With advanced play ability & connectivity, Pioneer BDP-180 is the finest choice for a Blu-ray player. Based on Pioneer’s long-standing expertise as an innovator in optical disc technology, the latest Blu-ray Disc player features outstanding playability for almost any format or disc, even for scratched or soiled ones. Experience a spectacular view with 4K/24p upscaling, and convenience with Quick/Slow View with Audio. You can listen to WAV/FLAC/ALAC/DSD Hi-Res Audio files, watch YouTube videos with the “Send to TV” feature, or share smartphone videos, photos, apps, or games on TV via Miracast. With the BDP-180 you always have the best sort of entertainment. The 4K upscaler scales full HD content from Blu-ray discs (1080/24p) for compatible televisions in high-resolution and ultra-HD, and creates breathtaking home cinema evenings. Watch your favourite content from your mobile devices on the television screen without any problems. With Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast you don’t even need a router to do this, the connection works simply, wirelessly and directly. Watch YouTube videos directly on your television screen via the BDP 180. Or use it as a fully-equipped network player and access videos and music in all of the most popular formats from local servers and computers, with support for high-resolution FLAC files, DSD and HD multi-channel sound. The 3D Blu-ray disc player also provides a USB front input, supports the reproduction of SACDs and, with a sound retriever link and a stream smoother link, guarantees better picture and sound quality together with compatible Pioneer multi-channel receivers. Via the “Quick view with sound” and “Slow view with sound” functions Blu-ray discs and DVD films can be played faster or slower, without the sound level, and thus the sound characteristics, being changed. The specially-developed, iControlAV5 app, which is available free of charge, also controls the BDP-180 in a very convenient and comprehensive manner via Smartphone or Tablet computer. The BDP-180 automatically upscales 1080/24p video sources to 4K/24p when connected to a 4K/24p compatible display. Enjoy superb images with a picture quality four times the Full HD resolution. Video signals in other resolutions can also be upscaled to 4K/24p by selecting resolution from the Initial Setup menu. A wide range of audio, video, and image files shown below can be played back via disc, USB, or network. The BDP-180 is compatible with almost any disc, regardless of format or condition**. You can even listen to Hi-Res Audio files, such as 192 kHz/24-bit WAV/FLAC in 2ch/ multi-ch, 192 kHz/24-bit ALAC in 2ch, and 2.8 MHz DSD in 2ch. Just press the “CONTINUED” key on the remote to memorise a scene, then turn off the power. Later, you can carry on watching Blu-ray Discs from exactly where you left off. Enjoy YouTube videos on the TV screen with the YouTube “Send to TV” feature. You can play, pause, and select the playback position with the progress bar using your smartphone or tablet as a remote control. Since the BDP-180 plays via the internet, you can use network features on your smartphone during playback. If you want to skip a part, or take another look at a scene, you can easily skip forward 30 seconds or skip back 10 seconds with a push of a button on the remote control. The player is DLNA Certified (1.5), interoperable with other certified products in your home network. For example, you can play music content from a PC in another room. The player supports the latest Dolby and DTS surround codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. It is also equipped with a 2-channel 192 kHz/24-bit DAC.