PS3 2.20 Firmware adds Profile 2.0

[j_garcia]

The Blu-ray 2.0 spec (or BD-Live) is just days from launch. Sony just announced that the next PlayStation3 firmware updated -- v2.20 -- will add the new interactive features to your PS3.

-- "Resume play" will enable PS3 system to start playing a Blu-ray disc
and DVD at the point it was stopped, even if the disc had been
removed.(*1)
-- "Audio Output Device" will be a new Remote Play setting, enabling PSP
to serve as a remote control for music played through PS3.
-- PS3 system's Internet browser will be enhanced: Video files directly
linked from a Web page will be able to be streamed, and the browser's
view speed will be improved.
-- DivX and WMV format videos that are larger than 2GB will be playable.
-- "Mosquito Noise Reduction" will be added as an AV setting in the
control panel of the DVD/BD player for improved movie playback.(*2)

*1 BD-J format disc is not supported.
*2 BD discs recorded with BDMV format are not supported.

Article:


http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ps3-firmware-2-20-bringing-bd-live-interactive-blu-ray-this-mont/

 

[GlocksRock]

That is great news, I'm really looking forward to the resume play feature, that should have been incorporated from day one. I'm still upset that DTS-HD MA decoding won't be avialable with this update.

 

[Jack Hammer]

Good news. I was really hoping for an improvement with the DTA MA, but this will still be a welcome upgrade when they release it.

Here's the link to the PS3 update page.
http://www.us.playstation.com/ps3/about/systemupdate

Jack