PS3 to get BD Live update

**The News Bot** · 08-01-2008, 4:50 PM

The PlayStation 3 continues to be the Blu-ray investment that keeps paying its buyers back. Speaking at the Las Vegas CES Sony has confirmed that 2008 will see an update to the games console that will introduce BD Live compatibility. Only a small number of BD Live enabled Blu-ray discs, which offer web-enabled features, have [...]
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baldyman · 09-01-2008, 4:23 PM

just a shame it has no ability to decode DTS-MA
DolbyHD yes, but no DTS

baldyman · 12-01-2008, 3:24 PM

just heard from a colleauge, who is a sound programmer for the ps3 that DTS-MA functionality will be done in software at a later date via system software update (full hdmi v1.3 compliance)

No set date though.

kamaran · 12-01-2008, 10:48 PM

Any news on output via bitstream?

ljphil78 · 15-01-2008, 6:11 PM

Why is everyone so hung up on bitstream??? why not just let the ps3 decode everything internally (including DTS MA when it comes) and send it as uncompressed PCM, as far i can tell the only advantage the compressed formats had was when there was a lack of disc space (hd-dvd!)