Pioneer Introduces $1,100 UHD Blu-ray Player With 3 Output Modes
Pioneer bowed a high-end Ultra HD Blu-ray player with a low-resonance chassis design said to be optimized for the 5,000 rpm rotational speeds of the UHD Blu-ray format. The $1,099 UDP-LX500, a universal disc player, has two HDMI outputs, two-way…
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RS-232 ports and IP control, allowing for enhanced driver options with control systems from Control4 and Crestron, said the company Tuesday. The player's main board was configured to achieve a high signal-to-noise ratio during video and audio processing by adopting a six-layer interstitial via hole construction technique, enabling the company to optimize the routing of digital signal wiring to minimize ground impedance, it said. The UDP-LX500 supports three HDMI output modes: "Separate," which enables high-quality transmission by separating video and audio via the main/sub HDMI outputs; "Single," which routes both video and audio output via the main HDMI output; and "Pure Audio," which delivers an audio-only output from the sub HDMI terminal, Pioneer said.