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Blu-Ray
Edge:
Well well well, apparently if you have an early blu-ray player you are unable to upgrade the software/firmware to accept new blu ray movie features, also may cause play back problems on newer movies too. Playstation 3 owners have nothing to worry about as they can download any updates required and they have the hardware already installed to accept the updates .
Wonder if those who payed a fortune for a blu ray player will get any compensation???? "I doubt it" :roll:
strapping young lad:
i wonder whether this applies to ps3's as they are blu-ray boxes too
laser_jock99:
I got an early Samsung BDP1000 Bluray player in May last year (cost me £280 when Tesco online were still selling them at £1000!). I read somewhere recently that newest Bluray films like Pirates of the Caribean III won't play- but I never bought any new releases lately so I can't confirm it. These players are firmware upgradeable (via the disk drive) but again I've not tried this either. Nor am I sure if the firmware upgrade will allow the version of the Blu-ray format to be played or just fixes other bugs? To be honest 1080p/1080i upscaled DVD looks nearly as good as 1080P Blu-ray by the time you move a few feet away from the screen anyway.
I also doubt there will be any compensation- it's the risk you take buying into this technology too early while they are still defining the format......
UKJeeper:
--- Quote from: strapping young lad on January 15, 2008, 16:26:35 ---i wonder whether this applies to ps3's as they are blu-ray boxes too
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Did you read ALL of the post? :roll: :doh:
--- Quote from: Edge on January 15, 2008, 16:07:26 --- Playstation 3 owners have nothing to worry about as they can download any updates required and they have the hardware already installed to accept the updates .
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Thrasher:
There 's all sorts of config options for blu-ray on the PS3 :)
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