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Sony BDP-S1 firmware updates to v2.00

Written by James Delahunty @ 08 Jun 2007 5:16 User comments (1)

Sony BDP-S1 firmware updates to v2.00

Sony's eSupport site has posted a firmware update for the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc player. The main updated feature is support for Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby TrueHD audio decoding. Here is some more information...
Improvements over firmware version 1.60:
  • Adds Dolby® TrueHD and Dolby® Digital Plus Audio decoding functionality.
  • Improves BD-Java compatibility to enhance interactivity with some BD-ROMs.
  • Enhanced playback compatibility with certain BD-ROM format discs.Additional improvements over original firmware:
    • Enhanced playback compatibility with certain BD-ROM format discs.
    • Improves BD-Java compatibility to enhance interactivity with some BD-ROMs.
    • Enhanced customer support capability
    • Compatibility with the newly released BD-R/RE format (BDMV).
    • Corrects the output signal status information for audio output and display when Linear PCM 5.1 channel soundtracks are played via HDMI.
    Download the update from: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=BDPS1&upd_id=2792&os_id=99

    UPDATE: For some reason, the download site now shows the firmware as Temporarily Unavailable
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    130.7.2007 21:09

    When all the updates are done, then I will look at the new formats.

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