PS3 primed, ready for Blu-ray Profile 2.0 update
Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:32PM EDT
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The firmware update, which will allow the PlayStation 3 to play upcoming "BD-Live" Blu-ray discs, will make the console an even better Blu-ray bargain than it was before—at least until prices for stand-alone players start falling.
Those Net-related features are part of the newest Blu-ray specification—Profile 2.0, a.k.a. BD-Live, which is only available on a handful of upcoming Blu-ray players.
As I've blogged about before, most available Blu-ray players only work with profiles 1.0 or 1.1, and except for the PlayStation 3, they can't be upgraded to Profile 2.0 (or even Profile 1.1, in the case of 1.0 decks).
And while Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players are beginning to trickle into stores—for example, Sony just announced a pair of upcoming 2.0 decks, and Panasonic has a 2.0 player set for later this year—they're still way too pricey.
Panasonic has yet to announce pricing on its DMP-BD50, but Sony's Profile 2.0 players—the BDP-S350 and BDP-S550—will sell for $400 and $500, respectively.
Compare that to $400 for the Blu-ray-equipped 40GB PlayStation 3, which comes with the added bonus of... you know, next-generation gaming and such.
Anyway, the free PS3 update should arrive in the next week or so (Engadget HD has details on all the other included improvements)—and to my mind, the firmware patch makes the PS3 the Blu-ray player to beat (lack of DTS-HD Master Audio support notwithstanding).
Related:
PS3 firmware 2.20 bringing BD-Live interactive Blu-ray this month [Engadget HD]
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2 Posted by hingarfi on Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:15PM EDT Report Abuse
"Profile 2.0, a.k.a. BD-Live, which is only available on a handful of upcoming Blu-ray players." If this Profile issue is a firmware issue, would I be safe in installing the $200 Sony BluRay disk drive in my PC? This disk drive comes with BlyRay disk play software. I assume the playback SW could be updated to Profile 2.0 (or 3.0)?
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3 Posted by reebs07 on Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:21PM EDT Report Abuse
about time...hddvd had this which made it superior to blu. i thought since blu won that they would take their sweet time on this.
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4 Posted by nolo_8 on Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:13PM EDT Report Abuse
rick_brisco, if you have wireless internet, the updates can be installed as soon as you turn your PS3 on. Also, if you are using it hooked up to an ethernet cable, it will update automatically as well as soon as you turn it on.
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5 Posted by lexus2007@sbcglobal.net on Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:07AM EDT Report Abuse
just got the download last night havent watched a movie yet.and for the record ps3 good blu ray but xbox 360 better online and 1080, still like my ps3.
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1 Posted by rick_brisco on Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:27PM EDT Report Abuse
So how are these updates installed? Do you have to connect to the enternet with it, or will it come on disc?