Pioneer Bdp-51fd Blu-ray Player

This was my first blu-ray player.  Just took it out of storage.  It was considered an excellent player when it came out, and is still prized by collectors for high quality sound and image, plus the fact it has connection options modern players don't (component, S-Video, etc), and really nice audio outputs that also make it an excellent CD player.  It comes with the working remote and original instructions. I offer free shipping.  I'll use whichever reliable service is the most reasonable - usually that's Fed-Ex home delivery.  I will pack carefully.  I'm only shipping to the lower 48 states in the U.S. - the costs get crazy beyond that.  Also, not P.O. boxes, since that rules out a lot of shipping choices. Now some important stuff: I did some basic testing and the player seems to work well, but please understand it has limitations due to when it was built (2008), not problems with this particular unit . First, this model was slow at loading (and everything) - even by 2008 standards.  If you read the generally glowing old reviews and on-line comments you'll see what I'm talking about - speed was never it's strong suit.  Compared to modern players it feels kinda glacial. Second, the firmware is many years old, and Pioneer has been out of business for a long time, so there WILL be a good number of newer blu-rays it will not be able to play .  Newer security coding on a disc will baffle it.  (You may be able to find some somewhat newer firmware on line, but it won't be direct from Pioneer, may still be old, and who knows if it might cause problems with the player.  Try it at your own risk). This is a model to get if you want a vintage player that has component and S-video outs, really nice DAC converters for CDs and a lot of other things new players don't have.  It's for someone that understands the good and bad of a high quality 15 year old blu-ray player. I will accept returns, but not for the known issues I've just laid out, and I expect the buyer to pay the return shipping, unless I have described something inaccurately. Cosmetically there is some notable wear on the top surface, and moderate on the front (see pics).  The remote seems to work well, though it also seems to need a clean, direct line of sight, and as everything with this model, the response time by the main unit can be slow. Please contact me with any questions or problems and I'll do my very best to help

Returns Accepted for this item if it's within 30 Days