[tarkken]

Have Sony come to their senses, stopped the firmware idiocy, and actually made a new-gen player that will play our BD-R & BD-RE's?

I pulled this tidbit from their 'specs' on the 500:

BD-R/RE Read Compatibility
Yes (BDMV format)


I'd really like to know what people find out - I could be interested in a player (other than my PS3's), and I'd start promoting Blu-Ray again to my clients as well... This firmware mess has been a drag all year...

[shueardm]

Have Sony come to their senses, stopped the firmware idiocy, and actually made a new-gen player that will play our BD-R & BD-RE's?

I pulled this tidbit from their 'specs' on the 500:

BD-R/RE Read Compatibility
Yes (BDMV format)
I'd really like to know what people find out - I could be interested in a player (other than my PS3's), and I'd start promoting Blu-Ray again to my clients as well... This firmware mess has been a drag all year...

If it states it then it must be true

It's a strong fetaured looking model. Now all we need is DTS HD Master Audio support and I will buy.

[Gilbert-Martin]

No wonder they do - since they're about to sell their own recorders for pc from December on...

Now what I'm waiting for is, that one can produce a BD-R and have it prof. manufactured, without the need of expensive tapes and special high end software - just like it is with DVDs already.