control. It is now only 7 days beyond one-year manufacturer's warranty and Best Buy told me that it is my own problem now.

I have had this player for about 3 months now and I am quite satisfied. I got this to replace my old first generation Pioneer BluRay player which would not play several newer blu ray discs. The BDP-80 has played everything I have put in it, and is significantly faster than my old one.

Player is solid, excellent. as alluded to, remote is cryptic and should be illuminated at this price point. if it played the HD-DVD format it would be perfect.

Save your money and get a much less expensive unit that actually works. The miracast feature only works with a limited number of devices. On screen prompts are less than intuitive. Does not stream any of the popular web services.