PS3 Firmware 2.30 gets Blu-Ray Hi-Def audio features, interface

On the PlayStation Blog, Sony announced that the upcoming PlayStation 3 2.30 firmware will introduce DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio features when watching certain Blu-ray movies. They also released a nice walkthrough video of the new PlayStation Store interface. To find out more and see the video for yourself, head on over to the full article.

Good news for movie fans in our readership. Sony has revealed on the PlayStation Blog that the upcoming PlayStation 3 2.30 firmware will add DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio features for Blu-ray movies. In addition, they also released a nice walkthrough video of the new PS Store interface.

DTS-HD Master Audio is said to deliver audio at 24.5 mega-bits per second (Mbps), a higher rate than that found in standard DVDs. In addition, it also supports 7.1 audio channels at 96k sampling frequency with 24 bit depths. Sony pointed out that these features are fully supported in over 100 Blu-ray movies and concert videos.

The DTS-HD High Resolution Audio codec gives users the ability to stream audio at a constant bit rate of 6.0 Mbps on Blu-ray discs. Like the previous feature, it is also capable of up to 7.1 audio channels at 96k sampling frequency/24 bit depth resolution.

Finally, you might want to spend some time checking out the video walkthrough of the new PlayStation Store interface. Here it is, enjoy!

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Via PlayStation Blog