Pioneer has released its new Pioneer BDP-150 Blu-ray Disc player, bringing Blu-ray 3D support along with the iControlAV2012 app for control convenience. In addition to being designed for high quality playback of Blu-ray and DVD content, the BDP-150 is geared to access other network-based content. Pioneer built in many of today's most popular entertainment network features including Pandora, YouTube and Netflix, available using an Ethernet connection or the optional AS-WL300 wireless network adapter. DLNA certified, the player enables music content to be shared from a PC via the user?s home network, and for the first time, comes equipped with DLNA DMR (Digital Media Renderer) capability, enabling content to be pushed directly from a portable source, such as a compatible smartphone. Users have access content with the BDP-150's ability to play back high definition files that can be stored and retrieved from a USB thumb drive, USB hard drive (NTFS formatted) or via a home network, with support for up to 16 file formats including MKV, MP3, WAV, and MP4.

The new player also features a 192 khz/24-bit audio DAC and supports DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD and Super Audio CD high-quality audio formats. In addition to audio, the player supports HDMI 1080p/24 Hz output and 36-Bit Deep Color.

For extra convenience and control, Pioneer's free iControlAV2012 App enables Apple's iPad, iPhone or iPod touch to act as a basic remote control for the player when connected via a wireless router. The app is available for download at no charge from the iTunes App Store (www.apple.com/itunes/). iControlAV2012 for Android phones is available from Google Play.

The Pioneer BDP-150 Blu-ray 3D player has a suggested retail price of $179.99