UPDATED: Sony Readying PS3 for Cheaper Blu-ray Discs
Firmware update gets bonus feature
Updated: Sony has confirmed to SPOnG that Europe has, in fact, received BD-R LTH support in firmware update V2.20 for the PS3.
Sony has quietly slipped support for cheaper-to-manufacture recordable Blu-ray discs into firmware update V2.20 for the PS3.
Support for LTH (Low to High) Blu-ray recordable discs, which use an organic dye recording layer, was kept quiet in the European announcement for the update, but has been confirmed by Sony's Japanese website. It is likely that the European update will also include the feature. SPOnG has contacted Sony for confirmation.
The process used for creating the discs enables companies to upgrade existing facilities that produce CD-Rs and DVD-Rs to produce Blu-ray discs rather than kitting them out from scratch. The upshot is that the format makes it easier and cheaper for new companies to produce the discs.
The new, version 1.2 BD-R's went on sale in Japan last month. Five can be bought for ¥4,704 (£23.75), compared to £52.00 for existing BD-Rs.
A price drop on Blu-ray discs could (when the cheaper versions make it over here) make the PS3 a more appealing purchase for consumers who actually want to treat it as a media hub rather than a games machine.
Sony has quietly slipped support for cheaper-to-manufacture recordable Blu-ray discs into firmware update V2.20 for the PS3.
Support for LTH (Low to High) Blu-ray recordable discs, which use an organic dye recording layer, was kept quiet in the European announcement for the update, but has been confirmed by Sony's Japanese website. It is likely that the European update will also include the feature. SPOnG has contacted Sony for confirmation.
The process used for creating the discs enables companies to upgrade existing facilities that produce CD-Rs and DVD-Rs to produce Blu-ray discs rather than kitting them out from scratch. The upshot is that the format makes it easier and cheaper for new companies to produce the discs.
The new, version 1.2 BD-R's went on sale in Japan last month. Five can be bought for ¥4,704 (£23.75), compared to £52.00 for existing BD-Rs.
A price drop on Blu-ray discs could (when the cheaper versions make it over here) make the PS3 a more appealing purchase for consumers who actually want to treat it as a media hub rather than a games machine.
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kobe124 26 Mar 2008 17:45
1/7
FIRST!!
schnide 26 Mar 2008 18:16
2/7
FIRST!!
This is not Aint It Cool News. Kindly f**k off.
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Daz 26 Mar 2008 20:52
3/7
kobe124 wrote:
FIRST!!
Very Original, well done
MGV 26 Mar 2008 21:55
4/7
THIRD.....Ha, suckers!
Daz, you waisted a post! You could've been second. There's always next time.
Daz, you waisted a post! You could've been second. There's always next time.
MGV 26 Mar 2008 21:56
5/7
MGV wrote:
THIRD.....Ha, suckers!
Daz, you waisted a post! You could've been second. There's always next time.
Daz, you waisted a post! You could've been second. There's always next time.
Guess not!
SuperSaiyan4 27 Mar 2008 11:09
6/7
Wow these updates keep on coming and lovely updates for the blu-ray player...What about games and online content??
ken 27 Mar 2008 12:35
7/7
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
Wow these updates keep on coming and lovely updates for the blu-ray player...What about games and online content??
should be some good stuff out this year. and I heard even the xbox might get something worth playing by next year, but that was just a rumour, I guess ms will drop support for it by the end of next year, as if any of them will still be working by then. I wonder if they'll catch up on the third try?