Ultimate CDJ Comparison Chart  All info on 1 page

Submitted by Lead   on 08-07-2010 @ 02:45

In 2010 a new bread of CDJ's was introduced with the Pioneer CDJ-850, CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000. This meant that the original Comparison Chart needed to be extended. Instead of adding all the information into 1 unclear mass of information I made a new table with the new models. You can still find the original Comparison Chart below.

The new models are basically so different that they deserve their own Comparison Chart. The older models are no longer available anyway... There is a whole new type of features that cant compare to that of the first CDJ's so here it is, the 2nd Generation CDJ Comparison Chart :

	CDJ-850	CDJ-900	CDJ-2000
Display
Dot Matrix Display dimensions	100x28	180x48
LCD Display diagonal diameter			6.1''
Waveform Resolution	100x7	100x7	hi-res
Lines of Text	3 lines	4 lines	7 lines
Tilted Display for easier reading
Jog Wheel
Jog Wheel Consistency between players
Jog Display Consistency between players
Adjustable Jog Feel (tension) control
Illuminated Ring (On-Air indicator with DJM-2000)
Connectivity
MIDI control output
HID Support
ProDJ Link connectivity (RJ45)
Digital Output (SPDIF)
Features
Frame Accuracy	1.0 Frame	0.5 Frame	0.5 Frame
Reverse Playback control method	button	button	switch
Wide Range Pitch works for	audio CD	all media	all media
Auto Beat Loops (Possible steps)	2x4	3x4	1x 4 beat
Hot Cue/Loops
Supports Rekordbox exported USB
Quantize (Uses the Rekordbox Beat Grid)
Eject Lock and Load Lock for Rekordbox
Slip (continues playback while using CDJ)
Needle Search / Drop
SD Card Slot and input
DVD media Playback
Convert Tag List to Playlist
Technical
Color of Body	Titanium	Black	Black
Dimensions (Width x Depth x Height) in mm	305 x 364.4 x 105.5	320 x 406 x 107	320 x 406 x 107
Cue/Loop Accuracy	74 p/sec	149 p/sec	149 p/sec
DAC (all Wolfson)		WM8728	WM8740
Power Consumption (Europe)	21W	28W	28W

This is the original CDJ Comparison Chart as it was started in 2003 and grew over the year until the last update in 2008.

In the chart below you can find all differences between the First Generation Pioneer CDJ models. When a feature is not on the CDJ, there will be an empty square, otherwise the specification of the feature will be mentioned.

	CDJ-800	CDJ-800MK2	CDJ-1000	CDJ-1000MK2	CDJ-1000MK3
Memory
Internal memory for Cue/Loop points	1p/cd, 500 discs	10p/cd, 800 discs	10p/cd, 100 discs	10p/cd, 100 discs
Removable Memory Card			MMC 100 p/CD, 10.000 CD's	MMC 100 p/cd, 10.000 CD's	SD 100 p/cd
MMC included ?
JOG Wheel
In cue-stand-by, track is restarted by jog touch, Quick Return
Silver JOG Ring
JOG Display
Red CUE marker
Large size Display
Yellow Total Track Ring
JOG Feeling
Rotating Feeling	smooth	smooth	not smooth	smooth	adjustable
Jog movement	loose	not loose, heavy	not loose, heavy	not loose, heavy	adjustable
Consistency between each product
MP3
Plays VBR & CBR encoded MP3
PITCH/Tempo Accuracy
@ 6% scale			0.02 %	0.02 %	0.02 %
@ 10% scale	0.05 %	0.05%	0.05 %	0.05 %	0.05 %
@ 16% scale			0.1 %	0.05 %	0.05 %
@ 24% scale			0.1 %
Wide Range (100%) scale	0.5 %	CD: 0.5% MP3:0.1%		0.5 %	0.5 %
PITCH Design
Silver PITCH knob

	CDJ-800	CDJ-800MK2	CDJ-1000	CDJ-1000MK2	CDJ-1000MK3
Waveform / Play position
Length of display	29 dots	33 dots	50 dots	50 dots	100 dots
Digital Out
works for all DJ features
Brightness
PLAY / CUE	normal		normal	BRIGHT	BRIGHT
REV indicator	BRIGHT		normal	BRIGHT	BRIGHT
HOTCUE red			dark	normal	normal
HOTCUE green			normal	BRIGHT	BRIGHT
Quick Scratch
after Track Search
after HOTCUE record / play
Hot Cue
Quick HOTCUE record, direct response					or Hot Loop
HOTCUE while in Loop					or Hot Loop
HOTCUE in Reverse mode					or Hot Loop

There are 11 Comments

  DJ-TQ wrote on 16-04-2006 @ 13:49

lang leve de CDJ-1000 MKIII!!

  Twizz wrote on 16-05-2006 @ 18:01

jep, helemaal, kwis nie da dr zoveel verschille tusse zaten:S:D

  ArCee wrote on 04-06-2007 @ 19:06

Ik mis wel wat verscheidenheid in merken en uitvoeringen eigenlijk??

  Lead wrote on 05-06-2007 @ 00:11

dit is een vergelijk tussen CDJ's, niet tussen CD spelers in het algemeen... daar zou 1 pagina ook te weinig voor zijn :D

  freddiejay wrote on 18-01-2008 @ 16:25

kan de cdj 400 mee aan de comparison worden toegevoegd, of verschilt deze teveel van zijn "big brothers"

  Lead wrote on 18-11-2008 @ 19:22

De CDJ-400 is een speler uit een andere klasse. Qua looks zou hij er wel tussen kunnen, maar hij is ontworpen voor een heel ander doel en daarom staat hij er niet tussen. Jogwheel is ook een heel ander principe.

  Dav3 wrote on 09-07-2010 @ 07:28

netjes, altijd fijn zo.n overzicht, nu is het toch wel duidelijk dat er meer verschil tussen de 850 en de 900 zit. b.v. HID support. Ik lees namelijk overal dat de 850 ook HID support heeft...

  Lead wrote on 10-07-2010 @ 12:28

HID heb ik opnieuw uitgezocht maar dat zit WEL op de CDJ-850 (ik had het mis)
Dit moet alleen wel door de VDS systeem worden ondersteunt. Werkt dus waarschijnlijk nadat je je mix software hebt geupdate.

  Dolivieira wrote on 06-08-2010 @ 20:06

Al met al mooi lijstje Lead. Daar hebben we wat aan. Athans de?Pio liefhebbers. ?

  pieterb wrote on 29-08-2010 @ 23:50

  maDJam wrote on 31-08-2010 @ 15:22

Great post- Tiny correction on the dimensions of the CDJ900 & CDJ2000- they\'re not the same size:

CDJ2000
320 x 106.4 x 405.7 ?mm?

CDJ-900
305 x 115.6 x 385 ?mm