Region A / Profile BD-Live(2.0)

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• Spectacular 1080p Picture Quality: The BDP-330 Blu-ray Player gives you up to 1920 x 1080p resolution for excellent picture quality. Has True 24fps so
  you can view your movies as the director intended.
• Online Streaming Content: Get online content from YouTube and read RSS Feeds when you connected to the internet. Additional services will be available in the future.
• iPhone®/iPod® Touch Remote Control: When using Pioneer’s free iControlAV application (which is available for download from the Apple® App StoreSM) you can control most major functions of the BDP-330 with your iPhone/iPod Touch.
• Deep Color: The BDP-330 supports 36-bit* Deep Color, offering high definition images with superb color detail.
• HDMI Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) Jitterless Transmission (Bitstream): By HDMI connection with a compatible Pioneer A/V receiver, A/V sources such as Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, as well as CD music are precisely reproduced with minimum jitter.
• Internal Audio Decoders: The BDP-330 player has internal decoding of all advanced audio formats including Dolby® Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTSHD ® High Resolution, and DTS-HD Master Audio.
• BD-Live™ Compliant (Profile 2.0): Enjoy special disc contents in Picture-in-Picture form. You can also download additional content from the internet to optional USB memory flash drive, such as the additional scenes, shorts films, movie trailers, movie-based games, live commentary and much more.
• Wireless Ready: An optional 802.11n wireless adapter (AS-WL100) is available allowing access to online wireless content and firmware upgrades
  without the need to run additional cables to your Blu-ray Disc player.
• Auto Firmware Notification: The BDP-330 will automatically notify you of any new firmware when the Blu-ray Player is connected to the internet.
• Dual USB Inputs: The Blu-ray Player has a Front and Rear USB input. Providing you with to accommodate optional BD-Live Storage, our optional AS-WL100 Wireless
  internet adapter, or JPG/MP3 media playback.
• Multi-Format Compatibility: You can play high definition DVD discs recorded by digital video cameras in AVCHD format. You can also play
  BD-R/RE, DVD-R/RW, etc. recorded using Blu-ray Disc recorders or DVD recorders as well as CD/CD-R.

Another staple you will find in Pioneer products is its sturdy and reliable build quality. The BDP-330 is no exception. It is a very solidly built machine, but still maintaining a sleek, hi-tech look with a glossy black finish and a neon blue light located on the front panel. And there are some control buttons on the front panel as well, like Power, Open/Close, Play and a USB Port. There is an added benefit of shutting off the front display during playback.

Video Quality:

On the back of the player you have a HDMI, Component Outputs and Composite Outputs for video connections. HDMI connection will bring you 1080/24fps video output on Blu-ray Discs. Most experts tests, including Silicon Optix HQV, show the BDP-330 passing. Even when up-scaling DVDs, the BDP-330 produces clear, crisp, well defined images. Some video features include 36-bit Deep Color support and x.v.Color (Your source material and display screen has to be compatible with these features in order for you to use them). The player is lacking picture adjustment, which is kind of surprising since Pioneer usually equips all their devices with this feature.

Audio Quality:

Audio connection found on the back of the player include HDMI, Optical Digital Outputs and 2.0-ch Analog Outputs. Since the player lacks any muilti-channel analog outputs, those with an older, non-HDMI A/V receiver will have to look elsewhere. Digital audio formats, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD, can be transferred as a native bit-stream or the player can decode them internally. The player is equipped with high-quality DACs and the Pioneer exclusive PQLS features. This latest iteration of Pioneer’s Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) when used with a compatible Pioneer Audio/Video receiver, sources such as Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, even CDs are exactly reproduced with minimum jitter during multi-channel LPCM and bit-stream output.

The BDP-330 is a Profile 2.0 player, so it is capable of supporting BD-Live Content. This is downloadable content that can be accessed on certain Blu-ray Discs. However, a USB memory stick is required, with at least 1GB of memory, since the BDP-330 has no built-in storage memory. A USB memory stick can be used to playback MP3 files and JPEG photos as well, but no other media files. It does support recorded CDs and DVDs and the AVCHD format.

The BDP-330 provides us with two options to connect to the internet. There is an Ethernet Port located on the back or you can go wireless and use a AS-WL100 dongle that is inserted into one of the two USB Ports. The wireless LAN adapter is sold separately. Connecting to the internet will give you access to online streaming services Netflix, YouTube and RSS feeds.

The BDP-330 is certainly not overflowing with extra features. What it has going for it is a solid build with great Blu-ray Discs images and audio quality. If these core features are your main reasons for purchasing a Blu-ray Player, the BDP-330 should suit you just fine.